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Carry Forward
Herbert F. Voigt, Prof. Rakto Magjarevic, Prof. discussions including parallel sessions on
James Goh, Prof. Shankar Krishnan and Prof. elections. In this issue of the News, we covered
Kang-Ping LIN continued to foster visiting young scholars
Marc Nyssen. The News have made complete lists of IFMBE Awards prizewinners, and the
News Editor, IFMBE and have made complete reports of every
reports regarding IFMBE global development nominations of the assigned nominators and
meeting since 2009. In addition, the News has
strategies and cooperation projects, such as nominees for elections. We look forward to
obtained continued support from Prof. Martha
collaborations and exchange activities of ICSU another successful year of IUPESM Word
Zequera Diaz in Latin America, Prof. Nicolas
and WHO, and detailed description of IFMBE Congress.
Pallikarakis in Europe, Prof. Luis Kun in North
organization instructions. The latest and the
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issues of IFMBE News have been America who have provided me with instant
published since I served as the IFMBE most complete information has been promptly From Munich to Beijing to Toronto, IFMBE
updates which offered us the opportunity to
News editor appointed by Prof. Herbert F. Voigt announced due to their efforts. News carried forward its mission, stepping into
stay connected with the global community of
after the General Assembly meeting at Munich, the next period. It is a platform that welcomes
medical and biological engineering. Therefore,
Germany in 2009. I would like to express my This June, IUPESM World Congress will be participation and feedback from each and
a series of feature columns spotlighting special
gratitude to the editor assistants, Ms. Chiency hosted in Toronto, Canada, in which IFMBE every member, to help shape a better IFMBE
topics and specific regions, like Africa, Latin
Kao and Ms. Brenda Chang for issues No.85- members will meet up and participate academia News that meets needs and expectations.
America, Asia Pacific and Europe have been
90 and Ms. Xiahong Weng for issues No.91-98; designed to provide a window of perspective
in particular, Ms. Weng has always provided to the many affiliations on reunion around the
suggestions for improvement, including content globe.
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characteristics of global diversity. News contains worldwide reports of academia
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journal papers, >280 international peer reviewed with the Society and its events. My experience and 2011 he became Associate Professor in the same Proceedings Series Deputy Editor (2013-2015).
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I also organised the first IFMBE-Sponsored- Associate Head), he Beckman Institute, and a chair The IFMBE publishes journals, proceeding and stages of development. Within this ¿eld of early HTA,
Asian-Paci¿c Medical Device Design Competition of the Neuroscience Program. In 2015 he moves to books; my experience as a journal editor and my she is an acknowledged expert on Multi-Criteria
in October 2014 in conjunction with the 9th the University of California at San Diego as Adjunct more general knowledge of scienti¿c publication Decision Analysis (MCDA). In her MCDA studies,
Asian-Pacific Conference on Medical and Professor of Bioengineering. issues should be a plus for the IFMBE in a time she chaired and supervised various expert panels,
Biological Engineering in Taiwan. The focus of He served as President of the IEEE Engineering of changes brought about by open access, composed of biomedical engineers and medical
the competition was on the design of a low-cost in Medicine and Biology Society and also as Editor electronic publishing, and a rapidly growing specialists, to assess technologies prior to their clinical
medical device to improve healthcare in resource- in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical biomedical engineering publication market. introduction in health care. Examples of the medical
scarce communities. Engineering. Prof. Wheeler’s research interests There is more potential to be exploited in linking, devices she assessed include gene technology,
I believe that the above two activities which I had lie in the application of electrical engineering via IFMBE, the constituent societies with large nanotechnology, imaging technology, heart pumps,
organised have brought bene¿ts to our members methodologies to neuroscience. His work inÀuenced intergovernmental organizations, such as the and robotics. Her HTA studies supported decisions on
in the BME communities. Given the opportunity, neural spike sorting technologies, microelectrode World Health Organization. I would welcome the design engineering (various industrial and academic
I would like to share my experience with other array recording from brain slices, and the use of opportunity to serve toward this end. organizations), allocation decisions of research
regional groups in IFMBE with the hope that there lithography to control cells, especially neurons, in grants (e.g. Health Council, the Netherlands), and
will be more closer interactions and collaborations culture. His work aims at basic science understanding Healthcare Technology Assessment reimbursement decisions (e.g. IQWiG, Germany). She
between regional groups on a more regular basis. of the behavior of small population of neurons. Division (HTAD) Member Nominations has taught diverse courses in early HTA for Master
He is a Felllow of IAMBE, AAAS, IEEE, AIMBE Name: Marjan Hummel students in Biomedical Engineering, Technical
Affiliated Society: The Netherlands
Name: Brucce C. Wheeler and BMES. Society for Biophysics and Biomedical Medicine and Health Science. She has published
Af¿liated Society: IEEE EMBS Technology
Current Position (in Af¿liated Society): Position Statement Current Position (in Af¿liated Society): her HTA studies involving biomedical engineers in
Past President Member
Current Profession: Professor of My experience helpping to improve the interactions Current Profession: Assistant professor
various international peer-reviewed journals.
