Last Friday, Medtronic brought together a dynamic group of healthcare and sustainability leaders for a high-impact workshop at Schiphol Airport. The event featured a large team from the US alongside representatives from leading hospital systems across the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, the UK, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Carel Diehl (WP5) contributed the Dutch perspective by presenting some of the ESCH-R cases. The discussions highlighted the importance of continued collaboration and dialogue to drive meaningful progress in circularity across European healthcare systems.

A big thank you to Janny Boekhout, Karen van Ierssel and Mark Lazeroms from Medtronic for including ESCH-R on a very inspiring day! To be continued…