Presentation on the OR of the future by Joris
June 24th, 2011
What will the OR of the future look like? That was the subject of the workshop 'OR of the Future' which took place in the UMCG (University Medical Centre of Groningen) in the autumn of 2010. For a period of two weeks seven teams, consisting of designers and OK professionals studied new concepts for the OR. Joris' team concentrated on infection prevention. On June 24 he presented the results of his group in the form of a pecha-kucha.

Ingeborg member of the Jury of the Gerrit van der Veer Award
June 23rd, 2011
This award is granted to the best doctoral thesis on human-product interaction in applied sciences (HBO) and universities (WO).

Two designs by Panton published in book on innovations
June 22nd, 2011
In the second edition of the book Goed Nieuws uit Nederland (Good news from the Netherlands) there are also two products by Panton: the Bodimove seat and the website www.55plustoolbox.nl.

Website Speeltuinbende (Playground Gang) launched
June 19th, 2011
The new website www.speeltuinbende.nl was launched with photos, videos, information and advice on how to make playgrounds more accessible. Panton made the web design.

Congress Patient Safety
June 16th, 2011
Céline attended the Annual Congress of IGZ (the Dutch Health Care inspectorate). This year's subject was Patient Safety in Training and Education: quality conditions. As Céline is involved in developing e-learn modules, it was an exciting subject for her!

Publication in Magazine for Ergonomics
June 15th, 2011
In the June edition a comprehensive section was dedicated to the simulation of specific 'mock-up'-spaces during the design process. In an article Jan Senhorst of the Erasmus MC and Panton laid down their coordinated findings on mock-ups.

Iris now Master Design Management
June 14th, 2011
Can design management contribute to patient safety? Iris was so fascinated by this question that she did extensive research on the subject and wrote a thesis on it. This thesis yielded her the title of Master of Design Management. Please contact us if you're interested to read it.

Panton builds a pirates' island on the Day of Outdoor Play
June 1st, 2011
The NGSK (the Dutch foundation for disabled children) commissioned Panton to think up a game for the Day of Outdoor Play for children with and without a handicap. We thought up a treasure island and pirates. Sturdy pirates have usually gone through many adventures and may have acquired a handicap in the process, such as a wooden leg, a hook or an eye patch. This way, children without a handicap could experience the challenge of a handicap. The children had to work together to be able to find and capture the treasure.

Panton's sixth anniversary!
May 20th, 2011
On May 20th Panton celebrated its sixth anniversary. The team surprised Ingeborg and Iris with a colourful birthday cake to mark the occasion.

Mario's outing with the Playground Gang
May 11th, 2011
Mario joined the Playground Gang as a cameraman and accompanied them to the playground at Reyersoord. The camera crew of a Dutch TV-programme put him in front of the camera, see the broadcast from 5.50 onwards.

Panton hands over leadership of Playground Gang to Ilse van der Put
May 10th, 2011
After having completed several enjoyable playground tests, Ingeborg handed over her role as leader to the new Gang leader Ilse van der Put. Thus Ingeborg will have more time to think up fresh innovations for the Inspiration Project 'Playing Together' of NSGK. Panton will design a new website for the project and continue with the design of a play apparatus for both handicapped and non-handicapped children.

In Memoriam - Jeannette Visscher-Visscher
April 16th, 2011
In the evening of Saturday, April 16 our beloved colleague Jeannette passed away. We all sorely miss her warm personality, her cheerfulness, her amiable presence, her drive for perfection, her enthusiasm and care for Panton. - The Panton team.

Panton to Milan
April 15th, 2011
To get inspiration (and of course to share fellowship) the greater part of the Panton team set off to the famous Salone internazionale del Mobile in Milan for a few days and to visit the Bodimove stand.

Flower Gala for the KIDS project
April 9th, 2011
Desmund Tutu asked the Lions Club Noordwijk to support the project 'Home Treatment for Tubercular Meningitis'. Professor Marceline van Furth received the cheque on behalf of the staff. For more information visit the website.

Panton welcomes Jochem Wilson
April 1st, 2011
Panton has a new colleague. Jochem is a senior graphic interaction designer.

Joris Swaak on innovations
March 25th, 2011
In the Kreatief Café in Zwolle (the monthly network event for creative professionals), Joris was interviewed about his view on innovations in health care. Look at this podcast.

