Jenny Dankelman is professor in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Interventional Techniques at the Delft University of Technology and has a background in Mathematics and Control and System Theory. Currently she develops novel reusable and affordable medical devices and training methods to improve surgery in low-resource settings. For her activities she was awarded the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek chair, the Professor of Excellence award, the Royal award of Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. She is member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE).