Tom Kimpe

Seasoned medtech innovator. Views are my own.
I enjoy working on the edge of (clinical) research, medical device development, and business development

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

For people attending the #RSNA24 conference in #Chicago. @Barco will be organizing short (+/- 20 min) educational talks on #QA and #calibration of #medical #displays.

Place to be: Barco booth 3305, South Hall, McCormick place, Chicago.

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

As #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth 🎗️ kicks off, we raise the bar in technology for radiologists.

Coronis OneLook is our new flagship display solution for #breastimaging and general #radiology. 👉 https://t.co/g7BRjyefUr

#OneLook 👀 is all it takes to change the lives of millions.

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

Final day at #Eurodisplay2024 in #Grenoble

Very interesting discussions about #µLED including a presentation of the BamBam consortium. https://t.co/szajxDNyCx
Thank you very much to the organizing committee and François Templier in particular!
@Barco @CEA_Leti @BAMBAMHorizonEU

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

Great first day of #Eurodisplay2024 !
Very interesting keynote speeches from #Aledia and @amsOSRAM . The opening conference talks also were absolutely worth attending.
Looking forward to the next two days in the beautiful #Grenoble .
Thank you organizing committee!

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

Ready for the first day of #Eurodisplay2024 in the beautiful #Grenoble.
Looking forward to the interesting keynotes and opening talks on diverse topics ranging from uLED, AR/VR/MR, medical displays and much more.

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

Excited to announce that we have participated in a Series A funding round for @pathpresenter.

PathPresenter is a vendor-agnostic image management and viewing platform for education, research and clinical workflows in #digitalpathology.

Read the story: https://t.co/iXxOMK1FDw

[Joshua Liu @joshuapliu]

Many Big Tech players have tried to “disrupt” healthcare over the years:

→ Google tried to build a personal health record (later shut down).

→ Microsoft also tried to build a personal health record (also later shut down).

→ IBM Watson tried to build AI-powered clinical decision making tools (later sold off parts of the business)

→ Amazon tried to team up with JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to… I really don’t know. Although, to give them credit, Amazon’s come the closest with Amazon One Medical, Pharmacy and other initiatives still in place.

You can have all the resources in the world - billions of dollars, the brightest technology minds - and still struggle to build a solution that achieves adoption by patients and providers AND meaningfully improves health outcomes.

Because it’s not 1% idea + 99% execution as you’d expect in most tech companies.

It’s 10x harder in healthcare… it’s 0.1% idea + 99.9% execution.

This is why you see so many tech companies re-inventing the wheel in Healthcare:

“How has nobody built X tech product before?”

Until the innovator realizes it’s 10x harder because it wasn’t the tech that was the biggest barrier.

Most likely someone HAD built it before… but they couldn’t figure out everything else beyond the tech.

What this underlines is that in Health Tech:

→ Technology is necessary but not sufficient. People and Process often matter more.

→ We can’t “Technology” our way out of the biggest challenges in healthcare

The companies that win will be those that choose to:

→ Embed evidence-based clinical content, workflows and approaches into the Technology

→ Deeply understand day to day clinical workflows and needs of patients/providers

→ Build within the current reality of reimbursement models and economic incentives (while still advocating for a better future)

→ Be co-drivers (not passengers) for building more and more clinical evidence

I don’t know if most technologists have the patience, resilience and stomach to invest beyond the Tech to make it work.

You probably won’t be able to build the next trillion dollar company in healthcare - at least if your focus is on helping providers care for patients.

And if you’re a Big Tech company, building in healthcare certainly won’t move their bottom line as trillion dollar market cap companies.

So why would they care?

If it’s gotta be 0.1% idea and 99.9% execution… then you gotta be a little crazy and incredibly resilient to do it.

Hats off to the crazies.

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

Visit us at #ECP2024 in Florence, Italy, from 7 to 11 September! And discover our medical display solution for #digitalpathology at booth 124.

Our partner @3DHISTECH will also be present, find them at booth 98!

See you there! 👋

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

#Eurodisplay2024 will take place from September 18-20, 2024, in beautiful Grenoble, France, known as “Display Valley” 📷.

Highlights include:
• Cutting-edge technical symposium
• Engaging exhibition
• Unforgettable dinner event overlooking the Alps and the Grenoble valley

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

Do you specialize in #ophthalmology? 👀 Then we are looking for your ideas!

Join us on 19 June in Kortrijk (BE) or online for:
👉 A discussion on the importance of image quality
👉 Live demos of latest tech
👉 Walking dinner & reception

Register now! 🔗 https://t.co/xggrDUzEXf

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

🍃We’re recognized on the @FT and @StatistaCharts' Europe’s Climate Leaders 2024 list with the highest score of all Belgian companies, ranking 11th in the Technology & Electronics sector: https://t.co/9BYtACHAD9

#Sustainability #Visioneering #BarcoIR

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

A tissue slide contains the information you use to define a diagnosis. But what should you consider when you don’t look at it directly through a microscope, but represented on an LCD screen? 👀

Download our whitepaper on #color in #digitalpathology 🌈: https://t.co/g93m1HSrWI

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

Limited budgets 💰 are often a reason to choose commercial displays in #digitalpathology.

What makes #medical #monitors better suited for your work in #wholeslideimaging 🧫?

Download the ebook 💡 https://t.co/sarLCLV7kR

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

Very interesting scientific sessions at #ECR2024 . Excellent overview by Georg Langs on use of #AI in #clinical practice. #radiology @BarcoHealth

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

Day 2 of #ECR2024!
🪩 Visit us at booth Expo X2 #205!
🔗 https://t.co/z1NYjq2Iu0

See you soon 😉
#medicalimaging #radiology #breastimaging #digitalpathology @myESR

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

Digital pathology means that tissue slides are turned into digital images and analyzed on a display. What are the benefits of this way of working?

Learn more at: https://t.co/r223b3qWfB

#digitalpathology #wholeslideimaging

[BarcoHealth @BarcoHealth]

We're already looking forward to #ECR2024! 😄

Discover our monitors for #radiology and #breastimaging. And learn how we make your #homeoffice more comfortable!

Don't wait and book the best time for your personal meeting or demo 🔗 https://t.co/PsaqoOeKHJ

@myESR

[EuSocDigIntegrPath @ESDIPatho]

Registration Open: 20th European Congress On Digital Pathology #ECDP2024 Vilnius, Lithuania🇱🇹
Connect with experts, explore latest innovations & advance your knowledge in #DigitalPathology and #ComputationalPathology.
Join us for an enriching experience: https://t.co/90JhfTPCLH

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

Special thank you to @Christo76907360 and the @VAIAcad team for the organization, and to @wimverstraete and @L_Soenens for the perfect hosting and the @Barco experience tour.

@BarcoHealth

[Tom Kimpe @Tom_Kimpe]

Really enjoyed today’s @VAIAcad highway session on Innovative #AISolutions for Personalized #Healthcare. Great presentations, interesting PhD posters, and lots of networking opportunity in an inspiring environment.