Inaugural Symposium VVCZ
March 24th, 2011
On March 24, the inaugural symposium of VVCZ (Vereniging voor Curatieve Zorg Nederland , Society for Curative care in the Netherlands) took place. Members of the Board of Directors, strategic-tactical managers, chairpersons of the medical staff and members of hospital management teams in the Netherlands participated. The society shares knowledge and experience on the improvement of safety in general and the implementation of the TOP reporting of IGZ in particular. Iris gave a presentation on the contribution of design management to safety in hospitals.

Ingeborg lectures at the Healthy Valley Event 2011
March 16th, 2011
'Inspired innovations' was the title of Ingeborg's presentation on Design Thinking in health care'. For more information view the magazine created for the event.

Website 55plustoolbox online
January 18th, 2011
During a final meeting of the RAAK-project the website, www.55plustoolbox.nl, was launched. The website contains information, tools and cases to help companies to develop products for people over 55 years old. The website is the result of a cooperation between Saxion, Syntens, Jaarsma+Lebbink, Panton, Sentrum, Novay and Technologie Kring Twente.

Two GIO (Good Industrial design) awards!
October 22th, 2010
The BodiMove and the OK-Tray have been elected by the jury!
They meet all GIO-criteria and are therefore allowed to use the designation Good Industrial Design!

Implementation TOP 1,2,3 in Atrium is nearing completion
October 19th, 2010
The Atrium Hospital is processing the recommendations of the reporting of IGZ in their procedures. Iris designs comprehensible posters, checklists, instructions and forms.

OR of the future
September 27th - October 8th, 2010
During a fortnight designers, architects, hospital hygienists and surgeons worked together at a design for the OR of the future. Joris participated in the workshop. His group was challenged to design a patient-friendly and clean OR. The results of this workshop will be published shortly. The OR of the future is an initiative of the University Medical Centre Groningen and is organised together with architecture centre GRAS and the Centre 'Zorg en Bouw'.

The Playground Gang active again!
September 30th, 2010
The Playground Gang tested playground 't Kreil in Winterswijk, De Roetsj in Sittard and Elkerlyc in Oss on their accessibility and attractiveness for children with and without a handicap. Ingeborg is Playground Gang Leader.
Read more about the Playground Gang and the Inspiration Project Playing Together.

Hilly Nicolaas and Patrick Meutstege
August 1st, 2010
We have two new colleagues! During Jeannette's illness, Hilly will replace her for the administration and bookkeping tasks. You will read more about Hilly in her profile presently. Patrick has more than 5 years' experience with industrial and medical projects. Besides, he worked for 4 years as an R&D engineer. Please read more about Patrick in his profile.

Introduction anaesthesia tray
July 29th, 2010
Arion is going to take into production Panton's design of an anaesthesia tray. Anaesthesia syringes and their companion ampoules are neatly arranged and the necessary medication is double-checked as part of the routine.

Report 'Care does it' matchmaking event
July 26th, 2010
At the 'Care does it' matchmaking event on June 2nd Panton presented the bottlenecks we had listed in nursing homes.
The report of the 'Care does it' matchmaking event is now online on the website Health and Care Stedendriehoek.

Introduction Erasmus MC Instrument Van
June 24th, 2010
On Friday, June 24th the Erasmus MC Instrument Van was introduced. This van will travel the entire Netherlands in order to measure how children suffering from Down's syndrome, react to certain stimuli. The introduction was announced on nu.nl. Panton did the refurbishment of the van and the exterior and interior design.

Bodimove in 'Maisons de Tunisie'
June 22nd, 2010
The Bodimove seat, a Panton design for Bodidesign, features in the magazine 'Maisons de Tunisie'. The photoshots were taken in Milan.

Introduction Playground gang
June 19th, 2010
In the next few months Panton will start a new project with the Playground Gang, commissioned by the NSGK. A group of handicapped and non-handicapped children will test playgrounds all over the Netherlands on their accessibility. On June 19th the a href="http://www.rtvnh.nl/player.php?stream=ItemTV&item=54866" target="_blank">first test took place in Amsterdam, which was broadcast by the local radio- and television station of North-Holland (RTV-Noord-Holland).

NSGK Stall at Support Fair
June 4th, 2010
Panton designed the happy stall for the Support Fair 2010 in Utrecht.

Design Class at Support Fair
June 4th, 2010
Ingeborg and Joris were invited to partake in a Design Class at the Support Fair in Utrecht, where visitors had the opportunity to introduce whatever problem they were grappling with. By means of streamlining, focusing and brainstorming they tried to help visitors in defining their problems in order to find a solution.

'Care does it' matchmaking event
June 2nd, 2010
At the 'care does it' matchmaking event Panton presented an inventory of bottlenecks we found in nursing and convalescent homes. At his event, organized by Health Valley, representatives of businesses and nursing homes discussed possible solutions.

