POIM – Peter Osypka Institute of Medical Engineering

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Welcome to POIM

Biomedical technology is becoming increasingly important both economically and for healthcare. We research and develop medical devices intended for use in humans. We often collaborate with regional and national companies to develop practical solutions.

Research

Research in medical engineering at Hochschule Offenburg focuses on improving medical technologies and procedures. Through innovative projects and state-of-the-art labs, the University develops solutions that can be directly implemented in clinical practice. These efforts help to improve patient-oriented treatments and make the healthcare system more efficient. Our strong links with industry make it possible to respond quickly to current challenges in healthcare, benefiting both local and global healthcare. In addition, the Peter Osypka Institute of Medical Engineering conducts basic research, for example to better understand processes in the human brain.

Fields of research

Surgical Navigation and Augmented Reality

The scientific work in the field of surgical navigation and augmented reality focuses on the development of new technologies to support computer-assisted surgical interventions. Both commercially available navigation systems and self-developed devices are used. The focus is also on the use of augmented reality goggles to provide the surgeon with location-accurate overlays directly in the surgical site. The exact calibration of the cameras and AR glasses used is of crucial importance in these applications.

Contact

Prof. Harald Hoppe

Electrostimulation and Ablation

The aim of the research and development focus on electrostimulation and ablation is the continuous improvement of diagnostics and therapy of heart diseases.

Cooperation with maximum care institutions such as the MediClin Heart Center Lahr/Baden and the University Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich enables us to conduct interdisciplinary basic and clinical application research and to develop new methods and technologies.

With the aim of increasing the effectiveness of education and training of medical and medical technology staff, company employees and students of medical technology, we are developing didactic solutions for teaching and learning materials for cardiac electrotherapy in cooperation with the Freiburg University of Education.

Contact

Dr. Tobias Haber

Medical Engineering Materials

The new research field of medical engineering materials is currently being established at Hochschule Offenburg. The focus is on materials and manufacturing processes in medical engineering with an emphasis on metallic materials, biodegradable metals and additive manufacturing methods. A corresponding research laboratory is also being set up and will be available for laboratory tests, project work and final theses as well as for research projects.

Contact

Prof. Quadbeck

NeuroAcoustics

Research in the field of neuroacoustics focuses on a deeper understanding of the human auditory system - also in interaction with other sensory organs. The aim is to further improve diagnostics and thearpy of hearing loss, for example with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Methods of signal processing, technical and audiological acoustics, electrical engineering and computer science are used. 

NeuroScience

Research in NeuroScience is currently focused on the development of new intelligent neuroprosthetic approaches, primarily for the hand. This involves the use of 3-D computer-aided design (CAD), multi-material polymer printing, finite element method (FEM), deep learning and augmented reality methods.

Ansprechperson

Prof. Otte

A Glimpse into Our Research

Developing new methods. Optimizing processes. Driving innovation. At POIM, we seek answers to research questions. Our project directory lists all the projects we are carrying out in collaboration with partners from academia and industry. There, you can search for all ongoing and completed projects since 2014. You can find the latest milestones and breakthroughs in our daily work under Insights.

Teaching

Teaching in medical engineering at Hochschule Offenburg stands out due to the close integration of theoretical knowledge and practical research. Students benefit from state-of-the-art technical equipment and the opportunity to participate in actual research projects, providing them both in-depth theoretical knowledge and valuable practical experience. Applying the lessons learned with their own research promotes creative problem-solving skills and prepares students for the challenges of modern medical technology. Through close cooperation with industry, graduates are optimally prepared for the job market and contribute to the continuous development of the industry.

Cooperating external organizations

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Laboratories

Computer Assisted Medicine

The Laboratory for Computer-Assisted Medicine at Hochschule Offenburg is a pure research laboratory and offers jobs for employees, doctoral students and students writing their bachelor's or master's thesis.

The scientific work at the Laboratory of Computer-Assisted Medicine focuses on programming in MATLAB and C++, in particular the control of hardware to solve a wide variety of medical problems. Many of these questions include calibration, i.e. finding parameters that are important for the precise use and control of individual hardware components.

