Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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
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.
Biomedical Photonic Clinical Research
Biomedical Photonic Research Plasma sterilization research Safety aspects of medical devices Incident investigations Teaching Biomedical Technology (TU Eindhoven)
Develop new principles and technologies as well as improve existing medical devices. Take part in the international standardization process within IEC, ISO and AAMI.