Jürgen Weese, Research Fellow
Philips Research Aachen, Germany

Jürgen is a physicist and is with Philips Research since 1994. He has been working in the area of medical image computing and computer-assisted interventions, in which he has made numerous contributions. He introduced a technology for the automatic generation of personalized heart models from medical images, and coordinates its development. With his application-focused approach and technology contributions, he strongly influences the future development of cardio-vascular solutions and CathLabs, an important business of Philips Healthcare. He is (co-)author of more than 100 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. His inventions resulted in 15 granted US patents and more than 25 US patent applications. Jürgen received numerous awards for important product transfers. In 2006, he received the Eduard Pannenborg Award for his outstanding research contributions.