Main areas of research

  • Navigation in Surgery

  • Medical mixed and augmented reality applications

  • intraoperative operation planning

  • robotics in medicine

  • Medical image processing

  • Navigated Ultrasound Applications

  • Automation of calibration processes

Subject areas for final theses

  • Calibration and control of augmented and mixed reality glasses

  • Development of end effectors for medical applications

  • Non-contact calibration of surgical Instruments

  • Calibration of ultrasonic probes

  • Synchronization, streaming and superimposition of ultrasound Images

  • Eye tracking for mixed and augmented reality glasses

  • Control of the Baxter Research Robot for medical applications

  • Further development of the non-model-based calibration of cameras developed in the laboratory

  • Tracking of a catheter by projection or insertion into augmented reality glasses

Equipment

  • Stryker FP 6000" optical navigation system with various tracking tools and pointers

  • Surgical milling machine from Stryker

  • Electromagnetic navigation system "NDI Aurora" with table top field generator and various sensors

  • "Baxter" research robot from Rethink Robotics (two arms with seven degrees of freedom each)

  • Artec Eva 3D-Scanner with texture detection

  • Zonal ultrasonic System

  • Various ultrasound devices of the company Terason

  • Augmented and mixed reality glasses from various manufacturers: Microsoft HoloLens, Vuzix STAR 1200 XLD, Meta2, Epson Moverio BT-200

  • Industrial cameras from various manufacturers (The Imaging Source, XIMEA, IDS etc.) for image processing applications

  • Actuators for the automation of calibration processes and the construction of simple robots

Contact

Scientific laboratory director

Prof. Harald Hoppe

Co-workers

Simon Hazubski

Wolgang Schultz

Publications

2021

 

Strzeletz S., Moctezuma J.-L., Shah M., Hubbe U., Hoppe H. (2021). Externe Ventrikeldrainage mittels Augmented Reality und Peer-to-Peer-Navigation, Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2021: ProceedingsSpringer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, 1. Auflage, Seite 73-78, ISBN: 978-3-658-33197-9 (Print), link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-658-33198-6_18

Hazubski S., Hoppe H., Otte A. (2021). Neues Konzept für die Aktivierung künstlicher Hände durch Augmented Reality. Orthopädie Technik, Verlag Orthopädie-Technik, Wiesbaden, Seite 40-42, ISSN: 0340-5591

2020

 

Hoppe H., Otte A., Hazubski S. (2020). Method for controlling a device, in particular, a prosthetic hand or a robotic arm (US20200327705A1), patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf

Strzeletz S., Hazubski S., Moctezuma J.-L., Hoppe H. (2020). Fast, robust, and accurate monocular peer-to-peer tracking for surgical navigation, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Springer, Seite 479-489, ISSN: 1861-6410 (Print), link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11548-019-02111-z

Hazubski S., Hoppe H., Otte A. (2020). Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Geräts, insbesondere einer Handprothese oder eines Roboterarms (DE102019108670A1),  depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet

Hazubski S., Hoppe H., Otte A. (2020). Hand prosthetic controlled via augmented reality, Hochschule Offenburg, www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-107496/v1

Hazubski S., Hoppe H., Otte A. (2020). Electrode-free visual prosthesis/exoskeleton control using augmented reality glasses in a first proof-of-technical-concept study, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group UK, ISSN: 2045-2322, www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-73250-6

Hazubski S., Hoppe H., Otte A. (2020). Non-contact visual control of personalized hand prostheses/exoskeletons by tracking using augmented reality glasses, 3D Printing in Medicine, Article 6, BMC Springer-Nature, ISSN: 2365-6271 threedmedprint.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41205-020-00059-4

2019

 

Hoppe H., Hazubski S., Strzeletz S., Erweiterte Realität in der Medizin (2019). Campus: Magazin der Hochschule Offenburg, Seite 52-53, opus.hs-offenburg.de/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/3780/file/Campus_gesamt_2019.pdf

Hazubski S., Soekadar S., Hoppe H., Otte A., Neuroprosthetics 2.0 (2019). EBioMedicine, Elsevier, Seite 22, ISSN: 2352-3964

2018

 

Strzeletz S, Hazubski S, Moctezuma J L, Hoppe H. Peer-to-Peer-Navigation in der computerassistierten Chirurgie. Tagungsband der 17. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Computer- und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie (CURAC) 2018, Hrsg. Neumuth T, Melzer A, Chalopin C, S 119 - 124, ISBN: 978-3-00-060786-8.