Panton's fifth anniversary!
May 20th, 2010
On May 20th Panton celebrated its fifth anniversary. On Thursday we received all our business relations. In the afternoon there were first three lectures in the Bouwkunde theatre (situated round the corner of our office) by Ingeborg, Iris and professor Goossens. Afterwards our guests were allowed a closer look at Panton's projects of the past five years at Noordenbergstraat 6 itself. On Saturday, May 22nd we received our relatives and friends. They were given a lecture as well, received an edible plan of the building and were also shown round the projects.

Graduation of fourth Medidee student
April 23rd, 2010
Panton congratulates Petra on gaining her MA in Industrial Design at Delft technical University and Panton on a thesis called 'Fixating device for peripheral intravenous lines for children'.

Zabuki
April 14th 2010
Once a month, on a Wednesday afternoon, Zabuki is organized for Deventer schoolchildren. In Zabuki-training primary school children learn about science and technology by means of experiments which they are allowed to perform themselves. On April 14th the subject was 'industrial design'; therefore Iris made a presentation for 70 children!

Ingeborg in BNO magazine
March 3rd, 2010
BNO published a short feature on Ingeborg in their magazine Vormberichten'

Panton achieves status of public research institute
January 12th, 2010
Panton has now added the status of public research institute to being a design studio. It is acknowledged by Senter Novem. SenterNovem health innovation vouchers can now be used at Panton by health care institutions and Small and Medium Businesses. For more information about this subsidy, see Senter Novem's website

Two designs by Panton published in book on innovations
January 9th, 2010
The 2009 edition of the book Goed Nieuws uit Nederland (Good news from the Netherlands) will appear on January 15th. A book with 50 inspiring innovations. Two of them have been designed by panton: the FIxXeo fire blanket in cooperation with Kompane, and the Ventrain of Dolphys in cooperation with studioMOM.

New colleague Joris Swaak
January 4th, 2010
Another new colleague has joined us! Joris has been an industrial designer for several years. You'll be able to read more about him in his profile on our website under 'Who we are'.

Ingeborg Chief Editor of Magazine for Ergonomics
January 1st, 2010
The Dutch Society for Ergonomics invited Ingeborg to become the new Chief Editor of the Magazine for Ergonomics. She accepted enthusiastically and is brimming with ideas!

Lecture on Topics in Intensive care
December 18th, 2009
Panton has been asked to organize a workshop at a national congress. The workshop was about the listing of a programme of requirements for medical appliances and instruments. Tips were given and techniques were demonstrated to guarantee as much as possible the ergonomic qualities and safety of the latest purchases.

RobertJasper co-author of Guideline
November 24th, 2009
RobertJasper (consultant with Panton and senior theatre nurse at Isala Clincs in Zwolle) worked hard at the realization of the new guideline 'Unintentional leaving of surgical devices'. An important contribution to the improvement of safety for patients!

Introduction pilot phase Time-out
November 23rd, 2009,
In the national week of safety for patients the pilot phase of the new Time-out procedure was introduced in the Leveste Scheperziekenhuis in Emmen. Panton plays an important part in the setting-up and visualizing of this new procedure around the surgical process.

Manon in full dress
October 14th, 2009
In the TV programme 'Let the sun shine' of the national Foundation 'de Zonnebloem' (The Sunflower) Anita Witzier puts special people in the limelight. This time it was Manon. Her wish was to be able to do to do ballroom dancing in her wheelchair. The Roos Prommenschenkel Foundation asked Panton to dress up her wheelchair in a record time behind the scenes. For a view of a compilation of the programme, see this link

Inventive instrumentation technicians
October 1st, 2009
The Society of Hospital Instrumentation Technicians asked Panton to lecture on innovation in health care during their workshop. An interesting discussion followed on pitfalls and opportunities in innovations, from bottlenecks to market success.

Premiere on care in 2018
September 15th, 2009
Commissioned by Berenschot Panton made an animation about the five care models of the future in 2018, as envisaged by Berenschot. Until recently this animation was only shown during presentations and a congress. Now the animation - which lasts 8 minutes- is having its premiere on the internet!

Isala clinics clear on hygiene
September 1st, 2009
Following the regulations on hygiene Isala Clinics have decided to improve instructions around the ORs. Panton designed new pictograms, instructions and zone markings.

René Vertegaal introduces new expertise into Panton
July 20th, 2009
To our great satisfaction René Vertegaal has decided to join our team of experts. Our team of experts consists of people for whom Panton is a secondary employer. René's primary employer is the Erasmus MC, where he is Head of the Thorax IC Unit for adults. He will assist us in increasing our medical knowledge!

