Dr. Claus Georg Krenn is the senior physician of an intensive care unit and research group leader of the Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien).

Key areas of his teaching and research include hemodynamic monitoring, liver failure, transplantations and organ replacements, acute pulmonary failure, and sepsis.

He completed his residency at the University of Uppsala, Sweden (Prof. G. Hedenstierna).

2001, Post-doc qualification on the subject:
“Clinical value of liver function tests”.

His list of publications includes approximately 90 original works and numerous book contributions.

Dr. Roman Ullrich is senior physician for Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital for Anesthesiology at the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien) and director of the lung research group. 1998 – 2000 Fellowship in the Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical University under Dr. Warren M. Zapol, the “father” of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of lung failure. 2001 Post-doc qualification on the topic “Innovative Therapeutic Methods in the Treatment of Acute Lung Failure”. The focus of his teaching and research includes treatment of ARDS, new therapeutic methods in ARDS, extracorporeal blood purification methods, and imaging methods for optimization of respiratory therapy.

Dr. Thomas Herndl is a trained attorney
(J.D. Vienna, LL.M Virginia) who is licensed to practice in Austria and New York.

Thomas Herndl has extensive experience in founding and leading corporations; most recently he and two partners established Cato Software Solutions, a software company focused on the prescription and preparation of chemotherapies. He managed the American subsidiary Chemocato LLC for four years.

Under his leadership the company was divested to American multinational corporation BD Becton & Dickinson.

Dr. Claus Georg Krenn is the senior physician of an intensive care unit and research group leader of the Department of Anesthesiology and General Intensive Care Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien).

Key areas of his teaching and research include hemodynamic monitoring, liver failure, transplantations and organ replacements, acute pulmonary failure, and sepsis.

He completed his residency at the University of Uppsala, Sweden (Prof. G. Hedenstierna).

2001, Post-doc qualification on the subject: “Clinical value of liver function tests”.

His list of publications includes approximately 90 original works and numerous book contributions.

Dr. Roman Ullrich is senior physician for Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital for Anesthesiology at the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien) and director of the lung research group.

1998 – 2000 Fellowship in the Department of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical University under Dr. Warren M. Zapol, the “father” of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of lung failure.

2001 Post-doc qualification on the topic “Innovative Therapeutic Methods in the Treatment of Acute Lung Failure”.

The focus of his teaching and research includes treatment of ARDS, new therapeutic methods in ARDS, extracorporeal blood purification methods, and imaging methods for optimization of respiratory therapy.

Dr. Thomas Herndl is a trained attorney
(J.D. Vienna, LL.M Virginia) who is licensed to practice in Austria and New York.

Thomas Herndl has extensive experience in founding and leading corporations; most recently he and two partners established Cato Software Solutions, a software company focused on the prescription and preparation of chemotherapies. He managed the American subsidiary Chemocato LLC for four years.

Under his leadership the company was divested to American multinational corporation BD Becton & Dickinson.

Martin Schneider is a graduate of TGM Vienna with a major in mechanical engineering and has specialized in project management for many years.

He possesses extensive experience in international financial and organizational management.

In recent years he held leading positions at an international financial services group where he independently managed large projects and technical developments, particularly in the area of motorsports.

Mr. Schneider was also the CFO and managing director of group companies.

Viola Dempwolf studied Orthobionics (BSc) at the PFH Göttingen, acquired the certificate in Prosthetics/Orthotics (ISPO Cat. I Professional) and studied Healthcare and Rehabilitation Technology (MSc) at the FH Technikum Wien. Following wide-ranging studies in medical technology, she specialized in regulatory issues and gained experience in the approval of medical devices.

At CCORE she is responsible in the area of regulatory affairs and quality management for multifaceted activities in the approval process of medical devices.

Christine Teich worked for several years as a registered nurse before she studied Biomedical Engineering (BSc) at the UAS Technikum Wien and Regulatory Affairs (MSc) at the Danube University Krems. She gained experience in the field of Regulatory Affairs in a globally operating biotech company, where she eventually became head of the Regulatory Affairs department. Her responsibilities there included international regulatory strategy, study coordination and dossier preparation.

Her area of responsibility at CCORE is the regulatory approval process and all topics related to Regulatory Affairs and Quality Management.

Martin Schneider is a graduate of TGM Vienna with a major in mechanical engineering and has specialized in project management for many years.

He possesses extensive experience in international financial and organizational management.

In recent years he held leading positions at an international financial services group where he independently managed large projects and technical developments, particularly in the area of motorsports.

Mr. Schneider was also the CFO and managing director of group companies.

Albert Hauer studies law at the University of Vienna. He is the backbone of the company and assists colleagues in every department of the Company!

Viola Dempwolf studied Orthobionics (BSc) at the PFH Göttingen, acquired the certificate in Prosthetics/Orthotics (ISPO Cat. I Professional) and studied Healthcare and Rehabilitation Technology (MSc) at the FH Technikum Wien. Following wide-ranging studies in medical technology, she specialized in regulatory issues and gained experience in the approval of medical devices.

At CCORE she is responsible in the area of regulatory affairs and quality management for multifaceted activities in the approval process of medical devices.

Christine Teich worked for several years as a registered nurse before she studied Biomedical Engineering (BSc) at the UAS Technikum Wien and Regulatory Affairs (MSc) at the Danube University Krems. She gained experience in the field of Regulatory Affairs in a globally operating biotech company, where she eventually became head of the Regulatory Affairs department. Her responsibilities there included international regulatory strategy, study coordination and dossier preparation.