Klemm M, Hanebeck U D, Hoppe H. Control Algorithms for 3-DoF Handheld Robotic Devices used in Orthopedic Surgery, Journal of Medical Robotics Research, published 30th August 2018 (online ready), doi.org/10.1142/S2424905X19500028.

Hense J, Otte A, Hoppe H. Challenging brain computer Interfaces with a modularized real-time Software framework. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 2018; 122 (Suppl. 1): 7-8.

Hense J, Sachpazidis I, Hoppe H, Baltas D. Optimization of catheter positioning in HIPO inverse Treatment planning for HDR-brachytherapy of prostate Cancer with centroidal Voronoi tesselation. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 2018; 122 (Suppl. 1): 6.

2017

 

Otte A, Hoppe H. Non-invasive brain-machine-interface concepts for everyday use - a step Forward. Sci Robotics 2017: e-letter: robotics.sciencemag.org/content/1/1/eaag3296/tab-e-letters [published online: 7 March 2017].

Becker N, Hoppe H, Otte A. Robotersteuerung mit Hilfe von Convolutional Neural Networks. horizonte 50/ September 2017, ISSN 1432-9174, S. 4-5.

Otte A., Hoppe H. NeuRob: NeuroScience und Robotik. Hochschule Offenburg, Institut für Angewandte Forschung (IAF), Forschung im Fokus, Sommer 2017.

Klemm M, Seebacher F, Hoppe H. High Accuracy Pixel-Wise Spatial Calibration of Optical See-Through Glasses, Computers & Graphics, vol. 64, pp. 51-61, 2017.

Hense J, Sachpazidis I, Hoppe H, Baltas D. Positioning of catheters in HIPO inverse planning with centroidal voronoi tessellation for HDR brachytherapy of prostate cancer, Jahrestagung der BIOMEDIZINISCHEN TECHNIK und Dreiländertagung der MEDIZINISCHEN PHYSIK 10.-13. September 2017, Dresden. 

2016

 

Klemm M, Kirchner T, Gröhl J, Cheray D, Nolden M, Seitel A, Hoppe H, Maier-Hein L, Franz A M. MITK - OpenIGTLink for combining open-source toolkits in real-time computerassisted interventions, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery; pp 1-11. (TR)

Klemm M, Seebacher F, Hoppe H. Flexible Three-dimensional Camera-based Reconstruction and Calibration of Tracked Instruments, 19th International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION), Proceed., 5. bis 8. Juli 2016; pp 861-867.

Hoppe H, Seebacher F, Klemm M. Nicht modellbasierte Kalibrierung von Kameras mit Monitoren, T. Tolxdorff, T. M. Deserno, H. Handels, H.-P. Meinzer (Hrsg.): Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2016, Proceed., 13. bis 15. März 2016, Berlin; S. 50-55.

Klemm M, Seebacher F, Hoppe H. Non-parametric Camera-Based Calibration of Optical See-Through Glasses for AR Applications, 2016 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW), Proceed., 28. - 30. September, Chongqing; pp 33-40.

2015

 

Otte A., Hoppe H. Hybrid SPECT/US. Radiology. 2015 Jan;274(1):304-5. doi: 10.1148/radiol.14141312.

2014

 

Klemm M, Hoppe H, Seebacher F. "[Poster] Non-parametric camera-based calibration of optical see-through glasses for augmented reality applications." Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2014 IEEE International Symposium on. IEEE, 2014.

Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Electronic and Cardiological Implants

The laboratory "Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Electronic Cardiological Implants" is a complementary part of the two lectures "Cardiology" and "Electrostimulation" for students of medical technology.
It is also available to anyone interested in the elective subject "Equipment and technology for the diagnosis and therapy of cardiac arrhythmias". This includes, in particular, trainees and members of the medical professions in the context of further training courses.