Biomedical Engineering, University of at the University of Twente in the
of the IFMBE and the IEEE EMBS has been very Position Statement
Florida Netherlands
positive. This includes especially the agreement to In my view, the expertise of biomedical engineers
cooperate in yearly alternating biomedical and health Brief Biography is often too incrementally applied in HTA studies
Brief Biography informatics (BHI) conferences. By extension there are Marjan Hummel is an Assistant Professor in on medical devices. Therefore, in my HTA
Bruce Wheeler moved to the University of Fllorida in other conferences and activities where the IFMBE DEcision support for Design Engineering (DEciDE) research I actively promote the involvement of
2008, serving as Acting Chair of the Department of umbrella organization can work collaboratively in Healthcare. She is affiliated with the Department biomedical engineers in 1) identifying relevant
Biomedica Engineering (2009-12) and co-authoring with IEEE EMBS to provide a greater range and of Health Technology and Services Research at performance criteria of medical devices, 2)
the proposal for the BS BME degree program. quality of conferences and related activities for the the University of Twente in the Netherlands. With a providing data about the performance of medical
While at Illinnois (1980--2008) he wrote the increasing number of biomedical engineers world Master’s degree in Technical Business Engineering devices, 3) assessing the performance of medical
proposal for the BS, MS,PHD and Department of wide. Clearly other affiliated IFMBE societies offer and a Doctoral degree in Medical Sciences, Marjan devices, and 4) generating ideas for improving
Bioengineeering and served as Founding / Interim excellent conferences that Administrative Council has a multidisciplinary background. She has the performance of medical devices. In short, I
Head from (2005-08). He was also Professor of should continue to endorse and strengthen, thereby developed a line of research on health technology regard the expertise of biomedical engineers to
Electrical and Computer Engineering (including enhancing the reach of the constituent societies. assessment (HTA) of medical devices in their early be essential for all stages of HTA.
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I would be honoured to help the HTA Division therapy and radiation protection, School of optimal and harmonized decisionmaking processes the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) where
in achieving its objectives through my solid Medicine,University of Zagreb, Croatia related to healthcare technologies. he directed the medical devices sector for nine years.
methodological expertise in assessing medical since 2003 lecturer and mission expert of the In particular, I would focus my efforts towards the After MPA Dr. Philipson moved back to research
devices, through my experience in facilitating International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) initiation of the new project of web-based electronic and academia serving as the research director at
discussions between engineers and medical specialist since 2002 lecturer at Health Polytechnic, Zagreb, dictionary/encyclopaedia and the international journal Örebro county council, this position included strategic
in HTA on the value of medical devices to healthcare, Croatia on Clinical Engineering and Health Technology responsibilities for the research at three hospitals,
and through my experience in teaching methods for since 2000 peer reviewer of the Journal of Nuclear Assessment (CEHTA), together with all HTA-related primary care, psychiatry, dentistry and rehabilitation.
