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

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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

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New Research Assistant at the IBT

Sachin Gunda is working on modeling of cardiac pulsed field ablation

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Night of Biosignals

On November 7, the second “Nacht der Biosignale” took place, featuring exciting presentations on the topic of biosignals. Numerous visitors took advantage of the opportunity to attend in person or via livestream.

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Awarding of the academic title Senior Professor at KIT

With the awarding of the academic title of Senior Professor at KIT, the KIT recognizes the long-standing commitment and high level of expertise of Professor Olaf Dössel. At the same time, KIT wishes to express its appreciation for outstanding retired professors. The title will be conferred for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2025.

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New Courses at the IBT

Starting in the winter semester, new lectures will be offered at IBT within the study program Biomedical Engineering Master:

- Trauma Science – Blood, Emergency Medicine, and Surgery
- Vascular and Oncological Microtherapy
- Supply Chains in the Healthcare Sector

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New Master Course “Technologies in Radiotherapy”

Starting in WS25/26, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBT) will offer the new Master course Technologies in Radiotherapy. The course is worth 5 ECTS and combines lectures, excursions, and a hands-on group project.

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New Interdisciplinary Qualification course: “Practical Introduction to Research Software Engineering”

Starting in WS25/26, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBT) will offer the new 2-day workshop “Practical Introduction to Research Software Engineering”. The course is worth 1 ECTS and is a hands-on introduction to the Unix shell, the version control system Git, and Python.

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Contact Us

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Werner Nahm
Head of Institute - Spokesman of collegial institute management

+49 721 608 - 43849Werner Nahm does-not-exist.kit edu

Raum 514

PD Dr.-Ing. Axel Loewe, FESC, FEHRA
Akademischer Oberrat
Head of Computational Cardiac Modeling

+49 721 608 - 42790Axel Loewe does-not-exist.kit edu

Raum 507

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