Equipment

The generous support of the medical technology industry made it possible to offer all important electrocardiology procedures from simple routine ECG to the currently modern electronic cardiological implants with their Internet-based Homemonitoring® and Carelink® remote follow-up systems up to high-frequency catheter ablation using imaging methods such as CARTO® and Real-Time-Position-Management® as individual laboratory workstations. Here, participants can test the simulator or, if they wish, even try it themselves to deepen their previous knowledge and experience the function of the various devices up close and in detail.

Internships and Tutorials

The following topics are available for "study through experimentation":

  • Derivation technique of the 12-channel routine electrocardiogram

  • fidelity in the long-term memory ECG

  • implantable ECG event recorder Reveal XT and biomonitor

  • Semi-invasive left atrial and left ventricular derivation 

  • Signal Saveraging - Technique for Late Potential Analysis

  • phonocardiography and sphygmography

  • variations of external cardiac pacemakers

  • Implantable frequency-adaptive cardiac pacemakers

  • physiological dual-chamber stimulation on the heart simulator

  • Cardiac pacemaker with automatic antitachycardic stimulation

  • Function of automatic implantable single-chamber defibrillators

  • Automatic dual-chamber implantable defibrillators

  • Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with implants

  • Remote data transmission technology for cardiological implants

  • Defibrillator/pacemaker programming on the teaching system

  • Detection algorithms of modern implantable defibrillators

  • Function and programming of neurological implants

  • MethMethods of diastolic AV delay optimization

  • Serial AV and VV delay optimization using impedance cardiography

  • In vitro simulation of electrophysiological investigations

  • Initiation and termination of supraventricular tachycardia

  • Control and regulation technology for high-frequency catheter ablation

  • X-ray free imaging methods: anatomical CARTO mapping

  • MRT/CT image integration on the electroanatomical system CARTO XP Merge

  • X-ray free ultrasound based imaging with Real-Time-Position-Management System

  • Haemodynamic monitoring using Aesculon

  • Hemodynamic monitoring via cardioscreen

Contact

Scientific laboratory director

Dr. Tobias Haber

Medical Engineering Materials

Research

The focus in the field of the medical engineering materials lab is on the research and development of materials and implants for orthopaedics, cardiology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and dental implants.  Research is done mainly in the field of powder metallurgy-based materials and processes as well as on multi-material approaches to functional materials. The group is particularly interested in researching functional materials with bioresorbable properties, for example for stents or for the replacement of bony structures. The working group is also involved in the development of highly porous cellular metallic materials that are particularly suitable for the replacement of cancellous bone.

Together with the 4D Printing working group, the team of Mechanics of Materials and Simulation and the Biotechnology team, the working group forms the Laboratory for Smart Materials for Medical Technology. The focus of the DFG-funded collaboration is on a combination of so-called smart materials with the production technology of additive manufacturing. Smart materials are functional materials that undergo mechanical, structural or multiphysical property changes by changing their environmental conditions. To this end, the laboratory's infrastructure is currently being expanded to include powder metallurgical characterization, systems for metal binder jetting and heat treatment by debinding and sintering.

Teaching

The medical technology materials laboratory is a supplement to the lectures “Materials in medical engineering” and “Process chains in medical engineering”. The focus here is on manufacturing technology for materials and their testing, and it is aimed specifically at students of medical engineering. The laboratory provides insights into the testing of typical metallic materials used in medical technology, particularly in the manufacture of implants. There is also a focus on the digital production chain of patient-specific, printed implants. Our practical courses enable students to acquire in-depth knowledge of medical technology and establish a link between theory and practical application.

The Medical Technology Materials Laboratory is a cooperation with the Materials Technology Laboratory (Metals and Plastics) of the Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering and the Edu-FabLab of the Faculty of EMI. Laboratory practicals are currently being carried out at the following workstations:

  • Metallography

  • Reflected light microscopy

  • Destructive material testing, universal testing machine,

  • hardness testing

  • Chemical analysis using emission spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

  • Computer-based segmentation of computer tomographic data

  • CAD/CAM production of patient-specific components

  • Additive manufacturing through fused layer manufacturing

Contact

Scientific laboratory director

Prof. Peter Quadbeck

NeuroAcoustics

Profile and objectives

The NeuroAcoustics Laboratory is a leading research and teaching laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment in the field of acoustic measurement technology, acoustic reproduction systems, audiological diagnostic and therapy devices (hearing aids/cochlear implants). Advanced techniques and methods are used here to gain new insights into hearing acoustics and put them into practice.

