The DHD Living Lab gives me the opportunity to connect service, research, and education in health. I am particularly excited by the opportunity to help students build a clear career path and turn their projects into work that continues to create value beyond their studies. The Living Lab’s network also creates synergies and brings different perspectives together. For research, I see particular value in the methodological and cultural contribution of the design community: design research as practiced in product development can generate meaningful knowledge when its process and insights are documented in a rigorous and transparent way. Medtech and life sciences are key drivers of innovation in Switzerland, and I see design as a powerful way to help make new technologies useful, understandable, and easier to integrate into people’s lives. I bring experience from IDEO’s Health practice and ongoing work with ETH spin-offs and Swiss medtech companies, while being continually inspired by what happens when different disciplines come together around a shared challenge – which is what happens at DHD Living Lab every day.