Science day for people with type 1 diabetes

Every year the Hippo & Friends type 1 diabetes fund organises a science day for people with type 1 diabetes, in collaboration with UZ Leuven / KU Leuven. This year sees the 11th edition.

Programme

08:30 Welcome with coffee and a chance to visit the stands (entrance hall O&N1)

09:00 Opening - prof. dr. Pieter Gillard

09:05 Obesity in type 1 diabetes: a growing challenge - dr. Amar Daniël Emanuel van Laar

09:35 Type 1 diabetes and the right to be forgotten - prof. dr. Pieter Gillard

09:55 Young researchers take the floor - Robbe De Groote and Ina Geerts (PhD), dr. Robbe Naert

10:25 Break, with a chance to visit the stands and to have something to eat and drink

11:10 AI in diabetes care - dr. Margaretha Visser

11:40 IINTS (Insulin Is Not The Solution), an open-source educational project on diabetes technology - Mr Rune Bobbaers

11:50 Questions

12:20 End

Practical information

Saturday 28 November 2026, 09:00 to 12:20
Onderwijs en Navorsing (O&N) 1, Campus Gasthuisberg, entrance hall and auditorium GA1

From the Onderwijs & Navorsing car park, follow the blue street to gate 6 (the main entrance hall of O&N 1).

We turn the foyer into a place where everyone can have a drink, something to eat and meet others. Throughout the morning you can visit the various information stands on diabetes care.

Register here for the science day

If you have any questions, contact us at info@hippoandfriends.be or by phone on 0456 99 08 31.