Fokko Pieter Wieringa

Principal Scientist at IMEC Netherlands

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

Fokko Pieter Wieringa (PhD) is Principal Scientist within the Connected Health Solutions Department of IMEC the Netherlands, and part-time associate professor of medical technology at UMC Utrecht. 38 years MedTech experience & (co)inventor of 26 granted patents. Specialized on interactions & spectral response of electricity & light with the human body, and medical device safety in general. Co-authored several international safety standards & EU-Directive on Optical Radiation Safety. Core driver of Dutch Kidney Foundations’ NeoKidney initiative to develop a portable artificial kidney. European liaison to the FDA/ASN Kidney Health Initiative (KHI) and driver of their international roadmap. Strong interest in human factor engineering & interdisciplinary research. Member of Photonics21, IEC/ISO & AAMI

Experience

  • Principal Scientist at IMEC Netherlands
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    Mission: Nationally and internationally stimulate innovation in medical technology. Inventor/co-inventor of 19 published patents. Member of various IEC TC62D workgroups writing worldwide standards for medical devices. Honorary member AAMI. Core team member of Portable artificial kidney project Dutch Kidney Foundation. Part-time associate professor of Medical Technology at Maastricht University.

  • Associated researcher at Erasmus MC
    2002 - Present · 24 yrs 6 mos

    Biomedical Photonic Clinical Research

  • Senior Scientist at TNO
    1997 - Present · 29 yrs 6 mos

    Biomedical Photonic Research Plasma sterilization research Safety aspects of medical devices Incident investigations Teaching Biomedical Technology (TU Eindhoven)

  • Senior Scientist Medical Equipment at TNO Industry & Technology
    2007 - Jan 2017 · 10 yrs 1 mo

    Develop new principles and technologies as well as improve existing medical devices. Take part in the international standardization process within IEC, ISO and AAMI.

  • Consultant at Nierstichting
    2012 - 2016 · 4 yrs