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🎓 Faculty Positions in Medical Engineering
The Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics at the FHNW School of Life Sciences in Muttenz is currently inviting applications for two professorships.We are seeking qualified and committed individuals with a strong academic background who are eager to contribute to our interdisciplinary research and teaching activities in the field…
🚀 Spotlight on the Kokoro Project!
We are excited to share that the Kokoro Project♥️, an interdisciplinary initiative funded by the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI), University of Basel, was featured on Millevoci, a radio program by Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)!🔬 Prof. Anna Marsano provided fascinating insights into the project’s innovative approach, bridging nanoscience, biomedical engineering, technology, and…
🚀 DrainSense – a project by the Institute of Medical Technology and Medical Informatics at FHNW Muttenz
Anastomotic leaks (AL) are a serious complication in abdominal surgeries – they affect 10-20% of the 14 million procedures performed worldwide each year. The DrainSense project is developing a bio-inspired sensor array that detects these leaks early, improving diagnosis.🎯 Our goal: more accurate AL diagnosis, fewer complications, lower healthcare costs,…
✨ Recap of our IM² New Year’s Reception 2025 ✨
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of sharing an unforgettable evening together! 🥂A huge thank you to all colleagues who joined and made the reception such a special event. Your great mood, the thoughtful decorations, and the warm atmosphere made the evening truly perfect. 💬 From delicious fondue at the standing…
🎉 We are thrilled to announce the successful PhD defense of Fabian Züger! 🎓👏
His dissertation, titled “Dual-Scale Hybrid Patches Combining 3D-Bioprinted Constructs with Directional Nanofiber Network to Mimic Native Myocardium, Towards in-vitro Heart Models”, represents an outstanding contribution to the field of tissue engineering and cardiac research.This work, funded by the SNI PhD Program, would not have been possible without the invaluable guidance and…
Frohes neues Jahr von uns allen am Institut für Medizintechnik und Medizininformatik der FHNW! 🎉✨
🧑‍🔬 Wir freuen uns auf ein inspirierendes 2025 voller Innovationen, spannender Projekte und enger Zusammenarbeit in der Medizintechnik und Medizininformatik. 🌟Ein besonderes Highlight in diesem Jahr:📢 Die gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Österreichischen, Deutschen und Schweizer Gesellschaften für Biomedizintechnik (BMT 2025) findet vom 9. bis 11. September 2025 bei uns auf dem…
🎓✨ Congratulations to Hugo Nicolas on his successful doctoral defense! 🎉👏
🎓✨ Congratulations to Hugo Nicolas on his successful doctoral defense! 🎉👏Hugo Nicolas, a PhD student at FHNW School of Life Sciences in Muttenz, Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics (IM²), and at the Universität Straßburg, defended his doctoral thesis on Monday. 📚🧠The title of his thesis: “Development…
✨ Looking back at the aiHealth2024 Conference at FHNW in Muttenz! ✨
We were thrilled to host and co-organize this year’s international aiHealth2024 conference at our campus. 🚀The event featured three key focus areas:🔍 Artificial intelligence in diagnostics,💊 Therapeutics, and🧠Digital twin applications.Experts from industry, clinics, and academia came together to discuss cutting-edge research, pressing challenges, and visionary developments shaping the future…
Welcome Markus Oelhafen to the Institute for Medical Informatics and Medical Engineering 🎉
Welcome Markus Oelhafen to the Institute for Medical Informatics and Medical Engineering 🎉We warmly welcome Dr. Markus Oelhafen , our new lecturer for Biomedical Engineering, to the Institute for Medical Informatics and Medical Technology at the School of Life Sciences, FHNW Muttenz.Markus Oelhafen is a technology…