Two designers graduated!
June 29th, 2009
Koen and Thomas, two of our graduate students, graduated most successfully with their final project "Game for All". Under Panton's supervision they designed a play equipment which appeals especially to children who are physically challenged.

Sophia Children's Hospital publishes on Panton
June, 26th
The Sophia Children's Hospital is in full swing with the construction of the new Mother & Child Centre. Panton makes an inventory of the wishes of the many users and translates these into input for the architect. Panton also makes the scenario texts in Mock-ups. Read the Sophia Children's Hospital publications in their internal magazine (dutch).

Panton in MedNet
June 25th, 2009
The medical journal MedNet interviewed Panton for their special issue on inventing and innovations. Panton was interviewed about its work procedure and was also asked for advice for doctors who want to innovate. See this link.(dutch)

The KNRM (the Royal Dutch Rescue Society) knows how to put out a fire
June 23rd, 2009
The Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij has included the fire blanket FIXXEO in to their web shop (see its website). This blanket was designed by Panton.

Mario de Zeeuw joins the Panton team
May 1st, 2009
From today Mario will be joining our ranks as a team member. He is an industrial design engineer and has several years' experience in product development. We're happy to sign the contract!

Guided tour in our historic office building
April 17th , 2009
The Hendrick de Keyser Society (which aims at the preservation of valuable historical buildings) organized an excursion to Deventer for its members on April 17, 2009. Over a hundred people attended the guided tour in our listed 'Rijksmonument'. The unique constructional elements in the attic, dating from 1634, were the main attraction.

Medidee expert Richard Goossens appointed Professor TUD
April 15th , 2009
Richard Goossens is our Medidee expert and partner who safeguards the quality of research in the Medidee projects. Today we received the news that he was appointed Professor of Industrial Design at Technical University Delft!

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima shows an interest in Panton's activities
April 14th, 2009
At the request of VHTO Ingeborg explained to girls at the secondary modern at Holten why the studying of technical subjects is so interesting for girls. Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima who is an ardent supporter of this issue, knew how to motivate the girls and showed an interest in Panton's activities.

The Panton Library
April 2nd, 2009
Panton has cleared out its library and added new items. The result is an interesting collection of books on design, design management, patient safety, hospital management, eco design, engineering, ergonomics etc. That is to say on every subject we're dealing with. Please come and have a browse!

Lecture by Fred Lee
March 26th, 2009
Fred Lee is the author of the book 'If Disney ran your hospital, 9,5 things you would do differently'. Iris and Ingeborg were present at his well-attended lecture with a view to make a link with our strategic design. Very inspiring and thus we warmly recommend the book!

Janny Bisschop in Medidee
March 25th, 2009
Janny Bisschop decided to succeed Addie as the expert in Medidee. From 1987 she has been working in care and since 2000 as an Assortment Coordinator (Isala Hospital). She has a wide experience in dealing with and coordination of complaints and problems related to medical appliances and compilation of functional specifications. Welcome, Janny!

LNAG and Medidee
March 24th, 2009
Panton officially launched Medidee during a presentation to the NNAHC (National Network of Assortment Coordinators in Health Care), in Holland know as LNAG. The members of LNAG have become enthusiastic and have promised their full cooperation!

The University Twente (UT) and the Technical University Eindhoven (TU/e) willing to cooperate in Medidee
March 15th, 2009
Following the Technical University Delft, two other universities, the University Twente and the Technical University Eindhoven (Industrial Design) have indicated that they are willing to cooperate in Medidee, an initiative by Panton. See also www.medidee.nl

Iris a featuring in book 'Cradle to cradle in business'
March 10th, 2009
On March 10th the Dutch book 'Cradle to cradle in bedrijf' (Cradle to Cradle in business) was launched in the presence of the founder of C2C: Michael Braungart. One full chapter is dedicated to Iris and her view on product design according to 'Cradle to Cradle!'

Miss Disabled Beauty Contest of the World
March 10th, 2009
Roos Prommenschenckel became 2nd in the World Competition! You can watch her telling her story in several TV-programmes. Of course in her wheelchair - 'pimped' by Panton!

Permanent Education
March 10th and 24th, 2009
Working at Panton means permanent education. Marco followed the training 'Simulation' in 3D CAD software 'SolidWorks' and is now attending the course 'Managing Creative Projects'.

