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Maroeska Rovers

Scientific Director of the TechMed Centre at the University of Twente & Professor of Medical Technology & Innovation at the University of Twente and Radboudumc

Maroeska Rovers is a distinguished Dutch scientist known for her leadership in medical technology and evidence based healthcare innovation. Trained as an epidemiologist, she began her career researching the (cost)effectiveness of interventions for childhood respiratory infections before expanding her focus to the broader challenge of how medical innovations should be responsibly developed and evaluated.

Today, Rovers serves as Scientific Director of the TechMed Centre at the University of Twente and Professor of Medical Technology & Innovation at both the UT and Radboudumc. In these roles, she leads interdisciplinary teams working to ensure that new technologies are not only inventive, but also effective, affordable, and meaningful for patients. Her influence extends internationally through advisory roles in organizations dedicated to surgical innovation and health technology assessment. With hundreds of scientific publications and recognition from leading academies, Maroeska Rovers is widely regarded as a driving force behind more thoughtful, sustainable, and patient‑centered healthcare innovation.