Forschung

The NeuroAcoustics Laboratory is renowned for its world-class research. The laboratory’s publications are recognized worldwide and frequently cited. Of particular note is the development of innovative algorithms that have already been successfully integrated into commercial cochlear implant systems.

Research topics:

  • Algorithm development for hearing aids and cochlear implants

  • (Further) development of objective audiometric measurement methods (hardware and software)

  • Development and implementation of hearing tests

  • Development of virtual acoustic scenes

  • Interaural spectrotemporal matching of hearing systems

Teaching

The NeuroAcoustics Laboratory also serves to train the next generation of experts in this field. By combining theoretical knowledge and practical experiments, the teaching programmes optimally prepare students for their future careers.

The experiments in the NeuroAcoustics laboratory provide students of medical technology, electrical engineering, applied artificial intelligence and other interested parties with insights into the processing of sound signals in the auditory system and acoustic measurement technology.

The laboratory experiments carried out in small groups complement the lectures and seminars (Bachelor and Master).

Professional training, certificatio

The NeuroAcoustics Laboratory offers lectures and practical courses for in-service training. In addition, certification courses are offered that are recognised with continuing education points by the German Society for Audiology (DGA) and the Federal Guild of Hearing Aid Acousticians (biha). The head of the laboratory, Prof Zirn, is a certified trainer of the DGA in the field of scientific and technical audiology.

Equipment

The NeuroAcoustics laboratory offers the following infrastructure:

  • 3x3 m acoustic booth for conducting hearing experiments and virtual acoustics

  • Measuring systems for recording acoustically evoked potentials

  • Measurement system for recording otoacoustic emissions

  • Several powerful computers, e.g. for simulating various aspects of the hearing process such as vibrations of the basilar membrane or electrical simulation of the electrode-tissue interface of implanted electrodes

  • Several high-quality audio recording systems

  • Class 1 and 2 sound level meters

  • Embedded systems programming and circuit design

Contact

Scientific laboratory director

Prof. Zirn

Laboratory assistants

Sebastian Roth

Franz-Ullrich Müller

NeuroScience

Profile and objectives

The NeuroScience laboratory is aimed at students of the Master's programme in Medical Technology. Here, neuroscientific connections are to be demonstrated in an exemplary way. The student should also learn to find out and understand interrelationships in various experiments.

Equipment

The NeuroScience laboratory offers the following modern workstations:

  •  workstation No. 1: NeuroSimulation

    • age simulation

    • Wernicke-Mann-Hemiparesis-Simulation

  •  workstation No. 2: Colour-Doppler-Sonography

    • Colour-Doppler-Sonography of the carotid artery (inc. measurement)

    • Simulation of carotidal perfusion conditions in stenosis on the model

  •  workplace No. 3: Electromyography (EMG)

    • Muscle Endurance Test Neck Muscles

    • Muscle Endurance Test Low Back Muscles 

  • workplace No. 4: Electroencephalography (EEG)

    • BIOPAC EEG II Professional Lesson

    • Advanced Brain Monitoring B-Alert X10 mobiles EEG-System

  •  workplace No. 5: Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy

    • live Brain perfusion measurements

  •  workplace No. 6: NeuroStimulation

    • tremor simulation

    • Neurostimulation

    • artificial neural networks

Contact

Scientific laboratory director

Andreas Otte

Laboratory assistant

Simon Hazubski

Physiology and Medical Sensors

Profile and objectives

The Physiology and Medical Sensor Technology Laboratory is aimed at students of medical technology. It should deepen some of the contents, which were illuminated in the lecture Physiology. The student should also learn to find out and understand interrelationships in various experiments.

