Engineering for Health

Welcome to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBT) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). For more than 60 years we have been active in research and teaching in the field of biomedical engineering.

In interdisciplinary projects together with medical doctors and medical industry, we investigate new technical systems that help to diagnose diseases earlier and more accurately as well as systems that make therapies more successful.

Research Groups

Optical Technologies in Medicine

Optical Imaging for intraoperative navigation and diagnosis – providing structural and functional information
Lead: Werner Nahm

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Biomedical Imaging for Modeling and Simulation

Planning, personalization and monitoring of medical treatments
Lead: Maria Francesca Spadea

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Computational Cardiac Modeling

Mathematical simulations for optimizing cardiovascular prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Lead: Axel Loewe

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News

UNCAN Annual Meeting in Barcelona: Connecting Research Across Europe

Maria Francesca Spadea and Mark Arndt represented the IBT at the Annual Meeting of the Horizon Europe project UNCAN-Connect in Barcelona, with scientific exchange, project updates and a visit to the control center of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.

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Jonathan Frömel joins IBT as a new research associate

Jonathan Frömel works on federated learning in the EU project IMPACT-OC, developing AI-based decision support for ovarian cancer without patient data leaving the hospitals.

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ECMP 2026 in Valencia

PhD student Beatriz Cruzeiro attended the European Congress of Medical Physics (ECMP) in Valencia in September 2026, taking part in scientific sessions, events for young researchers and a workshop on proton and ion beam therapy.

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ADMIT 2026 at Rauischholzhausen Castle

From 29 September to 2 October 2026, Rauischholzhausen Castle hosted the LOEWE-ADMIT Summer School. PhD student Beatriz Cruzeiro joined lectures and hands-on sessions on imaging, dosimetry, detectors, helium beam radiotherapy and AI.

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Kickoff of the KIT-coordinated MSCA doctoral network

TrackAF aims to improve the prediction, diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial cardiomyopathy through interdisciplinary research and innovative computational models, and to develop personalised prevention and treatment strategies.

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VDE DGBMT 2026 in Augsburg

Our group spent a few lovely days in Augsburg, which were marked by interesting talks, new insights and networking at the VDE DGBMT.
Congratulations to Helena Gießler on coming third in the student competition with her presentation of the results of her internship project on electroporation.
The full article entitled “Electroporation-Mediated Membrane Permeability as a Driver of Cardioversion: A Computational Study”, as well as Michele Terren’s article on “Heterogeneity and Intercellular Coupling Prevent Sinus Arrest in a Rabbit Sinoatrial Node Model”, can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2026-0143

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