Andries D. van der Meer

Prof. Dr. Andries D. van der Meer is a faculty member at the University of Twente, holding the position of Professor of Microphysiological Systems within the Department of Bioengineering Technologies in the Faculty of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the design and application of Organs-on-Chips, including models like Retina-on-Chip, Lung-on-Chip, and Heart-on-Chip, with an emphasis on integrating blood vessels into these systems. He has affiliations with the MESA+ Institute and TechMed Centre.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (2010) - University of Twente
• M.Sc. in Medical Biology (2005) - University of Groningen

Van der Meer has previously worked as a Senior Research Fellow (2013-2015) at Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute, where he contributed to the DARPA Microphysiological Systems program. He was also a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Twente's BIOS/Lab-on-a-Chip group. Notably, he co-founded the Dutch Human Organ and Disease Model Technologies (hDMT) consortium and currently serves as President of the European Organ-on-Chip Society (EUROoCS) and Chair of the CEN CENELEC Focus Group for Standardization for Organ-on-Chip.