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DBE Summer School 2024 on Scientific Writing & Publishing
The DBE Summer School 2024 revolved around «Scientific Writing & Publishing». At the beautiful village Wattwiller in Alsace, France, 25 students from the PhD program in Biomedical Engineering as well as colleagues from Swiss TPH discussed…
DBE PhD Day on Science Communication
The 24th of May was a very special day at the DBE with our PhD Day. Together with 30 of our fellows from various research groups, we had the opportunity to network in a relaxed atmosphere – just the right way to get creative!
Documentary on AI in Surgery Showcases Thieringer/Cattin collaboration
KI Campus, a German learning platform for artificial intelligence, has just released a documentary video on AI in surgery. It showcases the work of AI-related work of SwissMAM and CIAN in designing and 3D printing of cranial implants.
Rauter and Cattin on Swiss National Radio
Swiss Radio and Television SRF visited the DBE to find out why Switzerland is so successful in medical technology innovation. Professors Georg Rauter and Phillippe Cattin provided answers and presented examples from robotics and artificial…
Breathtaking Progress in Breath Research Highlighted by SNSF
The Swiss National Science Foundation has published a feature on the research of Prof. Pablo Sinues’ Translational Medicine Breath Research (TMBR) group at DBE and their system for breath analysis through mass spectrometry which they have…
New in the Surgical Armamentarium: 3D Printing
In a conversation in ‹3D Adept Mag› about the what, why, and how of additive manufacturing in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Prof. Florian Thieringer talks about the necessity of advanced technology for complex trauma injuries, on…
What a Week for Functional Biomechanics!
Leon Schooff of the Functional Biomechanics team won the AMTI Best Experimental Study Award at the 2024 Congress of the German Society of Biomechanics in Heidelberg with maximum scores in all categories. Linda Bühl and Eleonora Croci won…
10th DBE Research Day: Save the Date!
On 21 August 2024, the DBE celebrates its 10th Research Day. The event showcases DBE’s progress in bridging the gap between medicine and engineering. The program is not finalized yet and will be published here as soon as we have it.
Prof. Pablo Sinues Elected Co-President of Swiss Metabolomics Society
Sinues has been elected co-president of the Swiss Metabolomics Society (SMS), together with co-president Dr. Julijana Ivanisevic from University of Lausanne. SMS is an official affiliate of the International Metabolomics Society (IMS).
Editor’s Pick: Optics and the Brain
Three-dimensional brain imaging is generally performed with magnetic resonance tomography. X-ray tomography, however, provides substantially improved spatial resolution. Replacing the established absorption contrast by the phase-contrast…
Innosuisse Funding for Ferda Canbaz
Dr. Ferda Canbaz has secured a Life Sciences funding of 1.14 million CHF from Innosuisse for a period of three years. The project's ambitious goal is to pioneer the creation of the world's inaugural robotically-controlled handheld…
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Robots Cuts Red Ribbon: The New DBE Officially Inaugurated
On January 30, the DBE's new premises were inaugurated with a bang: Thomi Jourdan, head of the department of economy and health of Canton Basel Landschaft, Prof. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, rector of the University of Basel, and Prof. Philippe…
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HORIZON Grant to Valentina Basoli and Swiss MAM
Congratulations to Dr. Valentina Basoli and the consortium partners, including Prof. Fabiana Arduini (Italy), Prof. Javier Ramon (Spain), Prof. Goran Stojavovic (Serbia), and Prof. Kersti Hermansson(Sweden), along with startup company…
Ferda Canbaz in Optics & Photonics News and IEEE Spectrum
Hannah Greenwood interviewed Dr. Ferda Canbaz for the Optics & Photonics News within their ‹Senior Member Insights› Series.
Tailwind for Pablo Sinus and Deep Breath Intelligence
Prof. Pablo Sinues with his Startup Deep Breath Intelligence (DBI) has won the *Zünder Accelerator Award 2023 including a Grant of 15.000 SFR at the *Zünder Start Up Day. Besides, the DBI has been selected to attend the Swissnex Startup…
Best Clinical Publication Awards for Anas Taha
Dr. Anas Taha has won the Award for Best Clinical Publication of Swiss Society of Thoracic Surgery. He presented his paper "Second Primary Cancer Among Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Following the Chernobyl Disaster" on the…
Prof. Florian Thieringer's Research all Over the News
On November 17, Schweizerische Ärztezeitung has published an article on medical 3D printing, focusing on the work of Florian Thieringer at the DBE and at the University Hospital. The "Interview" Magazine of the Ringier Group has published…
Honorary Professorship for Andreas A. Mueller
On behalf of the Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research (BIHER) University, Prof. Dr. Dr. Andreas Mueller PhD, MHBA is appointed Honorary Professor at Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, BIHER University, Chennai.
National Future Career Day 2023
On 9 November 2023, 12 children aged 11 to 13 were able to immerse themselves in the world of biomedical engineering and learn more about DBE innovations. Among other things, they traveled inside the body with VR goggles, dived into a laser…