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3D Planning and Printing in Hospitals Forum 2025

May 8 – 9, 2025

Leuven, Belgium

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About this event

Join the most inspirational minds in Europe for the annual 3D Planning and Printing in Hospitals Forum, where innovation meets impact. This exclusive event offers a space for thought leaders in the field to share insights, strategies, and success stories for one shared goal: driving meaningful change in patient care. 

Over the course of these two days, you'll gain hands-on experience, explore innovative applications, and participate in insightful discussions on demonstrating 3D's value at the point of care, economic strategies, optimizing your 3D lab, overcoming regulatory challenges, and more.

Why attend?

  • Join Europe's pioneering 3D printing in hospitals community
  • Gain first-hand insights from leaders in clinical 3D planning
  • Learn to launch, grow, and sustain a 3D lab
  • Overcome regulatory challenges and demonstrate 3D's value
  • Explore the power of intra-operative 3D planning, AR, and VR
  • Engage with the European 3D Printing in Hospitals Special Interest Group

Who should attend?

  • Radiologists  
  • CMF surgeons 
  • Orthopaedic surgeons and consultants   
  • Cardiovascular specialists  
  • Pediatric specialists 
  • Medical imaging specialists  
  • Clinical engineers  
  • Clinical scientists
  • Surgical oncologists

Program

Time (CEST) / Session

8:30 – 9:30 am

Registration

9:30 – 9:45 am

Opening presentation

Koen Peters

9:45 – 10:15 am

Keynote presentation

Dr. David Hoganson, Boston Children's Hospital

Transforming Healthcare: 3D Innovations in Action

10:15 – 10:30 am

Clinical Applications in Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Abdel Hakim Moustafa, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

10:30 – 10:45 am

Clinical Applications in Pediatrics

Dr. Davide Curione, Bambino Gesú

10:45 – 11:00 am

Q&A

11:15 – 11:45 am

Coffee break

Transforming Healthcare: 3D Innovations in Action

11:45 am – 12:00 pm

Clinical Applications in Oncology

Maarten van Alphen, Netherlands Cancer Institute

12:00 – 12:15 pm

Clinical Applications in Cranio-Maxillofacial Medicine

Sian Campbell and Poppy Taylor-Crawford, Poole Hospital

12:15 – 12:30 pm

Clinical Applications in Orthopaedics

Dr. Rubén Pérez-Mañanes, Gregorio Marañon

12:30 – 12:45 pm

Q&A

12:45 – 1:45 pm

Lunch

From Concept to Change: Building Sustainable 3D Labs

1:45 – 2:00 pm

Establishing a Point-of-Care Lab

Florianne van Schaardenburgh, St. Antonius Hospital

2:00 – 2:15 pm

Building on Solid Ground: Enhancing Efficiency and Workflows in Your 3D Lab

Dr. Alberto Leardini, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute

2:15 – 2:30 pm

Lessons in Growth: Optimizing and Scaling a 3D Lab

Jürgen Schwarzbauer, Kepler University Clinic, Linz

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Q&A

2:45 – 3:15 pm

Coffee break

Advancing 3D Planning and Printing in Hospitals: Regulation, Reimbursement, and Collaboration in Europe

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Learnings from the European Special Interest Group for 3D Printing in Hospitals

Marina Nagel, LMU Clinic

3:30 – 3:45 pm

3D Printing & MDR: Compliance Starts with Quality Management

Dr. ir. Erik Boelen

3:45 – 4:00 pm

Towards Reimbursement: The Spanish Experience

Dr. Josep Munuera, Hopital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

4:00 – 4:15 pm

Q&A

4:15 – 4:45 pm

Coffee break

Shaping the Future: Innovation in 3D Planning and Printing

4:45 – 5:00 pm

Mimics Innovation Awards 2024 Winner

Florianne Schaardenburgh, St. Antonius Hospital; Dr. Chien Nguyen, UMC Utrecht

5:00 – 5:15 pm

Medical XR for Liver and Lung Surgery: From Resection to Transplantation

David Sibřina, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine

5:15 – 5:30 pm

3D Technology in Keyhole Surgery for Head Tumor Removal

Lisa Ferrie and Jiten Parmar, Leeds General Infirmary

5:30 – 5:45 pm

Q&A

5:45 – 6:00 pm

Closing

6:00 pm

Dinner

Meet the speakers

Koen Peters

Koen Peters, Vice President — Materialise Medical

Dr. David Hoganson

Assistant in Cardiac Surgery — Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Dr. Abdel Hakim Moustafa

MD, MSc, Cardiologist, Director of the Dimension Lab — Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Dr. Davide Curione

Radiologist, Bambino Gesú

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Maarten van Alphen

Technical Physician, Verwelius 3D Lab Coordinator, Netherlands Cancer Institute

Sian Campbell MIMPT MSc BSc (Hons)

Principal Maxillofacial Prosthetist, Reconstructive Scientist, Poole Hospital — part of the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundations Trust

Poppy Taylor-Crawford

Maxillofacial Prosthetist, Poole Hospital, part of the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundations Trust

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Dr. Rubén Pérez-Mañanes

Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon and Traumatologist — Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain

Florianne van Schaardenburgh

Biomedical Engineer, St. Antonius Hospital

Dr. Alberto Leardini

Director, Movement Analysis Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute

Jürgen Schwarzbauer

Dental Technician, Anaplastologist, 3D Design & Printing — Kepler University Clinic, Linz, Austria

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Marina Nagel

Marina Nagel, 3D Printing & Visualization Engineer, LMU Clinic

Dr. ir. Erik Boelen

Chief 3D Printing Officer, Qase3D

Dr. Josep Munuera

Director of the Diagnostic Imaging Department, Hopital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Dr. Chien Nguyen

3D Lab Coordinator, UMC Utrecht

David Sibřina

Principal Researcher and Developer for the VRLab, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague

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Lisa Ferrie

Biomedical Engineer, Leeds General Infirmary

Jiten Parmar

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Leeds General Infirmary

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Event details

The outside of the Irish College in Leuven, featuring the front of a red brick building with a spire and a luscious green lawn.

May 8 — Day program

Irish College Leuven
Janseniusstraat 1
3000
Leuven

The dimly lit brew hall in De Hoorn, Leuven.

May 8 — Evening program

De Hoorn
Sluisstraat 79
3000
Leuven

Exterior view of Materialise’s headquarters in Leuven, Belgium

May 9

Materialise HQ
Technologielaan 15
3000 Leuven
Belgium

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