Anne Vanhoestenberghe
Anne is Professor of Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD) at King's College London, and Director of MAISI, a national facility for the manufacture of active implants and surgical instruments, embedded within St Thomas' MedTech Hub in London. Her research at KCL is in the field of neurotechnologies, specifically technological innovations for the manufacture of implantable electronics, with an interest in their interactions with the (human) nervous system. She is increasingly involved in supporting the translation of research and devices from the lab to their first use in human, to improve the quality of life of people living with unmet medical needs.
Anne trained as an engineer in Belgium (ULB) and the Netherlands (TUEindhoven), completed her PhD at UCL, and worked in Germany (IMTEK, Freiburg) and Australia (UNSW, Sydney) before joining KCL. She has been an active member of the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS-UK) since 2012.