Firebrigade happy with Fixxeon fire blanket
February 25th, 2009
The Almelo firebrigade had a considerable input in the development of the Fixxeo. Karin van Beurden of Kompane and Iris handed them the new fire blanket as a thank you for all their efforts.

Playing for all
February 23rd ,2009
Students Koen Hermans and Thomas Tiel Groenestege have started their final project at Panton: the designing of a climbing frame on which disabled and healthy children in the ages 6 to 12 can play together!

Mock-up Tests
February 11th ,2009
Three units of the Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam asked Iris to translate working routines and wishes into input for the architect of the new part of the building. Iris worked with them in their daily routine, mapped the target groups and the programme of requirements and organized visually and spatially orientated user's tests by means of Mock-up set-ups in a marquee on the premises of the Erasmus medical Centre.

Thorax IC
February 3rd, 2009
The Thoracic Intensive Care Unit of the Erasmus Medical Centre asked Panton to assist in the preparations for its imminent moving into another building. The questions were: does the new building require a different way of working and are adaptations necessary in the new building. Together with the team Panton devised some clever tips.

Iris Partner of Panton
Januari 1, 2009
From its earliest beginnings Iris has helped building up Panton and co-defined its course and direction. Now her position has been formalized with her becoming a legal partner/co-owner of Panton.

Panton Christmas Dinner
December 24th, 2008
The entire Panton team celebrated the end of a successful year, and plans for the New Year 2009 were discussed. (Iris is not in the photograph, being the photographer!)

Workshop Medical Appliances
December 9th, 2008
Addie Bouwman and Ingeborg gave a workshop Medical Appliances to Master pharmacy students. By means of cliff-hanger anecdotes and an ingenious approach the pair knew how to keep the students' attention. Central issue of this workshop was the prevention of problems with medical appliances after having been supplied by the pharmacy.

Second Round Medidee
December 8th, 2008
The Technical University Delft, LNAG and Panton, together with marketing and sales expert Mathieu van Lent are continuing successfully with Medidee. The 2nd and 3rd pilots have started without any to-do: two excellent Master students (Karlijn Knol and Celine Joosten) coached by Medidee, will try and solve a bottleneck situation in a hospital. In the second quarter of this year Medidee will be introduced in a festive way and then its results will be shown also. Please read also the interview with Ingeborg for the new Business to Science portal, an initiative taken by 4 universities.

Results Future of Sutures
December 5th, 2008
At a celebration BBraun announced the result of the international competition. Suture Aid with its new forceps received the second prize! A wonderful worldwide boost for the new business and for us as co-designers!

Desmond Tutu watches film made by Panton
December 4th, 2008
Panton made a film commissioned by Marceline of Furth of the VUmc Free University medical centre (VUmc). The film deals is about a project called KIDS. Aim of this project in South Africa is to treat children suffering from Tubercular Meningitis at home instead of sending them to hospital for six months, far away from their parents. Panton was very happy to do this project. The short film explains the project and was shown to a thousand (!) guests, among whom the guest of honour, Bishop Desmond Tutu!

Market introduction of Fixxeo
End of November, 2008
Most products which we design and then appear on the market, are only to be seen in hospitals. However, we proudly announce that the new fire blanket of Life Safety products is for sale at all the national ANWB branches!

Lecture for NEVI ( Dutch Association of Purchasers)
November 28th, 2008
It was NEVI's wish that Panton should give a presentation to its members on Panton's view on cradle-to-cradle.

Congress on Safety in Medication
November 13th, 2009
Panton is also active in the improvement of safety in medication. Through research IGZ indicated the -considerable- size of the problem. The congress in Amsterdam yielded knowledge and insight into this complex subject matter. We'll get going!

Lecture for the CSAs in the Elisabeth Hospital
November 8th, 2008
The Central Sterilization Associations organized a congress in order to improve cleaning and sterilization of minimally invasive medical equipment. Ingeborg was one of the speakers at this congress. She showed how and when designers can cooperate with the CSA.

BBraun Future of Sutures
November 8th, 2008
The SutureAid forceps have won a place in the finals of the international competition by BBraun; they were elected the best entry from the Netherlands. On December 4th the best international entry will be announced. Please read more about the competition on BBraun's website. The Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC) also paid attention to the forceps in its magazine Status (Dutch only).

Thom appointed at Syntens
November 1st, 2008
Thom Verheggen no longer works at Panton. On November 1st he will start as a teamleader at Syntens in meppel. His appointment will undoubtedly strengthen the ties between Panton and Syntens!

Two Panton designs published in 'The Ingenieur'
October 18th, 2008
In a report on 'the latest products and trends' two designs Panton worked on are mentioned, the Activjet and the SutureAid forceps.