HTA to engineers. I am driven to organize meetings Medicine efforts aiming advanced synergetic collaboration and After serving the Örebro county council for four
between biomedical engineers, medical specialists since 1995 research scientist in national and communication with individual medical and other health years Dr. Philipson, on January 1st 2015, started
and other researchers in HTA, to present research international research & development projects professionals and/or their associations nation-, region- his own medical device consulting company.
on the involvement of biomedical engineers in HTA 1995 M.Sc. in biomedical measurement techniques or world-wide for the maximal bene¿t of patients. Lennart Philipson has published 32 presentations
at international conferences, as I did at the FBME and computing, Faculty of Electrical Engineeringand (oral and posters at scientific symposia,
conference in Croatia, to publish these studies in Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia Name: Lennart Philipson conferences and workshops) and has 27 published
Affiliated Society: Swedish Society for
international peer-reviewed journals, and to educate since 1990 clinical biomedical engineer, Division Medical Engineering and Physics papers in international scienti¿c journals.
Current Position (in Af¿liated Society):
biomedical engineers in methods for early HA. of Biophysics, Department of Nuclear Medicine Member of the board Position Statement
Current Profession: Medical device
andRadiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Medical devices are becoming increasingly
consultant
Name: Mario Medvedec Zagreb and University of Zagreb School ofMedicine, important for modern medical care. IFMBE has
Af¿liated Society: Croatian Medical and
Biological Engineering Society Zagreb, Croatia the leverage to help promoting the position of the
Vice President 1989 - B.Sc. in radiocommunications and professional Brief Biography medical and biological engineering sector and in
Current Profession: Clinical Biomedical
Engineer; Adjunct Professor electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineeringand Lennart Philipson is an electrical and biomedical that way help building a more efficient and safer
Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia engineer from Chalmers university of technology, medical and health care for everyone. I would be
1983 - graduated from High School of Mathematics Gothenburg Sweden. He also has a Ph. D. and the happy to support the IFMBE by contributing with my
Brief Biography and Informatics, Zagreb, Croatia degree associate professor (docent) in biomedical experience from the medical engineering sector.
since 2013 vice-president of the Croatian Society 1964 - born in Zagreb, Croatia engineering from Linköping university, Sweden.
for Medical and Biological Engineering Position Statement His research career started with 18 years of Name: Kallirroi Stavrianou
Affiliated Society: Hellenic Society for
since 2012 lecturer at Faculty of Science, University If I were elected as a membe of the IFMBE clinical neurophysiology at Örebro university Biomedical Technology (ELEVIT)
of Zagreb, Croatia Healthcare Technology Assessment (HTA) Division, hospital. This period was interrupted by a year Member
Current Profession: Post Doc Researcher,
since 2009 member of the Executive Committee, I would do my best to plan, introduce, promote, as a visiting research engineer at Northwestern
Biomedical Engineer, University of Patras,
Croatian Society for Medical and Biological organize, establish, coordinate, investigate, develop university in Chicago. Greece
Engineering; member of the Clinical Engineering and improve all possible activities of biomedical Following the time at the hospital Dr. Philipson
Division Board, International Federation forMedical engineering community within clinical and academical moved to Örebro university where he headed the Brief Biography
and Biological Engineering environments at the local, national, regional and department for science and technology for seven Kallirroi Stavrianou was born in Athens, she
2006 Ph.D. in clinical dosimetry, radionuclide international levels, in order to assist in and support years. After this period in academia Lennart moved to received her Diploma in Physics in 2001, her
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Technology - Greece. He is an author of more I will work towards promotion of the CED on Ageing Well and Inclusion, with special attention to 1) improving diagnostic and therapeutic capacity; 2)
than 50 publications in international peer - the International level and increase of the real chronic disease management and diabetes. He is benchmark, visibility and exploitation of the medical
reviewed journals and conference proceedings. active members; enhancement of links and representing LST-UPM in the European Innovation information; 3) optimization of the operative and
He has more than ten years of teaching collaboration of the CED with other National and Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, in the care process; 4) management of chronic patients; 5)
experience in the field of Medical Technology International Organizations in the same ¿eld, both Action Group A1 Prescription and Adherence to support to the scientific development. The Clinical
Management, Clinical Engineering, Medical in developing and developed countries. I am open medical plans, acting also as group coordinator Engineer will be a ”facilitator” for the structural
Device Vigilance and Patient Safety. During the minded and always eager for new knowledge and and leader of the Empowerment subgroup. He transformation of the healthcare system and,
last decade, he has been actively involved in a challenges. I believe my involvement in the CED has a strong and long collaboration with Medtronic through technological innovations, will contribute
large number of National and European projects. activities will have a positive impact and it will Iberica, as expert in eHealth applied to integrated adding “transversality” to traditional vertical
His main scienti¿c interests comprise Biomedical contribute towards the implementation of CED care for the Hospital Solution Unit. He is author processes, and continuity of health care services
Technology Management, Clinical mission and objectives. of more than 30 publications in scienti¿c journals, out of traditional hospital settings.
