TTD Matchmaking for innovative cardio vascular disease diagnostics
21-11-2017 :: Alden Biesen, Bilzen
Organizer: DSP Valley
Trans Tech Diagnostics (TTD) aims at developing innovative diagnostic alternatives that allow for a better assessment of the risks on cardiovascular diseases. TTD is looking for partners with whom they can co-create towards the realisation of innovative tools. Within TTD, there’s a budget available to fund those partnerships.
Projects TTD needs partners for
Project 1 - Performing in-flow cell-cell interaction, imaging and quantification in one hand-held integrated module (UMaastricht) - https://youtu.be/_uZv4CZUVLU
Project 2 - High sensitive assay for the detection of early/low level inflammation (UHasselt) - https://youtu.be/7OZiq-nckbI
Project 3 - Centrifugation-based detection system and its nanogold-labeled biomarkers (VITO) - https://youtu.be/ZRFonJZ7lSE
Expertise needed
- Biobanking (collection and storage of samples)
- Cardio vascular disease experts
- Data-analysis
- Development of read-out instruments
- Functionalization of nanogold
- 3D printing/Additive Manufacturing
- Microflow companies
- Micropumps
- Test lab for certification
- Market survey
- Aptamer based ELISA development and testing
- High throughput biosensor (SPR) analysis
- (Microscopic) Image analysis
- Image recognition software
- (microscopic) Fluorescent imaging
- Label-free imaging
- Small scale cell culture (chambers)
- ...
Program Matchmaking
9h30 Registration & welcome coffee
10h TransTechDiagnostics and its collaboration & funding opportunities
Daniel Molin, Maastricht University
10h15 Let s co-create: the trajectory of partnerships
Mark De Colvenaer & Annelies Vandamme, DSP Valley
10h30 Introduction to the TTD projects looking for expertise
Project 1 - Performing in-flow cell-cell interaction, imaging and quantification in
one hand-held integrated module
Nynke van den Akker, Maastricht University
Project 2 - High sensitive assay for the detection of early/low level inflammation
Luc Michiels, UHasselt
Project 3 - Centrifugation-based detection system and its nanogold-labeled
biomarkers
Inge Nelissen, VITO
11h00 1-to-1 matchmaking & parallel discussion tables
13h00 Dine & Meet
14h30 The end - the beginning of new cooperation?
Practical information
- Venue - Landcommanderij Alden Biesen, Kasteelstraat 6, Bilzen (route description)
- Fee - free, but we count on your active presence when you register.
- Registration is mandatory. In the registration form, you can indicate which projects you want to meet. Meetings will be arranged on a first come, first served basis. The program offers networking opportunities apart from these 1-to-1 meetings too.
Background information
The co-creation trajectory

Co-creation partnerships: towards value!
The co-creation trajectory consists of a set of activities to move ideas to a next level. The current matchmaking event aims at discovering potential partnerships: who has the right expertise to move a project forward? Project partnerships will be formed during and after this event. Within these project partnerships, the projects will be launched and executed. Throughout the co-creation trajectory the project partnerships will be further guided towards a valuable projects.
DSP Valley supports the TTD partners in running this co-creation trajectory.
Trans Tech Diagnostics
This event is organized in the framework of Trans Tech Diagnostics. TTD is looking for partners that can support the realisation of innovative diagnostic tools for cardiovascular diseases. TTD has a budget available to fund this partnerships. There s a special, but not limiting, focus on SMEs. More information on TTD can be found via
Trans Tech Diagnostics is a project funded by the Interreg Flanders- The Netherlands program and local governments. Maastricht University (CARIM, lead partner), University Hasselt (BIOMED), VITO and TSG Innoteq are the main TTD partners. DSP Valley and Bonné+Jan are supporting partners.