Are you a Female Entrepreneur (in MedTech), a UT-alumni-company-founder, or investor?

The Entrepreneurial Alumni Group (EAG) will spotlight UT Female Founders On Thursday, 23 January 2025.
Shifting from the regular single-organization visits, the EAG together with Novel-T, will host an event focusing on female founders in the MedTech sector. It will showcase alumni-founded startups and feature an alumni expert panel on ‘how to grow faster from start-up to scale-up’.

📅 Date: Thursday, 23 January 2025
📍 Location: Enschede, University of Twente Campus

Program

16:00 hrs: Walk-in

16:30 hrs: Opening by Rudina de Lange, followed by an introduction to the EAG by Mireille Kinket

16:45 hrs: Presentation by Sanne Both PhD, co-Founder of Hy2Care

17:15 hrs: Presentation by Lea Milovich MST’06/BA’11, co-Founder of FlowBeams

17:45 hrs: Alumni expert panel: “Tips & Advice for the Next Growth Phase”. Featuring experienced UT-alumni-founders and seasoned investors:

• Merel Boers TG’10, Director & founder of Nicolab
• Jasper van Weerd BME’07/PhD, CEO & founder of Lipocoat
• Suze Linders BSK’89, Member of Borski fund healthcare committee
• Margherita Marchetti, Investment manager at Innovation Industries
• Ytsen van der Meer, Principal at Cottonwood technology fund

18:15 hrs: Wrap-up discussion: “What can the UT do to stimulate Female Founders, both students and alumni?”

18:30 hrs: Networking dinner (pizza & drinks). Meet UT alumni Founders and investors, as well as alumni stakeholders in MedTech

20:00 hrs: End