Carlos Agell, Program Manager - Principal Member of Technical Staff, imec
Abstract
The recent global healthcare crisis and resulting pandemic is expected to redefine well-stablished paradigms in Healthcare. The classic model involving frequent hospital visits is no longer viable as it can be a source of contagion and cannot cope with an exponential influx of patients. The move in the last decade from the hospital to the home and the current pandemic is expected to give a boost to new methods of delivering healthcare and lead to the ‘new normal’. Overall there is a desire to shift the paradigm from sick-care to prevention.
Focus is now set on remote and pervasive vital sign monitoring solutions, together with automated data processing for health assessment as one of the pillars for healthcare moving forward. That combination is envisioned to lighten the burden on the medical system.
Social-distancing-friendly technologies, such as wearables, implantables, insertables and ingestables, that enable long term monitoring of subjects, can help detecting abnormalities both at a personal and population level.
In this webinar we will discuss remote vital sign monitoring through innovative form factors and approaches that can serve as a great toolset. Systems developed at imec that enable remote care options will be discussed and our future technology vision in the healthcare field will be presented.
Biography
Carlos Agell is Program Manager at the Connected Health Solutions department at imec where he oversees the development of projects and sets strategy directions for research topics. He has a background in wearable device development, having taken leadership roles in development of two FDA-approved medical devices in the field of wearable cardiology. He is member of the Dutch chapter of the standardization committee, which develops next generation international standards for active medical devices.
Carlos Agell holds two MSc degrees in Electronics Engineering and EECS from the Polytechnical University of Catalonia (Spain) and the University of California in Irvine (Irvine, CA,USA) in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
Sébastien Clerc, Market & Technology Analyst - Microfluidics, Sensing & Actuating, Photonics & Sensing Division, Yole Développement
Abstract
As soon as the COVID-19 started to spread, diagnostics companies worldwide shifted their efforts to develop diverse types of tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 or the immune response it induces. In particular, many companies in the field of microfluidic technologies developed or are developing such tests. In this talk, Sébastien Clerc will share Yole’s vision of the pandemic impact on the diagnostics industry on the short and long term, provide examples of technologies used to detect the virus and explain the strategies of along with the difficulties faced by companies involved.
Biography
Sébastien Clerc is a Technology & Market Analyst in Microfluidics, Sensing & Actuating at Yole Développement (Yole).
As member of the Photonics & Sensing team, Sébastien has authored a collection of market and technology reports dedicated to microfluidics and other micro-devices for both market segments: medical (including diagnostics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, drug delivery, medical devices) and industrial (including environment, agro-food).
At the same time, he is involved in custom projects such as strategic marketing, technology scouting and technology evaluation to help academic and industrial players in their innovation processes. Thanks to his technology & market expertise, Sébastien has spoken in more than 20 industry conferences worldwide over the last 5 years.
Sébastien Clerc graduated from Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP - Grenoble, France) with a Master’s in Biomedical Technologies. He completed his academic studies with a Master’s in Innovation and Technology Management at the same institute.
Steven Dean, Director of Business Marketing for Signal Processing, Wireless, and Medical Division, ON Semiconductor
Abstract
Policy and reimbursement models have been changing. With COVID-19, there has been a rapid increase in supportive policies promoting remote patient monitoring and diagnosis. Reimbursement policies follow suit.
We will review and focus on these changes and industry trends first hand and catch a glimpse of how ON Semiconductor provides supportive technologies that improve people’s lives.
Biography
Steven Dean has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and medical device fields, now leading ON Semiconductor as Director of Business Marketing in their Signal Processing, Wireless and Medical Division. Past appointments have included, Director of Business Development at Medtronic Corporation, Director of Medical Marketing at Texas Instruments, and Director of Segment Marketing of Freescale Semiconductor.
Steven obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, with postgraduate work in Business. Steve’s leisure pursuits include spending time with his wife Kathy and now three grown children and grandson, sailing in the tropics, brewing beer and wrenching on one of his classic automobiles.
John Hubert, VP of Engineering, Alertgy
Biography
John Hubert, VP Engineering of Alertgy has designed over 200 Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits helping to provide a paradigm shift that significantly reduced the size of military and commercial products. Lockheed Martin awarded him the coveted “APEX” award after his team successfully developed a MMIC based High-Power Quasi-Optic Microwave Amplifier for DARPA. John also participated in spinning out a startup commercial company from Lockheed Martin, producing MMIC based transceivers and radiometers. Throughout his career, he has co-authored several papers, patents as well as a textbook. John earned an accelerated MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UMass through an industry sponsored program.
Cassandra Melvin, Director of Operations, SEMI Europe
Biography
Cassandra Melvin received her BS in Business Management and Neuropsychology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is Director of Operations at SEMI Europe.
For the nine years prior to joining SEMI, she held the position Global Product Manager at Atotech Deutschland GmbH, where she was responsible for managing several hundred electroplating chemistry products in its Semiconductor and Functional Electronic Coatings division. She began her career at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute (formerly the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering) as a Business Manager focused on strategic and technical programs for semiconductor chemistry and equipment manufacturers. She also held various project and program management roles in clean room operations and IT at SUNY.
Cassandra's written work has been published in leading technical magazines and presented at key conferences globally. As an advocate for diversity and inclusion, she is actively involved in SEMI's efforts to promote diversity within the semiconductor industry.
Jesus Rueda Rodrigues, Director International Affairs, MedTech Europe
Biography
Jesús Rueda Rodriguez heads the International Affairs team. He is involved in the work at the international level acting as representative to WHO, ISO and as liaison to other associations on all regulatory matters.
Directly involved in the discussions on the revision and recast of the IVD Directive, he previously led the regulatory debates that affect IVDs at EU level until 2016. A Spanish national with a biochemistry background, he is also fluent in English and French.