The German Society of Biomedical Engineering works to promote the development and application of innovative medical technologies in the country's healthcare system to help patients, heal people, and prevent disease. Physicians, scientists and engineers work closely together in the DGBMT to facilitate the cost-effective use of advanced technologies for diagnostics and therapy.
The DGBMT closely follows trends in the integration of information and communication technology and medical engineering, and networks its members to ensure an exchange and evaluation of scientific findings in fields as diverse as gene technology, sensorics and data processing in disease management, imaging technology, cardiac pacemakers, operation room robotics, stents, ultrasound, microparticles, minimal invasive technologies, and microsystems.
The DGBMT organizes initiatives, projects, events and forum to support promising activities like micro- and nanotechnologies in medicine and life sciences. It works with the German Ministry for Education and Research, the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology and other prominent institutions on a number of key projects in medical technology.
DGBMT fields:
- Ultrasound
- Endoscopy
- Biomagnetism and magnetic stimulation
- Medical IT
- Biomaterials
- Biomechanics
- High-frequency technology, laser technology
- Functional stimulation
- Methods of patient monitoring
- Microsystems technology
- Medical engineering in hospitals
- Automation technology in medicine
- Telemedicine
- Cell and tissue technology
DGBMT Prize of the Klee Family Foundation
Every year, the DGBMT awards the Prize to promote young talent in science. The Prize, accompanied by a cash award of Euro 5,000, goes to the best publication on biomedical technology as an interdisciplinary subject, engineering solutions for current clinical problems, or natural science contributions to diagnostics or therapy.
Chairman: Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Schmitz-Rode
General Manager: Dr. Cord Schlötelburg