Winner Design Award!
October 18th, 2008
The SutureAid forceps have been elected first in the Category of professional products! The jury confirmed that a seemingly simple problem may sometimes be very complicated indeed to solve. The clever aspect of the design - according to the jury - is, that in working with SutureAid, surgeons do not lose anything of their long experience in suturing, as Suture Aid can almost be used as ordinary forceps. The teams of SutureAid, studioMOM and Panton proudly received their award on the catwalk.

The Activjet nominated for the Herman Wijffels Innovation Prize October 13th, 2008
Together with our patron Dolphys and studioMOM, Panton developed the ActivJet on the basis of a good idea of anaesthetist Dietmar Enk. The Activjet is a an artificial ventilator by which even patients suffering from respiratory obstruction can be successfully treated.

SutureAid in the news
October 9th , 2008
SutureAid is receiving a great deal of publicity - a.o. in Mednet and Medisch Contact - after it was nominated for the Dutch design Awards and after it had been used in the first cardiac and intestinal operations in three hospitals.

Fire blanket awarded the prize for the most original product! October 1st, 2008
The fire blanket Fixxeo which Panton designed for LifeSafetyProducts together with Kompane has been awarded a prize! Apart from the recognition GIO (Good Industrial Design) it was also selected - out of many entries - as the most original design. The fire blanket is launched on the market by Lifesafety products, and will shortly be for sale in the shops!

Panton and Ireland
September 22nd - 26th, 2008
Our customers asked us to assist them with the selection of the most suitable suppliers. These should preferably be firms which have a great deal of experience in the production of medical devices. On invitation of the Irish authorities Panton visited several specialized suppliers.

Watertight Patent?!?!
September 18th, 2008
The Panton team gained more in-depth knowledge of patents. This happened in a workshop of the Patent Agency together with Syntens. Indispensable for everyone who - like us - deals with innovation on a daily basis!

A view on the Future in de 'Rode Hoed'
September 17th , 2008
Commissioned by Berenschot Panton made an animation of the five care models of the future 2018 which Berenschot had devised. The animation was the inspiring start of a panel discussion in the Rode Hoed in Amsterdam. Policy makers and board members of hospitals discussed the models.

Two designs nominated for a Dutch Design Award!!
September 16th 2008
The selection committee has nominated both new designs of Panton: SutureAid and PimpedbyRoos. SutureAid is the effective and safe forceps for surgeons designed with the studioMOM and the innovative company SutureAid. PimpedbyRoos is a productline for decorating mobility aids, see also the news of May 14th. Our client for PimpedbyRoos is the Roos Prommenschenkel Foundation.

Magazine for Ergonomics interviewed Ingeborg Griffioen
August 29th 2008
The Dutch Magazine for Ergonomics asked Ingeborg everything they wanted to know. Read more (in Dutch) about her drive, Panton and about ergonomics in health care.

"Good Industrial Design" label for Panton
July 20st 2008
The Panton design for a new fire blanket is rewarded with the label "Good Industrial Design"! Panton developed the fire blanket together with Jaap Vis for Kompane and LifeSAfetyProducts, wellknown for its LifeHammer. The design of the new fire blanket was focussed on user friendlyness and safety. As you can expect from Panton.

New Old building Panton officially opened
July 4th 2008
The new home for Panton is now officially opened. After 3 lectures by Isala Hospital, Philips Design and Panton, the mayor of Deventer officially opened the characteristic building from 1634. Inside, our visitors could get an impression of the wide variety of projects we have worked on. Click here for a short impression. 

Website about pain for Erasmus MC
June 11th 2008
The Erasmus MC project "Know Your Pain" was nominated for the Dutch University Award 2008. It's a project to inform people about pain and medication and to obtain more data for research. Panton joined the project and developed the website www.kenuwpijn.nl. Finally Groningen University has won the award, but the motivated project team will certainly continue the project.

Lecture Iris Hobo on Durability Event 2008
June 5th 2008
More than 1500 companies, governmental organisations and educational organisations visited the yearly Event for durability. Iris Hobo presented her vision on cradle to cradle and design for durability in health care to 400 interested visitors. The lecture can be watched here in Dutch..

Pictures catwalk for children
May 23rd 2008
We've got photos of the Pimp and Win catwalk held in April (see news flash of April 16th). Instead of a stigmatizing wheelchair, Bas was driving a car, Jacco was sailing with his cool boat, Selma showed exotic flowers, Wouter was surrounded by butterflies and Demi was in the spotlights with her ballroom dress.

