My work focuses on minimally invasive surgery, flexible endoscopy, needle interventions, endovascular interventions. We are cooperating with surgeons of several (university) hospitals, e.g. Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis Delft, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam. Our research projects are in the fields of designing novel medical instruments, medical haptics, training and simulation systems, and patient safety, with the focus on minimally invasive techniques. Recently she started a number of projects to develop affordable and high quality (minimally invasive) surgical instruments for low and middle income countries. In 2018 she received a Royal award and became Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. In 2019 she was elected as one of the most inspiring female leaders of the Netherlands (InspriringFifty), became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), and received the Professor of Exellent award (Leermeesterprijs) from the Delft University of Technology.