Transcript Required standards for MR safety and compatibility testing

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BIOPHAN Europe GmbH -- locations
BIOPHAN Europe GmbH
Castrop-Rauxel
MR:comp GmbH
Gelsenkirchen
University of Applied Sciences
Gelsenkirchen
Prof. Bücker
Aachen
Prof. Ladd, Dr. Quick
Essen
BIOPHAN Europe GmbH
Michael Friebe, PhD
President, CEO
Nicole Bramsel
Assistant to the CEO
Andreas Melzer, MD, Prof.
CTO
Gregor Schaefers, MSc
CEO - MR:comp GmbH
Peter Landsberg
Project Manager
PhD - Students
CONSULTANTS
Arno Bücker, MD, Prof.
Aachen
MSc - Students
Scientific Staff
Harald Quick, PhD, PD
Essen
Mark Ladd, PhD, Prof.
Essen
WORLD-CLASS MRI +
iMRI Research
Nordrhein-Westfalen
one of 16 states in Germany
20 Million people in 150 miles x 150 miles
- Aachen
- Bochum
- Cologne
- Bonn
- Münster
- Essen
- Düsseldorf
- Gelsenkirchen
- plus many more
Mission Statement:
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Develop MRI implants and interventional devices based on a huge
dedicated patent portfolio.
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Introduce commercial products through development, via strategic joint
ventures, and licensing agreements with major companies having
marketing and development expertise.
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Provide marketing and technical support to various partners to assure
commercial success.
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Position BIOPHAN as a development leader for MRI implants and
interventional MRI devices and procedures.
Located in Castrop-Rauxel and Gelsenkirchen, Germany with an extensive
R&D network, cooperations with some of the worlds leading MRI research
groups, internal development laboratories and MRI systems.
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0.3 Tesla unit and 1.0 Tesla unit
Access to 1.5 Tesla units of all OEM
Access to 3 Tesla in Münster in Aachen
Access to 7 Tesla in Essen
Government funded research
Excellent network to many research institutions
Consultant contracts with many of the worlds leading
interventional MRI experts
Ongoing research programs with the universities of
Gelsenkirchen, Aachen, Essen
Scientific presentations in most upcoming MRI
meetings
BIOPHAN Europe GmbH -- Technology Portfolio
MRI Safe & Compatible
IMPLANTS
- MRI Intraoperative
- MRI Interventional
aMRIs - Technologie
Prof. Dr. A. Melzer
- active implants
- tools and procedures
Aachen - Dr. Spuentrup
Essen - Dr. Naber
Aachen Resonance
Prof. Dr. A. Bücker
- passive stents
- medical procedures
foreign institutions
national institutions
SMS R&D, Erlangen
device manufacturers
UCSF -Charles Higgens, MD
Guys & St. Thomas -Reza Razavi, MD
Other Prototypes
PMS R&D, Hamburg
PMS R&D, Best
aMRIs™ Technology -- Prof. Melzer
aMRIs active
MRI marker /
guidewire
Plus :
Occluder
Catheter
Tools
aMRIs Tantalum BX Stent
aMRIs™ Technology
--> Prof. Melzer
aMRIs Nitinol
Vena Cava
Filter
(in cooperation with
ADMEDES and NDC)
aMRIs Nitinol SX Stent
(in cooperationwith ADMEDES and NDC)
THROMBUS
aMRIs Polymer Stent
AACHEN RESONANCE™ Technology -- Prof. Bücker
University
Clinic
Aachen
Angio
1.5 T XMR
Research Scanner
Animal
Lab
Radiology
Operating Room
Cath Lab
Research Partner