Engineering, Medical Devices Vigilance and Patient book chapters and conferences (http://orcid.
Safety, Medical Equipment Management Software Name: Giuseppe Fico org/0000-0003-1551-4613). Name: Thomas M. Judd
Affiliated Society: SEIB – Sociedad Affiliated Society: American College of
Systems, Biomedical Engineering Education. Other Española de Ingeniería Biomédica Position Statement Clinical Engineering
Current Position (in Af¿liated Society): Current Position (in Af¿liated Society):
research interests include Image Processing, Digital Member I will contribute to the activities of the division Advocacy Committee Chairman,
Current Profession: Researcher in the International Committee Member
Tomosynthesis, Monte Carlo Simulations, and with a proactive and positive attitude. I would
Life Supporting Technologies group at Current Profession: National clinical
Breast Phantom Modelling. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, like to help increasing the awareness about the engineering role in large US health system
Spain.
Position Statement importance of the clinical engineer in the health
I am a self - motivated person, able to produce Brief Biography care revolution that is taking place since the last Brief Biography
high quality work, both independently and within Giuseppe Fico is M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering decade. In a 36-year-career and certified in clinical
a group. An important aspect of my personality since 2005, Universitá degli studi di Napoli This is something I am doing in the European engineering (CE), quality, and health information,
is my determination to resolving problems and Federico II (Italy), and Mast. in Biomedical Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging, since 2006 Tom Judd has been National Project
completing tasks. I am persistent and thorough, Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in the Adherence to Treatment and Integrated Care Director, Clinical Technology, Kaiser Permanente
with responsibility to deliver solid outcomes. I am (Spain), since 2007. He is expert in applying Action Groups, together with patient associations, (KP), helping to transfer device-electronic health
a self - responsible person with a strong sense of engineering and information technology methods research academies, industries, authorities record (EHR) integration solutions across KP’s 40
commitment. If elected, I will bring to the CED of to health and wellbeing. He is manager of and policy makers. The Clinical Engineer must hospitals and 600 clinics serving 9.5M patients,
IFMBE my experience in the field of Biomedical international research projects and initiatives in the contribute to generate products and services for and on its medical device integration and wireless
Engineering, specifically in Management of health sector. He is teacher of specialized courses efficiency in clinical management, facilitate the governance groups.
Biomedical Technology and Clinical Engineering, as in biomedical engineering and strategic coordinator involvement of the individual in the management of He leads health technology (HT) evaluations at
well as, my knowledge in the recent developments of the health area at Life Supporting Technologies health and continue contributing with innovation to KP’s Gar¿eld Innovation Center, speaks nationally
in Education and Training of Biomedical Engineers (LST) group of the Universidad Politécnica de the unsolved clinical problems. Key points for the on these topics, and serves on AAMI medical
in the wide European Area, nowadays. Madrid. His research focuses on ICT for Health, development of the clinical engineer’s role will be: device standards committees www.aami.org.
