Enhancing Paediatric Medical Devices in Europe

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14th March (afternoon): Enhancing Paediatric Medical Devices in Europe

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Speakers

Peter Bishoff-Everding

Peter Bischoff Everding is senior expert in the Medical Device unit in the European Commission‘s Directorate-General Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE). He is in charge of legal aspects related to the implementation of the EU regulatory framework for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. Before that, he was working in the fields of EU consumer law, consumer product safety and free movement of goods. Peter is a lawyer by training and holds a PhD from Hamburg law school in competition law. 

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Anneliene Jonker

Anneliene Jonker, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente, she aims to contribute to the acceleration of therapy development for rare diseases.She leads the “DeCODe” project and directs the Duchenne Parent Project, a patient organization for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Additionally, she is the Vice Chair of the Therapies Scientific Committee of the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC).
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Franco Bartoloni

Franco has over twenty-five years of experience in Health Technology Management, Project Management, IT Management of disease/population registries and eCRFs, IT platforms manager in many international projects. Software Developer, Expert in data protection and privacy, Certified Web Marketing Specialist. Consultant at Fondazione Gianni Benzi where he is involved in Project management, IT solution design, Data Protection and Privacy. 
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Jana Russo

Jana is a regulatory affairs professional with over 10 years experience in the EU regulatory and public affairs, which also includes patient advocacy. She represents MedTech Europe at external fora such as the Medical Device Coordination group (MDCG) Clinical Investigations & Evaluation and its workstreams on orphan devices or the recent COMBINE project, dedicated to combine studies.
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Sofia Ferreira

Sofía Ferreira is an Innovation Manager at SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital and i4KIDS (Pediatric Innovation Hub), as well as the i4KIDS-4RARE Project Coordinator. She plays a key role in identifying healthcare challenges, scouting for existing solutions, and driving the development of new technologies tailored to pediatric needs. With over 18 years in healthcare innovation, in 2020, she founded heecap, a startup developing a device to prevent respiratory muscle atrophy in ventilated ICU patients. 
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Sandra Brasil

Sandra Brasil has a degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Pharmacy (field of Molecular and Cellular Biology) from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She has worked as a post-doc in developing new therapies (pharmacological chaperones and antisense oligonucleotides) for Rare Diseases. She was also a researcher and patient advocate at the international network CDG & Allies – PPAIN (Professionals and Patient Associations International Network) and as a freelancer medical writer with Cactus Communications. She has experience in science communication and developing scientific content in lay language for all audiences.

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EPTRI Paediatric Medical Devices TRP

Speakers

Paul Dimitri

Paul Dimitri is the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) National Children’s Specialty Lead, the Director of the NIHR Children & Young People MedTech Co-operative, and the Clinical Director for the National Technology Innovation Transforming Child Health (TITCH) Network. Paul has led on the development and implementation of national technology networks that specifically focus on the development and adoption of technology for paediatrics and child health through private and public sector collaboration. Paul currently works at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust UK, as a Professor of Child Health, Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Director of Research & Innovation.
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Ilona Mertelseder

Ilona Mertelseder is a PhD candidate in Molecular Medicine at the Medical Univeristy of Graz, with a strong academic background in biotechnology and biomedical research. Her professional experience spans research, clinical data management, and innovation, with roles at Sensonic, MSD and AstraZeneca. With expertise in clinical research, biotechnology, and agile project management, Ilona is passionate about bridging scientific advancements with practical applications in healthcare and technology.

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Giovanni Trisolino

Dr. Giovanni Trisolino is a Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at the IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna, specializing in the treatment of congenital and acquired hip deformities. He has performed over 4,500 surgeries, primarily in lower limb reconstructive surgery, and leads clinical research initiatives. Dr. Trisolino has received multiple awards and he was recently honored with the prestigious OVT Award from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), and his research on 3D printing was featured on the cover of Polymers. 
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