Joris Bannenberg, COO, is a medical doctor with a PhD in surgical techniques. He has over 15 years of experience with medical devices in experimental and clinical trials, surgical procedures and clinical trials for medical devices. He has trained over 2500 surgeons in many minimal invasive surgery courses. As medical director/consultant he is responsible for medical device studies in several medical specialty fields for various medical device companies, from small companies to multi-nationals. He was one of the founders and presidents of the ACRP Europe and a member of the ABOT (board of directors) of the ACRP in 2001-2002.