PimpedbyRoos launch
May 14th 2008
Beautiful products to 'accessorize' walking aids, wheel chairs etc. Designed by Panton for Roos Prommenschenkel, our first disabled Miss Holland. Presented by famous people to the Dutch press in a spectacular show. More about this event on this website.

Panton faces the future
April 24th 2008
Deventer thinks ahead. The city invites people and companies to think about the future. About 2030. Because of the reputation of an innovative company, the city asked Panton to contribute to an inviting movie (in Dutch).

NVILG listens to Ingeborg
April 18th 2008
The NVILG (Dutch Association for Purchasing in Healthcare) organized a congress about durable purchasing. Ingeborg was invited to tell about her vision on "healthy product design".

Iris pimps walking aids for children
April 16th 2008
A large audience and big smiles. Vilans asked Iris to 'pimp' several walking aids for children. Children proudly showed these 'pieces of art' on a real catwalk on the Support Fair in Utrecht.

Marco Voogsgerd joins Panton
April 14th 2008
Today Marco Voogsgerd has joined Panton as technical designer / engineer. Marco already gained a lot of experience with the technical side of (medical) product design.

Iris gives a lecture about C2C
March 11th 2008
Over 200 interested people visited Saxion College to hear the latest news about Cradle to Cradle! In an inspiring way Iris told what role designers could play in durable design. Her invitation to work to together on this subject was well understood.

Panton has moved
March 31st 2008
Monday it was business as usual, but in a total new (1634) environment. After an intensive and 'moving' weekend, we are happy to welcome you at the Noordenbergstraat 6.

Panton is about to move!
February 4th 2008
It took some time, but we have found it! A new spot that is even more inspiring and characteristic then our present one. With more space to work and to grow. We will move the 28th of March to Noordenbergstraat 6 in Deventer. Look here to see 'our' beautiful building from 1634, owned by Hendrick de Keyser, association for ancient architecture.

Lecture Design of Surgical Instruments
November 22nd 2007
Ingeborg Griffioen held a lecture during the first Congress of the Dutch Association of Experts for Sterile Medical Devices. About 100 delegates listened to several lectures in the Medical Center of Radboud University in Nijmegen. Ingeborg told designers how they could 'design for sterilisation'. She also pointed out when and how sterilisation experts and designers should communicate during the design process. Here you can read an impression of the whole day.

From report to tool
November 13th 2007
Panton developed a brainstorm poster to stimulate companies to develop new ideas for healthcare. The poster was based on a roadmap study by Ernst&Young for opportunities in the growing market for primary health care. LIOF, BOM and Syntens started this initiative.

Medication safety
October 3rd 2007
Thom Verheggen had a training on medication safety in hospitals from The Dutch Association of Hospital Pharmacies. Hospital Pharmacies are ahead in improving patient safety by a.o. risk management and central registration of medical errors. The idea that Panton has added value in this area, was confirmed again.

Deventer City of books
August 5th 2007
A city of books and book fanatics. The largest book market in Europe. Again, Panton opened her doors for its contacts. To rest, talk, read and show the purchased books.

Marc Padberg joins Panton
June 21st 2007
We are very happy with the fact that Marc Padberg has joined Panton this month, as Product Design Engineer. Marc (41) has developed many medical and rehabilitation products at ao. Huka, Ideon and Demcon. Marc will focus on the technology of new concepts, and its detailling and support of the further development.

Design on the Fair
March 17th 2007
From the 14th untill the 16th of March, the 'Total Care Fair' took place in Utrecht. Vilans asked Panton to create solutions for problems in health care, together withs students from Saxion College. Visitors of the fair were asked to submit their problems or ideas before and during the fair. A creative team immediately started with creating solutions in sketches. Together with Vilans and Saxion, Panton will investigate which ideas deserve further attention. Among others, Roos Prommenschenckel, mis(s) 2006/2007 reacted and asked the creative team to find a solution for 'ugly crutches'. She was very enthusiastic about the designs Iris created!

Henri in't Groen joins Panton
March 12th 2007
Henri in't Groen has joined the team of Panton as a consultant. Henri has a background in Health Care, Health Science (Psychological Health) and Education. He is currently active as Program Manager at the Technical University in Eindhoven, Domain Health. Henri will combine his job at the TU/e with contributions to Panton projects in the area of education, psychology and health care.

Care map
February 13th 2007
Health care is a complex world. And if we want to solve problems, we have to know what that world looks like. That's why Panton is working on a 'healthcare map'. Who is doing what, why, for who, what is the connection, where does the money come from? The first version is on the wall at Panton. We invite our relations to take a look at it and ask them for suggestions and corrections on this map. And by navigating, the world becomes more and more clear...

