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About ELLLA

Synergies in education, science and innovation

eHealth Living and Learning Lab Amsterdam

ELLLA–the eHealth Living & Learning Lab Amsterdam–is a hub for person-centred digital health education, science and innovation, based at Amsterdam UMC and the University of Amsterdam.

We believe in person-centred health care for everyone.

We believe that digital solutions can make health care more accessible, efficient and effective. But only if they are aligned to what people–patients and clinicians–want and need.

We believe that accelerating innovation responsibly means a constant search for synergies and collaboration across boundaries of sector, discipline and geography.

“My vision for the future of health care is that everyone in society can benefit from trusted digital solutions that are accessible, usable, safe and cost-effective.” Linda Peute, ELLLA Director

Our work

Education for digital transformation

– Hands-on experience with real-world UX and user-centred design challenges for Bachelor and Master students

– Practical professional development for researchers and healthcare professionals

– International and inter-institution collaborations and exchanges

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Cutting edge science

– Public-private partnerships to co-design new digital solutions.

– Project and work package leadership, supervision of PhD students and post-doctoral researchers.

– Expertise: user experience and usability, digital health literacy, implementation, early health technology assessment

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Industry collaboration

– Custom user-testing and research services with clinicians and patients 

– Data-driven insights and evidence on safety, impact and ease of use for regulatory approval (FDA, EU-MDR) and building customer trust 

– Expert advice and consulting on product design, implementation, and driving adoption

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Our team

Linda Dusseljee-Peute – Directrice

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David Neal – Assistant Professor

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Marloes Derksen – Assistant Professor
Thomas Engelsma – Assistant Professor
Harm Gijsbers – Assistant Professor
Liesbeth van den Berg – Scientific Researcher & Lecturer
Minke Geerlings – Holleboom – Scientific Researcher & Lecturer
Cynthia Groeneveld – Scientific Researcher & Lecturer
Corine Oldhoff-Nuijsink – Scientific Researcher & Lecturer
Kimmy Raven – Scientific Researcher & Lecturer
Mijs Buter – Scientific Researcher & Lecturer

Board of advisors

Prof. Ronald Cornet
Professor of reusable health data, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC
Viola Brouwer
Director of EHR Service Centre & lead at Centre for Data & Digitalisation, Amsterdam UMC
Dr. Azam Nurmohamed
Chief Medical Information Officer & Chair, “Data-driven working” programme, Amsterdam UMC
Prof. Arjen Brussard
Professor of translational medicine & Vice Dean Valorization, Amsterdam UMC
Dr. Marian Smeulers
Programme manager, “Amsterdam UMC at home” programme

Our roadmap to impact

How do you get from your problem, idea or invention to a trusted, widely adopted digital solution in healthcare? 

At ELLLA, we start with people: the users of digital solutions. We’ve distilled 30 years of experience in the science of Human Factors Engineering into a model for creating technology that works for people. From user-centred development, through user-testing, implementation and evaluation, we work end-to-end, across the full innovation lifecycle.

State of the art facilities

Our mobile UX lab is fully equipped to get the most value out of every user test. In the lab, simulated or live clinical environments, and in real-world settings.  

  • Eye tracking  
  • Multi-camera and multi-channel audio recording
  • Screen-capture
  • Facial recognition
  • Viso capture software for multi-channel data

You can also read more about the Human Factors Engineering research methods we use and the technologies that we work with.

A home in the hospital

Thanks to our mobile UX lab, the ELLLA team can contribute to education, research and innovation anywhere in the world.

But Amsterdam is our home, and we share it with 20,000 healthcare professionals, 35,000 patients and 5000 students. Amsterdam UMC is the largest health care provider in the Netherlands and one of Europe’s most important academic medical centres. The ELLLA team belong to Amsterdam UMC’s Department of Medical Informatics.

Learn, investigate and innovate with ELLLA

We’re excited to work with students, educators, scientists, technology developers, clinicians, and patients, amongst others. To find out what ELLLA can do for you, explore further or get in touch.

Get in touch!

Do you have a challenge or opportunity right now, or any questions about digital solutions for healthcare?

Hopefully we have the education, research or development solution you need. And, if not, let’s create it together! Send us an email now, or follow us and reach out via LinkedIn.