Jan Detand is head of the The research group design.nexus. Design.nexusis the reference expertise group and cutting edge expertise center in product-system design & development of Ghent University. The complete cyclic design life cycle of a product and its accompanying systems is covered, from frond-end innovation to realization. Design.nexus (D.N) focuses on to creating bridges between the design discipline, emerging technology, societal challenges, sustainabity goals and an ever changing production context (industry 5.0). D.N cocreates and implements interdisciplinary design strategies and best practices together with MSc students, the industry and/or organizations from both public and private sectors, mainly (but not exclusively) in the make industry, circular design and health care. Own focus on research: Co-design & co-creation Design & Engineering for industry 5.0 (changing productioncontext) Medical Productodesign