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Equal opportunities

Why medical technology needs more women

In biomedical engineering, the association of the word engineer with men is still widespread. Yet women in this and other engineering professions are an absolute necessity! It is impossible to understand, analyze and overcome the challenges that health care has to overcome over the next 50 years from a purely male perspective. More female biomedical engineers are needed!

Translational Research

Directing your attention to where it counts

In stroke patients, successful neurorehabilitation depends on the positive interaction of both brain hemispheres. Likewise, in neuroscience, transformative translational research is based on technical and clinical experts collaborating at eye level. This may entail doctors to step out of their comfort zone to understand technical functionalities. But it does not mean trusting technology blindly.

Diverse teams

Diversity matters, but is it easy to embrace?

Diversity fosters innovation. If you want to conduct competitive research and grow creatively, you need to have diverse perspectives. These multitude of perspectives can provide the required ability to visualize innovative concepts. But is diversity a one-time choice? I think that Swiss research institutions also need to tackle some organizational issues to have and keep truly diverse teams.

Surgical technologies

Driving the change as a doctor

As doctors our task is to help people improve their health and their quality of life. This is why any technology in the OR needs to enhance patient outcomes. Otherwise, it's just an expensive toy. My experience shows that especially in ENT surgery, technologies that enable less traumatic interventions have a long tradition and are very useful.