Equipment

The Physiology and Medical Sensor Technology Laboratory offers the following modern workplaces:  

  • Audiometry workstation

  • Workstation sonography with b/w pulse wave doppler

  • Biopac workplace cardiovascular

    • EKG, heart rate, heart rate variability HRV, peripheral pulse, heart tones, blood pressure according to Riva-Rocci

  • Biopac workstation for physiological signals

    • EKG, EMG, EOG, ENG, EEG, Electrodermal activity EDA (phasic and tonic component)

  • Biopac workplace Reflexes and response

    • Elektrische and mechanical stimuli, reflex responses on the finger and limbs, acoustic stimuli and universal psychophysiological parameters

  • Biopac workplace Pulmonary function - Pulmology

    • Exhalation curve, Breathing Rate, Volume Measurement, Tidal Volume, Inspiratory, Expiratory and Residual Capacity 

Contact

Scientific laboratory director

Andreas Otte

Laboratory assistant

Simon Hazubski

Founder – Peter Osypka

Peter Osypka studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig and completed his studies with a doctorate in engineering. Soon after, he co-founded the first German Society for Biomedical Engineering. To deepen his studies, he was offered a postdoctoral position at the lab of Earl H. Wood at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

In 1977 he founded Dr. Osypka GmbH Medizintechnik (today: Osypka AG). He specializes in the development and manufacture of products for invasive cardiology and heart surgery. He is the inventor of the fixed screw in permanent pacemaker electrodes and the multi-helix principle used today in all implantable electrodes. In 1986, he developed the first generator for radio-frequency ablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, revolutionizing the field of clinically invasive work in electrophysiology. Peter Osypka further developed a number of pioneering, life-saving devices for newborns wit congenital heart problems.  In total, he received more than 300 patents. In 2011 he was appointed honorary professor at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences for his pioneering work in the field of catheter ablation. In 1997, he founded the non-profit Peter Osypka Foundation, which supports people in need worldwide and promotes medical-scientific research, especially in the cardiovascular field. In 2012 he also supported the initiation of the founding of the Peter Osypka Institute for Pacing and Ablation, today the POIM, Peter Osypka Institute for Medical Technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Offenburg, Germany. This lead to the initiation of the degree program Medical Engineering (Medizintechnik) at this institution.

Additional information

Team
History

In 2008, Prof. Dr. Peter Osypka – the founder of high-frequency catheter ablation – established an endowed professorship for biomedical technology, showing to not only be a generous sponsor, but also great partner of the Offenburg University of Applied Sciences. He created the basis for the founding of the medical technology degree programme. On his initiative, the Peter Osypka Institute for Pacing and Ablation was set up in June 2011. Its director Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Bruno Ismer came with an extraordinary commitment, many years of experience in university cardiology, provision of large quantities of high-quality medical devices and numerous contacts to industrial and clinical partners. He brought research to life and shaped an emphatically practical education environment.

The goal of the institute focused on the development of medical technology, as well as methods for the diagnosis and therapy of heart diseases, especially in the areas of clinical electrophysiology, electrostimulation and ablation. Examples being the development of a special external pacemaker for the treatment of life-threatening tachycardia in babies, pilot studies for a novel catheter set for the ablation therapy of ventricular tachycardia, and a computerised model to didactically convey the electrical excitation propagation in the heart during arrhythmias and pacemaker therapy.

The Institute's expertise in these areas was applied in numerous trainings for doctors, medical staff and employees of medical technology companies. In addition to theory, these always offered intensive practical training, coming true to the motto of "studying by watching, touching and adjusting". The applied teaching concept for pacemaker and defibrillator therapy, as well as high-frequency catheter ablation was awarded with a fellowship for "Innovations in University Teaching" by the Baden-Württemberg Foundation.

To create adequate working conditions at the institute, Osypka AG donated the construction of a research building on the university campus in 2012. This new building - handed over in 2017 - included separate room concepts for specialised learning environments in four laboratories, enabling multifunctional use for research and teaching at the institute. Until 2020, two former medical technology Master's graduates of the university and one institute staff member used this environment to complete their doctoral degrees. Close cooperation with our clinical, academic and industrial partners was essential. They guaranteed the transfer of up-to-date knowledge and technology of research into teaching. The close cooperation with Prof. Melichercik from the nearby MediClin Heart Centre in Lahr/Baden, Prof. Haas from the Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital in Munich and Prof. Bitzer from the Freiburg University of Education in particular proved extensive value.

Publications

Publications from the Peter Osypka Institute of Medical Engineering can be found in the online publication system of Hochschule Offenburg OPUS-HSO