Her area of responsibility at CCORE is the regulatory approval process and all topics related to Regulatory Affairs and Quality Management.

Stefan Hartl studied mechanical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. At the Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics he researched highly efficient, economically and ecologically sustainable flywheel storage systems.

His dissertation with a focus on simulation and material parameter identification was also written in this field.   He gained industrial, technical, and system-technical experience at a well-known manufacturer of microprocessor-controlled high-tech prosthetics and orthotics.

In CCORE he will be responsible for the design and layout of the overall system as well as for the industrialisation, commissioning, and testing of the individual components and assemblies.

Marek Lanc defended his PhD thesis aimed to gas transport in modern membrane materials at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. His experience is mainly in dense membrane transport phenomena, membrane characterization and preparation.
In our team, he will be responsible for the membrane development, evaluation of overall solutions and expert advice to the project management.

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Hummel studied medical technology at the FH Oberösterreich in Linz. He specialized in electronics, biomechanics and applied programming. During his training, Andreas Hummel gained experience in the design of medical devices. His tasks include in particular the execution of tests and measures for quality assurance as well as the development of new solutions for the implementation of projects.

Dr. Bente Thamsen studied physical engineering at the Technical University of Berlin. In the Laboratory for Biofluid Mechanics at Charité University Medicine Berlin, she subsequently did research in the field of cardiac assist pumps and received her doctorate for a pump design with less blood trauma. Her technical focus is therefore on the fields of fluid mechanics and hemocompatibility.
At CCORE she will be responsible for the development of the blood pump.

Adam Tywoniak is a chemistry graduate from University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague and Heidelberg University, Germany. In his MSc thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, he worked on the development of microfluidic devices for biophysical applications.
In our team, he will work closely with Marek Lanc on membrane development, with a focus on surface chemistry and biocompatibility.

Julius Bergmann studies electrical engineering and information technology at the Vienna University of Technology. He works on the CAD design and the subsequent production of the prototype modules, furthermore he assists with any test setups.

Lukas Zettel visited the HTL Mistelbach for biomedical and health technology. In the course of this training he was able to gain experience as a service technician in several well-known medical technology companies in the office and field service. As it was clear to him after graduation that he wanted to develop electronic systems in the future, he went on to study at the FH Technikum Wien. There he gained sound knowledge in the areas of embedded systems and electronics. Parallel to his studies, he worked as an embedded software developer in the automotive industry, where he gained a detailed insight into C programming and the entire product development process, from the specification sheet to series production support.

Michael Egger, BSc. MSc. studied Biomedical Engineering and Health and Rehabilitation Technology at the FH Technikum Wien. He specialized in the field of software development and gained versatile experience with C/C++, C#, Python and Java on various hardware platforms. After working in the field of 3D printing and in the areas of medical data processing and communication with hospital systems, he is responsible for software development and all related topics at CCORE.

Stefan Hartl studied mechanical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. At the Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics he researched highly efficient, economically and ecologically sustainable flywheel storage systems.

His dissertation with a focus on simulation and material parameter identification was also written in this field.   He gained industrial, technical, and system-technical experience at a well-known manufacturer of microprocessor-controlled high-tech prosthetics and orthotics.

In CCORE he will be responsible for the design and layout of the overall system as well as for the industrialisation, commissioning, and testing of the individual components and assemblies.

Marek Lanc defended his PhD thesis aimed to gas transport in modern membrane materials at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. His experience is mainly in dense membrane transport phenomena, membrane characterization and preparation.
In our team, he will be responsible for the membrane development, evaluation of overall solutions and expert advice to the project management.

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Hummel studied medical technology at the FH Oberösterreich in Linz. He specialized in electronics, biomechanics and applied programming.
During his training, Andreas Hummel gained experience in the design of medical devices. His tasks include in particular the execution of tests and measures for quality assurance as well as the development of new solutions for the implementation of Projects.

Dr. Bente Thamsen studied physical engineering at the Technical University of Berlin. In the Laboratory for Biofluid Mechanics at Charité University Medicine Berlin, she subsequently did research in the field of cardiac assist pumps and received her doctorate for a pump design with less blood trauma. Her technical focus is therefore on the fields of fluid mechanics and hemocompatibility.
At CCORE she will be responsible for the development of the blood pump.

Adam Tywoniak is a chemistry graduate from University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague and Heidelberg University, Germany. In his MSc thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, he worked on the development of microfluidic devices for biophysical applications.

In our team, he will work closely with Marek Lanc on membrane development, with a focus on surface chemistry and biocompatibility.

Julius Bergmann studies electrical engineering and information technology at the Vienna University of Technology. He works on the CAD design and the subsequent production of the prototype modules, furthermore he assists with any test setups.

Lukas Zettel visited the HTL Mistelbach for biomedical and health technology. In the course of this training he was able to gain experience as a service technician in several well-known medical technology companies in the office and field service. As it was clear to him after graduation that he wanted to develop electronic systems in the future, he went on to study at the FH Technikum Wien. There he gained sound knowledge in the areas of embedded systems and electronics. Parallel to his studies, he worked as an embedded software developer in the automotive industry, where he gained a detailed insight into C programming and the entire product development process, from the specification sheet to series production support.

Michael Egger, BSc. MSc. studied Biomedical Engineering and Health and Rehabilitation Technology at the FH Technikum Wien. He specialized in the field of software development and gained versatile experience with C/C++, C#, Python and Java on various hardware platforms. After working in the field of 3D printing and in the areas of medical data processing and communication with hospital systems, he is responsible for software development and all related topics at CCORE.