Siemens' Reinhardt awarded International Neurobionics Foundation prize
5 March 2007 Erich Reinhardt, member of the Managing Board of Siemens
AG and president and CEO of Siemens Medical
Solutions, has been awarded the International Neurobionics Award 2006 by the International Neurobionics
Foundation.
The award, which includes a cash prize of €25,000,
is for his work in medical imaging. Erich
Reinhardt has said he would like to promote young scientists with his prize money. The
modern science of neurobionics connects neurosciences, biology and applied
medical engineering to develop new medical procedures that re-establish
destroyed nerve paths or nerve contacts after illnesses or accidents. The
International Neurobionics Foundation provides financial and conceptual
support to projects that help people who are blind, deaf or paralyzed to
fully or partially regain their lost sense or mobility through the use of
modern microchip implantation.
The foundation promotes groundbreaking work in the interdisciplinary
field of neurobionics. Since 1998, it has also awarded outstanding pioneers and
personalities of the various neurobionic disciplines with the International
Neurobionics Award in the area of biomedical research and technology that
serve for rehabilitation, implementation or restoration of neurological
functions. Erich R. Reinhardt has been honoured with the international
award for his efforts in the area of imaging methods. According to Madjid
Samii, President of the Senate of the International Neurobionics Foundation,
without these activities the extraordinary recent successes in neurosurgery
would not have been possible. Reinhardt accepted the award on behalf of
Siemens Medical Solutions' work: "I am very happy about this award. It shows me that we
are not only facilitating high-quality, patient-oriented medical care but
also fostering research for future generations,” he said. To top
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