Hospital Automation Summit 2025
Automation and robotics technology has the potential to support and save time for healthcare staff at hospitals, who are under increasing pressure. But the development of solutions does not happen by itself. Gain insight into the potentials and challenges for automation solutions in hospitals at the Hospital Automation Summit 2025 in Odense, Denmark.
Meet all stakeholders in hospital automation in one place
The Hospital Automation Summit is an annual conference where hospitals, users and suppliers of robot and automation technology meet, get inspired and, not least, discuss challenges and potential for automation solutions in hospitals.
At the conference, you can look forward to meeting technology companies, decision makers and clinicians who use the new technologies in the hospitals, staff from testing and integration
Program
9:00 – 9:15 Registration, coffee, and croissants
9:15 – 9:30 Welcome
by Anja Lund, Chair of the Digitization and Innovation Committee in the Region of Southern Denmark, and Louise Halgaard Gotfredsen, Chief Consultant, Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark
9:30 – 9:55 The Future of Healthcare
by Louise Halgaard Gotfredsen, Chief Consultant, Caroline Strudwick, Senior Consultant, and Charlotte Maria Max, Senior Consultant, Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark
9:55 – 10:15 Odense Robotics and Danish Life Science Cluster: An Insight into Opportunities for Companies, Research, and Healthcare
- Opportunities in the Robotics Cluster for Companies and Healthcare
by Julie Thygesen Rydahl, Project Manager – Internationalisation, Odense Robotics - Role and Opportunities in the Health Cluster for Companies and Healthcare
by Diana Arsovic Nielsen, CEO, Danish Life Science Cluster
10:15 – 10:40 MedTech Odense: Innovation and Robotics as a Driving Force in the Future Healthcare System
by Thomas K. Kristensen, Head of Innovation, Clinical Development, Innovation, Research and HTA, OUH, and Deputy Director of MedTech Odense, and Søren Frandsen, Director at SDU RIO and Head of MedTech Odense
10:40 – 11:05 Combining Robotics and AI for Autonomous Bronchoscopy
by Bruno Oliveira, Postdoctoral Researcher, SDU Robotics
11:05 – 11:35 Networking and Exhibition
11:35 – 12:00 Automation in Practice
How do we ensure operational stability, value creation, and staff well-being during the implementation of robots in hospitals?
by Bente Vibeke Clausen, Program Manager, Hospital of Southern Jutland, and Jürg Meier, Senior Project Manager, Project Partner
12:00 – 12:25 How Can You Automate an Entire Hospital?
With over 50,000 service robot installations, Dr. Lee shares practical examples from a Korean hospital, the tangible impact on clinical workflows, and how challenges were overcome.
by Dr. Lee, Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea
12:25 – 13:15 Lunch, Exhibition, and Networking
13:15 – 13:40 International Practice – with Cases from 5 Countries
20 years of experience with installation and operation of robots in hospitals, laboratories, kitchens, and pharmacies in the USA, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, and Finland.
by Marc M. Avallone, Vice President Field Sales & Operations, ST Engineering Aethon, Inc.
13:40 – 14:05 One System – Multiple Pipes
“One Pipe”, where a single pipe is used for multiple materials, is gaining popularity. What are the advantages of vacuum transport through closed pipes? What are the most common solutions, and what are the first movers using?
by Fredrik Lauritsen, Global Product Manager, Envac
14:05 – 14:30 Case: Automated Handling and Traceability of Individual Patient Samples
When patient samples are ensured optimal flow, handling, and sorting through the LabEntry automation system, what are the possibilities for complete tracking and data collection of each sample? And what value does the data bring for analysis and diagnostics?
by Søren K. Andersen, CEO and Partner, LT Automation
14:30 – 15:00 AI and Future Simulation Tools – An Answer to Hospitals’ Challenges
by Rune Hahn Kristensen, Senior Consultant, Robotics, Danish Technological Institute
15:00 – 16:00 Exhibition, Networking, and Thank You for Today
16:00 Event Ends
Hospital Automation Summit 2025 is arranged by Danish Life Science Cluster, Odense Robotics, Teknologisk Institut, Centre for Clinical Robotics and Syddansk Sundhedsinnovation.
Hospital Automation Summit 2025 is co-financed by The European Union and Danish Board of Development.