ABOUT MEND.lab

Working across disciplines to improve healthcare

MEND.lab is a medical engineering and design laboratory embedded within Ghent University. The lab brings together researchers from the faculties of Engineering and Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, and Medicine, combining product design, biomedical engineering, and clinical practice within a collaborative translational research environment. Through structural collaborations with industry partners and a network of regional and university hospitals, MEND.lab focuses on transforming engineering innovation into clinically relevant healthcare solutions.

While newly established, MEND.lab brings together members with a combined track record of more than 15 years in medical device development. Rather than starting from scratch, the lab builds on this existing expertise, creating a shared space at Ghent University shaped directly by real‑world clinical and technological challenges.

Team

Meet the researchers, clinicians, and engineers behind MEND.lab.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Detand

Associate Professor — head of design.nexus

Jan is head of the design.nexus research group, focus on medical device development, human factors engineering and design for the industry 5.0.

Ing. Ruben Verscheure

PhD researcher

Ruben is developing a novel total elbow arthroplasty implant, and focuses on how digital fabrication techniques can be used to deliver patient specific care.

Dr. Ing Lore Brosens

Post-doctoral researcher

Lore focuses on inclusive design for development of therapeutic devices and assistive products using co-creation.

Ing. Pieter Beerten

Senior Researcher

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

Eva De Vries, MSc.

PhD Researcher

Eva focuses on real world device tracking and how improved data collection can elevate the standard of care.

Ing. Rense Vandecasteele

PhD Researcher

Rense works at the intersection of computational design and human factors engineering, designing for human interactions with health technologies.

Ir. Jana Van Liedekerke

PhD Researcher

Jana is focusing on orthopedic implant biomechanics, combining in vitro and computational models to improve long-term patient outcomes.

Working across disciplines to improve healthcare

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