When Space Meets Health

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Welcome!

In 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) published its Space Exploration Strategy which is based on 4 strategic goals (science, economics, global cooperation, and inspiration) and which opens-up new opportunities for delivering benefits to society.

To create and capitalise on those opportunities, ESA is taking a more proactive role in fostering cross-synergies between space and terrestrial R&D, and has initiated the ESA Open Innovation Exchange project.

Exchange Objectives

The ESA Innovation Exchange: When Space Meets Health aims to:

Increase awareness among stakeholders from the institutional and private healthcare sector about the ESA strategy, technology roadmaps and identified knowledge gaps for space exploration, and the ESA life sciences, technology R&D and applications/services programmes.
Initiate a dialogue between ESA and stakeholders from the institutional and private healthcare sector on scientific research and technologies of common interest in order to identify potential new space/non-space cross synergies.
Identify the potential application of space technology in the healthcare sector (the SPIN-OUT potential) and the SPIN-IN potential of the healthcare sector R&D for space exploration.
Incentivize stakeholders from the institutional and private healthcare sector to engage with ESA.
Explore opportunities for potential partnerships with the institutional and private healthcare sector for mutually beneficial R&D and applications/services purposes.
Strengthen European collaboration and excellence in science and technology R&D.

Partners

Outline

The event included 5 thematic splinter group discussions on a broad range of topics that will form the basis for eliciting ideas for potential partnerships moving forward, and for reinforcing cross-synergies space/terrestrial healthcare R&D and the transfer of medical know-how and technologies for the benefit of both space exploration and society on Earth.

Splinter 1 – Remote and autonomous healthcare monitoring and intervention

This splinter addressed the matter of practising and managing healthcare as well as facilitating its application by means of electronic processes and communication. It encompassed, for example, the remote medical assistance and humanitarian crisis management, intervention, and training (e.g. telemedicine, tele-assisted surgery and tele-education).

Chair: Derk Schneemann, Verhaert
Contributors for discussion:
- Jean-Christophe Braun, Partner, In Extenso Innovation Croissance – Tech2Market
- Nathalie Pattyn, Professor, Royal Military Academy
- Federico Bertuzzi, Diabetologist, Niguarda Hospital
- Audrey Berthier, Biomedical Engineer, Project Manager, MEDES
- Olivier Horbowy, Strategic Marketing – Advanced Projects, STM Electronics
ESA Organisation Committee Member: Arnaud Runge

Splinter 2 – Advanced medical diagnostics and therapies, imaging, point-of-care and e-health technologies

This splinter addressed new advanced tools for the analysis and protection of individual’s health status and for the treatment of specific pathophysiological conditions. It included, for example, the research and development of new techniques and devices for faster identification of specific biomarkers, symptoms and countermeasures in both the laboratories and in situ.

Chair: Paul Martin Bansmann, KH Porz am Rhein
Contributors for discussion:
- Thomas Friese, Vice President for Digital Ecosystem and Platforms, Siemens Healthcare
- Floris Wuyts, Professor, University of Antwerp
- Cristina Bescos, European Program Manager, Philips Hospital To Home – Telehealth
- Sotiris Evgenidis, Researcher, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
ESA Organisation Committee Member: Lluc Diaz, Technology Transfer Engineer, ESA – Angelika Daniels, Event Coordinator, ESA

Splinter 3 – Health issues associated with ageing and sedentary population

This splinter addressed the health issues associated with an increasing proportion of elderly people in the population and obesity. The discussions converged towards the present and future analysis of the underlying process of health issues associated with ageing and inactivity, medical assistance and mitigation methodologies.

Chairs: Martina Heer, Institute of Food and Nutrition Sciences, University of Bonn

Contributors for discussion:
- Ariane Andres, Head of Academic Alliances, Nestlé Research Center
- Valerie Gil, Exploration Scientist, Canadian Space Agency
- Ilario Stefani, Diabetologist, ASST Ovest Milanese
- Roel Smolders, CEO, Activ84health
ESA Organisation Committee Member: Jason Hatton, Head of Biology and Environmental Monitoring Science Office, ESA

Splinter 4 – Genetics and personalised medicine

This splinter addressed the advancements in healthcare management by means of analytical and interventional tools involving genetic mechanisms and related modifications (i.e. epigenetics) and interactions with the -omics (i.e. proteomics and metabolomics). The discussions also converged towards the field of personalized medicine via the design and generation of ad hoc health screening tests, pharmaceutical compounds and related new biotechnological techniques and devices to achieve them.

Chairs: Alex Pines, Senior Scientist DNA Repair Research – Erasmus Medical Centre – Rotterdam
Contributors for discussion:
- Wilbert Vermeij, Senior Scientist Ageing Research – Erasmus Medical Centre – Rotterdam
- Isabelle Wachsmuth, Health System and Innovation Service, UN WHO
- Vincent Yip, Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
- Keith Baker, Independent Innovation Producer, Two Healthy Life Years Europe (2HLY.EU)
- Cinzia Dello Russo – Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Catholic University Medical School, Rome – Dimitri Gagliardi, Research Fellow, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, The University of Manchester
- Judith-Irina Pagel, Resident physician, University of Munich
ESA Organisation Committee Member: Leonardo Surdo, Project scientist, ESA

Splinter 5 – Environmental risk assessment models, surveillance, protection and countermeasures

This splinter addressed the management of the risks posed to health by different environmental hazards such as radiation, toxic pollutants and contaminants. It leveraged on the relevance of better monitoring, preventing, mitigating and solving health protection issues with special emphasis on the radiation topic (e.g. radiation shielding and radiation therapy), but also on the simultaneous exposure to multiple environmental stressors.

