Nayland alumni Hanna Van der Giessen

The 20Twenties Young Alumni Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements of 20 University of Otago alumni who are still in their twenties. The recipients of these awards come from across New Zealand, and all are making incredible contributions to society. Her award bio is below:

Hanna Van der Giessen, BSc(Hons), MHealSc

In recognition of bridging the gap between Artificial Intelligence and the medical world.

Since completing her master’s degree, Hanna has continued advancing heart health by landing a role at a startup company on the frontiers of cardiology and artificial intelligence, HeartLab. Bridging the gap between the Artificial Intelligence world and the medical world, Hanna is working with cardiologists, sonographers, engineers, and entrepreneurs to get their ground-breaking technology into hospitals, both at home in Aotearoa and eventually, the world. She is executing the company’s primary clinical trial in NZ, handling all ethical applications, research protocols, and is the first point of contact for the nationwide roll out of their technology to DHBs.

You can read more here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/otagobulletin/news/otago834039.html

Congratulations Hanna and best wishes from all the staff and students at Nayland College!