Program

The projects, ‘EMGUT - Energy Materials for the GUT’ and ‘WeArAble - Soft wearables with high energy density: merging chemical biology and silicone chemistry with active compliant devices’ are pushing the boundaries of the current state of the art in energy materials. Through this event, we aim to highlight their impact, share insights, and foster collaborations among leading experts, young researchers, and enthusiasts.

The day features talks by two of DTU’s professors, Anne Ladegaard Skov and Anja Boisen, and four renowned and world-leading researchers as plenary speakers.

We look forward to an inspiring and memorable day with you.

9.00-9.30	Welcome Introduction to research projects: EMGUT by Prof. Anja Boisen and WeArAble by Professor Anne Ladegaard Skov
9.30- 10.30	Session 1 Professor Joseph Wang, UCSD, US: Microrobots Go In-Vivo: From Test Tubes to Live Animals. Postdoc Gohar Soufi and Postdoc Santanu Patra, EMGUT, DTU: Microbial Biofuel Cell-Based Ingestible Capsule for Intestinal Energy Harvesting,
10.30-11.00	*Coffee break*
11.00-12.00	Session 2: Professor Mike Brook, McMaster Univ., CA: Borrowing Nature’s Skills at Reusing Materials: Controlling Silicone Elastomers Assistant Prof. Magdalena Skowyra, WeArAble, DTU: Towards artificial muscles using silicone dielectric elastomer fibers.
12.00-13.30	*Lunch*
13.30-14-45	Session 3: Professor John A. Rogers, Northwestern University, US: Bioelectronics – From Biological Research to Patient Care Postdoc Raheel Riaz and PhD Kartikeya Sharma, EMGUT, DTU: Harnessing Gut’s Motion: A New Frontier in ingestible devices.
14.45-15.15	*Coffee break*
15.15-16.15	Session 4: Professor David Clarke, Har vard University, US: Design Concepts for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators PhD Ayana Mizutani, WeArAble, EPFL, Switzerland: Fiber-format pumps to power exosuits,

16.15-16.30	Closing remarks
17.00-21.00	Social event Guided tour in the Zoo and dinner