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Professor in Biomedical Electromagnetics both htm.uct.ac.za) in 1999, the only one of its kind clinical engineering and related healthcare technology for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)
at the Department of Signal and Systems, at in the African Region and for which I remain assessment and management in the African Region. Administrative Council member (1991-1997), Co-
Chalmers University of Technology. Between director/convener. I am also affiliated with the After more than 30 years of professional involvement Chair and Chair of the Secretaries Committee
2007 and 2010 he was the Head of Division of Graduate School of Technology Management at at national, regional and international levels I believe (1988-1997), Chair of the New Initiatives Working
Biomedical engineering, Department of Signals the University of Pretoria (see http://www.up.ac. I have valuable insights that can serve and support Group (1997-2003), member of the Finance
and Systems. Since 2010 he is the head of the za/graduate-school-of-technologymanagement). the work of the CED speci¿cally and the IFMBE and Committee (2000-2009), Nominating Committee
main research interests include electromagnetic I have served in an advisory capacity and as IUPESM more generally. (2000-present), Division for Health Care Technology
diagnostics, monitoring and treatment, microwave consultant for the World Health Organization and Assessment (1991-1997), and the Working Group
system design. He is author/ co-author of more other national and international bodies, including the Nominations for IFMBE Honorary Life- for Asian-Paci¿c Activities (1997-2009). He served
than 200 refereed journal and conference papers. South African Department of Health and the Council Membership (HLM) as the Vice-president (2003-2006) and President
Biomedical engineering is increasingly important for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). My Name: MAKOTO KIKUCHI (2006-2009) of IFMBE. His memberships and board
Affiliated Society: JSMBE (Japanese
for modern medical care. IFBME is in the position interests span the assessment, innovation, application Society for Medical and Biological positions in national academic societies included:
Engineering)
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Honorary member
biomedical engineering sector and in that way related infrastructure, as well as optimisation of public and Biological Engineering (JSMBE), and President
Current Profession: President of Japan
help building a more efficient and safer medical sector healthcare delivery in resource-scarce settings Association for the Advancement of of the Japan Society for Laser Surgery and
Medical Equipment
and health care for everyone. and TB-related airborne infection control. I previously Medicine (JSLSM).
I would be happy to support the IFBME on this served as Chair of the IFMBE’s Working Group for Brief Biography
journey. Developing Countries and as CED board member Prof. Makoto Kikuchi has made extensive Name: Ákos JOBBÁGY, Ph.D., D.Sc., full
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and also as council member of the IFMBE and the contributions to the development of the Affiliated Society: Hungarian BME
Society (Biomedical Engineering Section
Name: Mladen Poluta South African biomedical engineering and clinical bioengineering profession worldwide through his of the Hungarian Scientific Society for
Af¿liated Society: Biomedical Engineering Measurement and Automation)
Society of South Africa engineering societies, and am currently on the board extensive professional activities and service with the Current Position (in Af¿liated Society):
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None of the IFMBE’s DHTA. government. He has also extensive experience in
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at Universities of Cape Town and Pretoria)
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structured and positioned to play a major role – on the initiative member to start up the Strategy Planning Prof. Akos Jobbagy dedicated his professional life
Brief Biography international stage at both global and regional levels Committee of the METIS (Medical Engineering to science and biomedical engineering and more
After working in the medical device industry – across the life-cycle of healthcare technologies, Technology Industrial Strategy) Consortium in than ten years to IFBME. His engagement in the
and in an academic hospital setting, I joined the from innovation to assessment, application and Japan since 2001, and has continued to hold that Hungarian BME Society and IFMBE made large
Department of Biomedical Engineering (see http:// management. I have a particular interest in promoting position up to this moment. From April, 2015 he will impact on Biomedical Engineering science and
www.bme.uct.ac.za) at the University of Cape an integrated approach to life-cycle management be appointed the Project Director of Japan Agency education. Akos was serving as an AC member of
Town in 1987 and established the Healthcare of healthcare technologies, especially in resource- for Medical Research and Development. Makoto the IFMBE from 2006 to 2012. He was the Chair
Technology Management program (see www. scarce settings. I am also passionate about advancing Kikuchi served as an International Federation of the ¿fth the European IFMBE Conference held
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in Budapest in 2011 and was Honorary Co-chair of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy Name: Antonio Fernando Catelli Infantosi Pattern Recognition, and Biological Signal
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Dubrovnik in September 2014. He was also a Medical College (PUMC). He graduated with a Current Position (in Af¿liated Society): as an Administrative Council member of the
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Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto
IUPESM sponsored conferences Chair of OFMBE his Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós Graduação significant mark on the policy and activities of
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Secretaries’ Committee and an active member of California, San Francisco, and was promoted to Engenharia Biomédica the Federation. His activities and wisdom in the
different IFMBE bodies. Currently, he is chairing Professor of CAMS & PUMC in 1992. Dr. Liu’s Brief Biography policy matters of IFMBE, in particular in matters
the IFMBE Conference Committee. He was the research expertise is molecular mechanisms of Fernando Infantosi Graduated in Electronic of IFMBE Statutes, first as a member and
editor of the proceedings of the ¿fth the European cardiovascular diseases, gene regulation and Engineering from the Mauá School of currently as the Chair of the IFMBE Constitution
IFMBE Conference these proceedings are listed gene therapy. He has investigated the multi-level Engineering (1971), he got his master’s degree and Bylaws Committee, left an indelible trace
among 25 most downloaded Springer books. Prof. gene transcriptional regulation and targeted gene in Biomedical Engineering from the Federal in the policy and in the organization of the
Akos Jobbagy graduated Electrical Engineering correction using the canonic hemoglobin gene University of Rio de Janeiro (1975) and Ph.D. Federation.
