Lisa van de Weerd studied Human Movement Sciences (BSc) at Free University Amsterdam and Biomedical Engineering (MSc) at Delft University of Technology.
During her master’s program, she specialized in medical devices, focusing her thesis on the development and testing of a vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) device for low- and middle-income countries. Outside of her studies, she dedicated one year to a student team at Delft University of Technology, contributing to the development of an exoskeleton for individuals with paraplegia.
Education
MSc Biomedical Engineering, Delft University of Technology (2024)
Student team Project MARCH, Delft University of Technology (2023)
BSc Human Movement Sciences, Free University Amsterdam (2020)
Publications
Knulst, A. J., Berger, S., van den Boom, J., Bosch, I., Nicolai, N., Maharjan, S., Raaijmakers, E., Tsai, C. L., van de Weerd, L., Dankelman, J., & Diehl, J. C. (2025). The WOCA negative pressure wound therapy device designed for low resource settings. HardwareX, 21, Article e00620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2024.e00620
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