Our Team

Ing. Pieter Beerten

Lab Lead

Pieter is a researcher focussing on the methodological integration of sustainability in medical device design processes

Prof. Dr. Francesca Ostuzzi

Professor Design for Sustainability

Francesca is a Professor on Design for Sustainability. She teaches and conducts research on integrating environmental and social considerations into product design practices

Prof. Dr. Jan Detand

Professor Medical Device Design

Jan is professor in product development at Universiteit Gent. His research focuses on design for Industry 5.0 and medical product design

Dr. Ing. Lore Brosens

Sernior Researcher Inclusive Design

Lore's research focuses on inclusive design in product and medical device development. She primarily employs co-creation as a key methodology to support this work

Dr. Ing. Davy Parmentier

Senior Researcher Design for (Dis)assembly

Davy is active in the domain of product development for Industry 5.0. His research focuses on designing products for simple and intuitive assembly and disassembly, in function of repair, reuse and remanufacturing

Dr. Melis Örnekoglu Selçuk

Senior Researcher Co-Creation

Melis is a postdoctoral researcher investigating how facilitators shape and support co-creation processes

Ing. Ruben Verscheure

Junior Researcher

Ruben is a junior PhD. Researcher involved in the development of various medical devices