from Budapest University of Technology and clusters as model system. His recent series work in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College
Economics in 1975. He defended his PhD thesis in on SIRT family has discovered the bene¿cial effect of Science Technology Medicine University of Name: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Artmann
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1995 at the same University. In 2007, he received and the working mechanisms of caloric restriction London (1986). He is currently Professor of GESELLSCHAFT FUR BIOMEDIZINISCHE
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Doctorate from the Hungarian Academy of on cardiovascular system. Till now, he has Engineering Coordination of Post Graduate Current Position (in Af¿liated Society):
Programs, professor at the Federal University IFMBE – Chair of the WG for Cellular and
Sciences. Since then, he worked as a professor at published more than 200 original research articles
Stem Cell Engineering
the University, and in 2011 he became the head of and invited reviews, which have been cited more of Rio de Janeiro, member of the Brazilian Current Profession: Chair Center of
Competence in Bioengineering, Aachen,
the Department for Measurement and Information than 3000 times. He has received three items of Society of Biomedical Engineering, member of Germany
System, and from 2012 he serves as the Vice awards of Advance of Science and Technology, the Administrative Committee of the Regional Brief Biography
rector for Education at the Budapest University of the Ministry of Health, P.R.China and one item of Council of Biomedical Engineering for Latin Gerhard M. Artmann graduated in Physics from
Technology and Economics. award of the National Natural Sciences. He is also America, Body Member editorial of IEEE the University of Dresden in 1974, accomplished
a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, his PhD in Physics in 1988 at the RWTH Aachen.
Name: Depei Liu member of Institute of Medicine of the National Member of the editorial board of Medical His Habilitation (Dr. sc.) in 1998 promoted him for
Affiliated Society: Chinese Society of
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Past president Academy of Sciences. Professor Depei Liu served member of the Brazilian Journal of Biomedical chairs the Institute for Bioengineering with key
Current Profession: Professor of National
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Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology,
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Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) &
Peking Union Medical College (PUMC). of the World Congress in Medical Physics and Member of The International Union for Physical Biochemistry, and Biomechanics. Internationally he
Brief Biography Biomedical Engineering which was held in Beijing, and Engineering Sciences in Medicine. He has chairs the IFMBE working group Cell and Stem Cell
Dr. De-Pei Liu is a professor at State Key China, in June 2012. He is also a member of the a large expertise in Biomedical Engineering Engineering for a number of years. In September
Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute IUPESM Administrative Council. w i t h s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t i n : E p i d e m i o l o g y, 2014, Artmann organized and chaired the 9th
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University of Singapore. His research interests care are clinical areas in which highly specialized interests are directed towards Biomedical to the role of hemodynamics in atherosclerosis
include mechanobiology of human diseases interventional, navigational and monitoring Systems for Diagnostics and Therapy; Deep and the role of the vascular endothelium, to
and the development of microÀuidic biochips for techniques are imperative for patient care and Brain Stimulation; Neuronavigation, Laser the development of new medical devices,
disease detection and diagnosis. Prof Lim has improved health in the society. The overall aim Doppler Techniques, Optical Spectroscopy, to regenerative medicine and stem cell
authored more than 260 peer-reviewed papers of our research is to developed and evaluate Microcirculation, and Clinical Implementations. technology, the contributions of the medical and
(including 36 invited/review articles) and delivered new methods and techniques for radical Her international experience involve research biological engineering community have had a
