On May 22, we welcomed Dr. Thomas Becks, the new Managing Director of the German Society for Biomedical Engineering (DGBMT) within the VDE, to NIFE. During an initial personal exchange with PD Dr. Verena Scheper, working group leader at NIFE and deputy chair of the DGBMT board, the focus was on the strategic development of the professional association. The aim of the meeting was to discuss new impulses for the future of biomedical technology - interdisciplinary, practical and with a view to the challenges of tomorrow. The new management and the DGBMT board elected at the beginning of the year are focusing on close, interdisciplinary cooperation between all disciplines involved. This is the only way to sustainably strengthen the innovative power of German medical technology - and thus ensure high-quality, sustainable patient care. The NIFE offers ideal conditions for this: Here, implant-related research from various clinical areas of the MHH is networked with the materials science and engineering expertise of Leibniz Universität Hannover and the application-oriented expertise and research competence of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation. A place where interdisciplinary collaboration is put into practice - in line with the DGBMT vision. The DGBMT in the VDE is the scientific and technical association for medical technology in Germany. It brings together experts from all areas of technology applications in medicine and covers the entire spectrum of biomedical technology. Further information can be found at
https://www.vde.com/de/dgbmt
