Françoise Siepel is Assistant Professor / Technical Physician in the field of Robotics in healthcare, and joined the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Twente, The Netherlands in 2016. It is her passion to innovate and integrate sophisticated robotic and imaging technologies in minimal invasive interventions. On a higher level she is keen on boosting robotics in healthcare innovation across Europe to establish sustainable, scalable, and high-quality robotic solutions. She obtained her PhD in 3 years, received many personal awards, and has extensive international experience. She is coordinating DIH-HERO, an initiative to establish an independent platform which connects digital innovation hubs across Europe to create a sustainable network to boost robotics in healthcare and coordinates the healthcare roadmap activities within euRobotics.