more than 250 invited talks. He is currently on improvement of navigation, intervention and visits at Yale Medical School, USA; University major impact. This includes everything from
the editorial boards of 12 international journals. monitoring in neurosurgery. Topics of special of New South Wales, Australia; RWTH Aachen advances in pacemakers to continuing efforts
Hehas also co-founded four startupsand an interest are deep brain stimulation (DBS), optical University, Germany and FHNW, Switzerland to understand “the rules of life” that determine
incubator that commercialize the technologies techniques for intraoperative neuronavigation, as well as participation in EC-projects. She has cell function.As one further envisions the future,
developed in his lab. Prof Lim and his team brain microcirculation as well as the integration more than ten years of experience in working although the application of engineering to the
have won more than 40 research awards and and translation of the new tools and methods with biomedical industry partners, mainly through medical area will continue to be important,
honors including the university’s Outstanding for clinical use. In the DBS research we have the Swedish Competence Centre NIMED and such new areas as energy, the environment,
Researcher Award, Outstanding Innovator Award developed a patient-specific modelling and NovaMedTech. She was one of the co-founders and food will be an expanded part of medical
and TiE50 Award(Silicon Valley) in 2014, Credit simulation concept for investigation of the electric of Lisca AB a company marketing laser Doppler and biological engineering. Already we are
Suisse Technopreneur of the Year Award, Wall ¿eld around active DBS-contacts. This allows for perfusion imagers. She is a fellow of IAMBE and seeing an industrialization of biology with the
Street Journal Asian Innovation Award (Gold), visualization of the relative electric ¿eld changes EAMBES. biomanufacturing of chemicals today becoming
TechVenture Most Disruptive Innovation Award, in relation to the patient’s anatomy by using MRI a significant element of the economy of the
Asian Entrepreneurship Award (First Prize) in together with superimposed atlas structures. IFMBE John Hopps Award U.S. and there are efforts focused on creating
2012, President’s Technology Award and the The simulation method has proven useful for Robert M. Nerem biological machines, ones that might not even
TechVenture Rising Star Innovator Award in 2011 clinical evaluations of movement and speech in Georgia Institute of Technology exist in nature. Over the past half century
Atlanta, USA
and the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Parkinson’s disease and is now also introduced the International Federation of Medical and
Award in 2010. for new DBS-indications and brain targets. During Biological Engineering (IFMBE) has had a major
the talk examples of both optical application in leadership role, and in the world of the future,
IFMBE Otto Schmitt Award neurosurgery as well as projects related to DBS IFMBE will have to evolve its role in order to
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Karin Wårdell, Department of Medical and Biological Engineering: community.
Biomedical Engineering, Linköping Biography: Karin Wårdell, is Professor of Celebrating the Past, Envisioning the Future
University, Sweden Biomedical Engineering and Head of the Abstract: Over the past half century engineers Biography: Dr. Nerem joined Georgia Tech in
Biomedical Instrumentation & Neuro-Engineering have made enormous contributions to both 1987 as the Parker H. Petit Distinguished Chair for
Group at the Department of Biomedical an increased understanding of biology and Engineering in Medicine. Heis an Institute Professor
Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden. biological mechanisms and to improvements in Emeritus, and he was the founding Director of the
Neuro-engineering for navigation, intervention She received the PhD-degree in Biomedical clinical treatments. For these many contributions Parker H. Petit Institute forBioengineering and
and implementation in neurosurgery Instrumentation from Linköping Institute by engineers and physical scientists, there is Bioscience, aresearch institute established in 1995
Abstract: Neurosurgery and neuro-intensive of Technology in 1994. Present research much to celebrate. From the study of blood Àow, to bring biochemistry, bioengineering, and biology
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