Team
The MedLife e.V. team is committed to strengthening BioMedTech in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.
The Executive Board
Die folgenden Personen sind seit der Mitgliederversammlung vom 13.03.2025 im Vorstand des MedLife e.V. aktiv. Bis zu vier der Vorstände werden von der Mitgliederversammlung auf Dauer von zwei Jahren
gewählt. Die RWTH Aachen, die FH Aachen, das Forschungszentrums Jülich und die Industrie- und Handelskammer Aachen sind als ex officio Mitglieder des Vorstandes.
Prof. Dr. Stefan Jockenhövel
Deputy Chairman
Department of Tissue Engineering and Textile Implants, RWTH Aachen University
Representative of Prof. Ulrich Rüdiger
(Rector of RWTH Aachen University).
Raphael Jonas
Treasurer
Head of Division -Energy, Innovation, Location, International, IHK Aachen
Representative of Dipl. Ing. Michael Bayer (Managing Director of IHK Aachen)
Dr. Stephan Küppers
Research Center Jülich
Representative of Prof. Astrid Lambrecht
(Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Prof. Dr. Torsten Wagner
Dean of the Department of Medical Engineering and Technomathematics, FH Aachen
Representative of Prof. Thomas Ritz (Rector of FH Aachen)
The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is made up of stakeholders from politics, business, science, healthcare, public life and administration who work towards the goals of the association and advise the Executive Board. The members of the Advisory Board are appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Executive Board. The following persons currently form the Advisory Board of MedLife e.V:
Dr. Carola Hansen
Senior ecosystem developer for the biomedical arena at Brightlands Chemelot Campus
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Langner
Healthcare expert, business angel and mentor
Dr. Torsten Linde
Head of Project Management - Industrial Engineering at Miltenyi Biotec
The office
The MedLife e.V. office team supports the operational and strategic activities of the association and is available as a point of contact for life science stakeholders in the Aachen region.
Jana Schnuch M. Sc.
Research assistant
The representatives
The representatives are dedicated to promoting and supporting specific topics. The following persons have been appointed as MedLife e.V. representatives by the Board of Directors:
Michael P. Hüllenkremer
Representative for start-ups in life sciences in the Aachen region
Dr. Klaus-Dieter Langner
Representative for Management Investor Relations in Life Sciences in the Aachen region
Peter Knipp
Representative for regulatory affairs/authorization of medical devices