Thursday, March 19, 2026
The annual presentation of the Young Medical Delta Thesis Awards was once again an evening entirely dedicated to young talent and innovative research in healthcare, innovation, and technology.
The evening was opened by Marie Hoek, chair of Young Medical Delta. The nominees in each category (Bachelor, Master, and PhD) presented their research, taking the audience through their insights and findings.
The presentations demonstrated the range and interdisciplinary nature of the field of health and innovation. The inspiring evening highlighted what Young Medical Delta stands for: connecting young talent with science, healthcare practice, and technology, and encouraging collaboration. We look back with pride on an inspiring evening and thank all nominees, jury members, and attendees for their contribution to this special event.
Each presentation concluded with in-depth questions from the jury, consisting of Medical Delta professor prof. dr. ir. Wouter Serdijn (TU Delft & Erasmus MC), dr. Luc de Witte (leading lector at the Centre of Expertise Health Innovation at The Hague University of Applied Sciences), and Medical Delta professor prof. dr. Natasja de Groot (Erasmus MC, TU Delft).
After careful deliberation, the jury selected the following winners in each category:
PhD Category
Winner
Nick White – Biomechanical Engineering, TU Delft, LUMC – “Translational Medical Device Development in Vascular Access for Haemodialysis”
White investigated an implantable device that allows the arteriovenous connection in dialysis patients to be opened and closed non-invasively, enabling increased blood flow during dialysis while returning it to normal levels outside treatment.
Finalists
Pascal Clephas, PhD, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC - ‘Improving heart-failure care through remote hemodynamic monitoring’
Nynke Wijbenga - Technical Medicine; PhD Erasmus MC - ‘Innovations to Detect Complications After Heart- and Lung Transplantation’
Master category
Winner
Han Buck - Integrated Product Design, TU Delft - ‘Yvy connectors: Improving the Environmental Impact of Infusion Bags in Hospitals’
Buck developed “Yvy,” an infusion bag system that is lighter, user-friendly, and fully recyclable.
Finalists
Pablo Yániz González - MSc Integrated Product Design TU Delft - ‘Design for the reusability of endovascular inflators’
Ann-Kathrin Peitz - Complex Systems Engineering and Management, TU Delft - ‘Evaluating the Economic Factors influencing the Implementation of TeleNeonatology in the Netherlands: A Multi-Perspective Analysis’
Bachelor category
Winner
Andrea Angieri - Integrated Product Design, TU Delft - ‘Improving Home Blood Collection’
Angieri developed “Termika,” an integrated mobile blood collection unit for at-home sampling, featuring active cooling and automatic labeling.
Finalists
Adinda Wilders, Anne-Ruth Goldschmeding, Sophie Schlatmann - Clinical Technology TU Delft/LUMC/Erasmus MC - ‘Dose Reduction of Iodine-Based Contrast Media for Low-keV Virtual Monoenergetic Images in Abdominal Detector-Based Spectral Dual Layer CT: Comparison with Conventional Images - A Phantom Study’.
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