Breakfast workshops
February 1st 2007
Getting fresh ideas at an unusual moment and in an unusual setting. That's the goal of breakfast workshops (innovation tables), lead by Panton in the Health and Care Network. Check the (dutch) site.

Website Health and Care network
January 14th 2007
The site of the Health and Care Network (network of care institutes, education and companies) is on air! Panton was actively involved in the start up of the network. A next network meeting with interesting speakers is planned on March 15th in Apeldoorn. Check the (dutch) site www.healthcarestedendriehoek.nl

Patient safety
January 1st 2007
In exactly one year, all Dutch hospitals have to have a patient safety management system. Panton is studying several initiatives on this subject and the expected problems. Of course our goal is to contribute to (userfriendly!) solutions.

Hand-over to Second Chamber
November 14th 2006
At Panton the Mayor of Deventer officially presented the Report , with our proposals to speed up the care & cure innovations and to get rid of bureaucracy, to Second Chamber member Pieter Omtzigt. Members of the Health & Care network, the government and the media were present to witness this special moment. To demonstrate the potential of our network and the contribution of the Report our client Glengowan showed our development the Sutureaid forceps which prevent Needle Stick Injuries. Watch the news item on lokal television.

Corneel doctor of medicine
September 29th, 2006
The papers are signed! Corneel finished his last internship successfully and graduated at the University of Amsterdam. He's invited to start working beginning next year in the hospital of Rotterdam department of Child Surgery. Up until that moment he'll contribute full time to our project.

Support from the mayor of Deventer.
September 28th, 2006
The Mayor of Deventer is one of supporters of the proposals in the report of Improvements in Health Care (see also news item Panton in Financieel Dagblad).

Panton in Financieel Dagblad
September 28th, 2006
This newspaper (Dutch Financial Times) has published an interview with Ingeborg. Together with Pieter Omtzigt, member of The Second Chamber of our government, Ingeborg has taken initiative to create a report together with many parties in the medical field describing what laws are keeping both care institutes and companies from creating, implementing or speeding up the necessary improvements. The report (in Dutch) also describes possible and affordable solutions.

Visit of Panton to Medical Pharmaceutical Museum De Griffioen
September 27th, 2006
Griffioen family or not? The owner Bob Griffioen of this educational museum opened its doors and give us a very inspirational tour through the history of medical devices. Bob is a retired CEO of one of the largest hospitals in Holland. We can recommend his amazing museum and stories!

Region of Deventer calls for changes in law of innovations in health care
September 18th, 2006
The editors of the newspaper Stentor has published an interview with Ingeborg and another entrepreneur in the region about hurdles in innovation caused by the government. The interview is in Dutch

Thom Verheggen joins Panton
September 1st, 2006
Panton proudly announces the arrival of our new team member Thom Verheggen. Thom has over 10 years of experience in an industrial design agency and 5 years management of product development at Royal Auping, a large manufacturer of consumer beds. Thom is looking forward to be able to focus on his strong drive for feasibility studies and new concepts in product development! See also at who we are.

Book market and Panton
August 6th, 2006
In the medical field, many people love books. This was proven once again when Panton opened its doors for its contacts during the national Book Market held in Deventer. Great weather, our refreshments and tasty soup contributed to the joy of our visitors who decided to take a break at our office located in the old city centre next to the markets. It appeared a good combination, so we'll do it again next year!

Jeannette Visscher new employee of Panton
July 26th, 2006
Jeannette Visscher Joined the team of Panton. Jeannette will take care of administration and bookkeeping.

RobertJasper Zoer at Panton
1 juni 2006
Knowledge and art! Besides member of the OR team of a large hospital, RobertJasper Zoer is also a designer of medical instruments. His knowhow of both surgery and of techniques and materials makes him welcome in our team!

Doctor in the house
May 1st, 2006
Corneel Honingh joined the team of Panton. Corneel is co-assistant and wishes to specialise as a surgeon after he graduates in September. Corneel provides us with more specific knowledge and helps us with the development and testing of surgical instruments.

Panton in Medisch Nieuws
February 28th, 2006
In the Dutch magazine Medisch Nieuws (Medical News) an article was published about Panton. Medisch Nieuws is distributed among all Dutch hospitals.

Panton in 'Product'
January 12th, 2006
The Dutch Magazine 'Product' asked Panton to inform them about the new and already very active network of health care companies and institutions in the region of Deventer. The interview is in Dutch.