Chairs: Marco Silari, CERN
Contributors for discussion:
- Enrico Chesta, Aerospace Applications Coordinator, CERN
- Cécile Vignolles , Responsible for the tele-epidemiology programme, CNES
- Damien Bertrand, Strategic Partnerships Coordinator, Ion Beam Applications (IBA) s.a.
- Marjan Moreels, Senior scientist, Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, SCK-CEN
ESA Organization Committee Member: Ulrich Straube, Flight Surgeon, ESA

Programme

8 November 2016

08:45	Registration & coffee
09:15	Welcome Quiz: Who are you? Where do you come from?
09:25	New trends in space and health – Claudie Haigneré, ESA Astronaut, DG Senior Advisor, ESA
09:35	ESA: overview & mission goals – Jason Hatton, Head of Biology and Environmental Monitoring Science Office, ESA
10:00	Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Senior Advisor, Department of Information, Evidence and Research Health Systems and Innovation Cluster, UN WHO, Space Science and Technology for Advancing Pubic Health
10:20	Coffee break
10:40	Menno Kok, Managing Director of EIT Health Belgium & The Netherlands, EIT – Health KIC Initiative
10:55	The EIP on Active and Healthy Ageing: Demographic Change as an Innovation Opportunity – Menno Hinkema, Senior Researcher, TNO
11:10	Keynote speech on Space and global health, projects and perspectives – Antoine Geissbuhler, Professor and chair, division of e-Health and telemedicine, Geneva University Hospitals
11:25	Keynote presentations on success cases of synergies space and terrestrial R&D moderated by Olivier Opatz, Specialist Anaesthesiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Chris Hannan, Director of Operations and Compliance, Remote Diagnostic Technologies Ltd Gil Travish, Chief Scientific Officer, Adaptix Imaging Taff Morgan, Chief Technical Officer, Oxford Micromedical Martin Stauber, Senior Scientist, Scanco Medical AG
11:50	Q&A
12:10	Sprint launch to the splinter sessions jointly with by Roel Kamerling, Medical Delta
12:30	Lunch break
13:15	1^st round of splinter sessions
14:45	2^nd round of splinter sessions
16:15	Wrap-up of the splinter sessions & Coffee Break
16:45	Reports from splinter sessions
17:00	Concluding remarks (ESA, UN–WHO, Health KIC and Medical Delta)
17:15	End

Speakers & Committees

Speakers

Ariane Andres Head of Academic Alliances Nestlé Research Center)	Keith Baker Independent Innovation Producer Two Healthy Life Years Europe (2HLY.EU)	Paul Martin Bansmann Chief Consultant Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Kardio MR/CT Köln/Bon
Audrey Berthier Biomedical Engineer MEDES	Damien Bertrand Strategic Partnerships Coordinator Ion Beam Applications (IBA) s.a.	Federico Bertuzzi Diabetologist Niguarda Hospital – Milan
Cristina Bescos European Program Manager Philips Hospital to Home – Telehealth	Jean-Christophe Braun Partner, In Extenso Innovation Croissance Tech2Market	Enrico Chesta Aerospace Applications Coordinator CERN
Cinzia Della Russo Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Catholic University Medical School, Rome	Sotiris Evgenidis Researcher Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Thomas Friese VP Innovation Siemens Healthcare
Dimitri Gagliardi Research Fellow The University of Manchester	Antoine Geissbuhler Professor and chair, division of eHealth and telemedicine Geneva University Hospitals	Valerie Gil Exploration Scientist Canadian Space Agency
Chris Hannan Director of Operations and Compliance Remote Diagnostic Technologies Ltd	Martina Heer Institute of Food and Nutrition Sciences University of Bonn	Menno Hinkema Senior Researcher TNO
Olivier Horbowy Strategic Marketing – Advanced Projects STM Electronics	Claudie Heignere ESA Astronaut, DG Senior Advisor ESA	Menno Kok Managing Director of EIT Health Belgium & The Netherlands EIT- Health KIC
Ramesh Krishnamurthy Senior Advisor, Department of Information, Evidence and Research, Health Systems and Innovation Cluster UN – WHO	Marjan Moreels Senior scientist Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, SCK-CEN	Geraint (Taff) Morgan CTO Insect Research Systems Limited
Oliver Opatz Specialist Anaesthesiology Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Judith-Irina Pagel Resident physician University of Munich	Natalie Pattyn Royal Military Academy
Alex Pines Senior Scientist DNA Repair Research Erasmus Medical Center	Carlo Pucillo Head of Immunology Lab University of Udine	Derk Schneemann Innovation Consultancy & Design Verhaert
Marco Silari CERN	Roel Smolders CEO Activ84health	Martin Stauber Senior Scientist Scanco Medical AG
Ilario Stefani Diabetologist ASST Ovest Milanese – Milan	Martina Szewczyk University of Nottingham	Gil Travish Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer Adaptix Imaging
Wilbert Vermeij Senior Scientist Ageing Research Erasmus Medical Center	Cecile Vignolles Responsible for the tele-epidemiology programme CNES	Isabelle Wachsmuth Health System and Innovation Service Delivery and Safety UN-WHO
Floris Wuyts Full Professor University of Antwerp	Vincent Yip Research Fellow University of Liverpool

ESA organising committee

Co-Chairs:

Jason Hatton

Head of Biology and Environmental Monitoring Science Office

ESA

Sylvie Ijsselstein

Strategy analist

ESA

Members:

Angelika Daniels Event Coordinator – TTPO ESA	Lluc Diaz Technology Transfer Engineer – TTPO ESA	Veronica La Regina Strategy and Business Development Officer ESA
Arnaud Runge Biomedical Engineer ESA	Ulrich Straube Flight Surgeon ESA	Leonardo Surdo Project scientist ESA