Styria, Austria
Christian Baumgartner, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Institute of Health Care Engineering with European Testing Center of Medical Devices (IHCE) at Graz University of Technology, Austria. He earned his MSc (1994) and PhD (1998) from Graz University of Technology, and received his habilitation degree in Biomedical Engineering from UMIT Tirol, Austria (2006). Additionally, he holds a Diploma in organ and conducting (1998) from the Conservatory of Graz, Austria. From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Baumgartner worked as an R&D systems engineer at Tecan.com. From 2007 to 2008, he was a research fellow at the Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. In 2009, he was appointed Full Professor and Director of the Institute of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at UMIT Tirol. Since 2015, he has served as the Head of the Institute of Health Care Engineering with the European Testing Center of Medical Devices at Graz University of Technology, Austria. Dr. Baumgartner has authored more than 200 publications in refereed journals, books, and conference proceedings, as well as patents. He is also a reviewer for over 50 scientific journals. He served as Deputy Editor of the Journal of Clinical Bioinformatics, is an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Physiology: Computational Physiology and Medicine, Section Editor of Sensors (Biomedical Sensors section), Co-Section Editor of the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics (Biosignal and Imaging Informatics), and a member of the editorial boards of Cell Biology and Toxicology and Methods of Information in Medicine. He has taught more than 20 courses spanning physics, biology, electrical engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering, and medical device regulation. His primary research interests include biomedical sensors & signals, electrophysiology and bioelectricity (cardiac, cancer), biomedical modeling and simulation, computational biology, and medical device development, safety, and regulatory affairs. The European Testing Center of Medical Devices (PMG) at the Institute of Health Care Engineering is a state-accredited body for inspecting and certifying medical devices according to European standards and regulations. Leveraging its expertise in conformity assessments as a former Notified Body and the engineering proficiency, IHCE/PMG provides scientists and manufacturers with a comprehensive range of engineering, testing, and certification services spanning the entire product life cycle, as well as quality system certification.
The Institute of Health Care Engineering focuses on the development and evaluation of innovative point-of-care technologies, sensor technologies, and tissue engineering approaches. It also emphasizes the development and validation of computational methods and models for analyzing biophysical and biomedical data, supporting prognosis, diagnosis, and therapeutic management. The institute’s research profile is further complemented by its work on methodological, technical, operational, organizational, and quality-assurance aspects of both intra- and extramural health care, with a particular emphasis on patient safety. Additionally, the institute boasts state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure for biomedical sensors, tissue, biomaterials and bioelectricity research. Graz University of Technology is unique among European universities as it hosts the European Testing and Certification Body for Medical Devices (PMG), a federally accredited body authorized to inspect and certify medical devices in accordance with European norms and regulations. The PMG is also accredited to certify the quality management systems of medical device manufacturers, adhering to ISO 9001 and ISO EN 13485 standards. With its expertise in conformity assessments as a former Notified Body, combined with the engineering proficiency of the Technical University, PMG provides medical device manufacturers with a comprehensive suite of engineering, testing, and consulting services. These services cover the entire product life cycle and include quality system (QS) certification.
Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Group Leader for Clinical Bioinformatics
Research on clinical bioinformatics