Medical Science & Technology (MedST)
Description
Innovative medical technologies significantly contribute to better healthcare, improved quality of living, as well as greater autonomy and social participation in old age.
The environment in which innovative medical engineering products are designed and created is more complex than in many other industrial sectors: This applies to research and development activities, clinical trial studies and testing, the market certification process, and market development. A recent study published by the German government, titled “Innovation in Medical Engineering”, again confirmed the enormous significance of this field for Germany as a location for innovation.
Concerning university research in medical engineering, RWTH Aachen has the potential to achieve a leadership position worldwide. At the University, all the relevant competencies and scientific areas are represented by high-profile researchers. Medical engineering is a research area which requires the integration of a large number of diverse disciplines at RWTH Aachen – only in this way, the complexity of the research questions can be addressed.
Our locational advantage is that a recognized university hospital, and interdisciplinary Helmholtz Institute for Medical Engineering, and a large number of engineering and natural sciences institutes and departments are in close proximity to each other, which facilitates interdisciplinary exchange and intense collaborative research.
An example for new forms of collaboration is given by the new interdisciplinary joint professorship in Tissue Engineering and Textile Implants held by Professor Stefan Jockenhövel, which provides a bridging function between the Institute of Applied Medical Engineering (AME) and the Institute for Textile Technology (ITA).
The participation of several faculties and departments in this profile area makes it possible for the scientists from all involved disciplines to investigate new interdisciplinary questions, pool their expertise and synergistically combine their research activities. In this way significant research activities and even large-scale projects can be efficiently carried out.
Steering Committee
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Prof. Thomas Gries |
Faculty 4 - Mechanical Engineering |
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Prof. Jörg B. Schulz |
Faculty 10 - Medicine |
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Prof. Fabian Kießling |
Faculty 10 - Medicine |
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Prof. Klaus Steffen Leonhardt |
Faculty 6 - Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
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Prof. Wilfried Mokwa |
Faculty 6 - Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
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Prof. Martin Möller |
Faculty 1 - Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences |
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Prof. Nadim J. Shah |
Forschungszentrum Jülich |
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Prof. Thomas Schmitz-Rode |
University Hospital Aachen |