Obituaries
Honoring and celebrating the lives of individuals
who have contributed to the field of medical and biological engineering.
In Memoriam – Fumihiko Kajiya (1940-2025)
Professor Fumihiko Kajiya, former president of IFMBE, passed away on November 17, 2025. Professor Kajiya spent many years researching biomedical engineering, interacting with researchers from around the world and conducting collaborative research. He was also actively...
In Memorian – Victor Sontea (1951-2025)
Professor Victor Sontea, the Founder and President of the Biomedical Engineering Society of the Republic of Moldova, initiator of the bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering at the Technical University of Moldova passed away at the age of...
In Memorian – Dov Jaron (1935 -2024)
In September 2024, the biomedical engineering community lost forever Professor Dov Jaron, a researcher and inventor who gave a significant contribution to development and implementation of devices for supporting human cardiovascular system. Most members will remember...
In Memoriam – Dr Siew Lok Toh (1951 – 2021)
In MemoriamDr Siew Lok Toh1951 - 08 September 2021 Our former colleague and friend, Dr Toh Siew Lok has passed on this morning. He was battling cancer for the last year. His son wrote to me to say that Siew Lok “stayed strong and fought a long battle even till the...
In Memoriam – Máximo E. Valentinuzzi (1932 – 2021)
In MemoriamProfessor Máximo E. Valentinuzzi, PhDFebruary 24, 1932 - January 2, 2021 A great driver behind the recognition of Biomedical Engineeringin Argentina and Latin America Dr. Valentinuzzi was the founder of the Regional Council of Biomedical Engineering...
In Memoriam – Sergio S. Mühlen (1956 – 2020)
In MemoriamProfessor Sérgio Santos Mühlen (1956 - 2020) CORAL Vice President 2017-2020CORAL President 2020 Professor Sérgio S. Mühlen, president of IFMBE’s Latin American Council for Biomedical Engineering (CORAL), passed away suddenly on June 27, 2020. He is...
In Memoriam – Robert Nerem (1937 – 2020)
In MemoriamProfessor Emeritus Bob Nerem Founding Executive Director of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA President, IUPESM (1991–1994) President, IFMBE (1988–1991) Chair, U.S....
In Memoriam – Niilo Saranummi (1946 – 2018)
In Memoriam Professor Niilo Saranummi Niilo Saranummi was a distinguished engineer and remarkable scientist who left a deep impact in the field of biomedical engineering and health informatics worldwide: in his home country, Finland, in Europe as one of the founders...
In Memoriam – Herbert Frederick Voigt (1952 – 2018)
27 October 1952 - 25 January 2018 In Memoriam Professor Herbert Voigt IFMBE President 2009 - 2012 IUPESM President 2012 - 2015 Professor Herbert Frederick Voigt III, Past President of the International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM),...
In Memoriam – Joachim H. Nagel (1948 – 2017)
February 1948 - July 2017 In Memoriam Prof. Dr. ret. nat. Joachim H. Nagel IFMBE President 2003 - 2006 IUPESM President 2006 - 2009 I met Prof. Nagel more than 20 years ago at one of the Mediterranean Conferences in Biomedical Engineering, when Joachim was already an...
In Memoriam – Nozomu Hoshimiya (1941 – 2017)
1941 - 25 January 2017 Dear colleagues of Biomedical Engineering, We are sad to announce that our colleague Professor Nozomu Hosimiya passed away on 25 January 2017. Nozomu Hoshimiya was born in Japan, 1941. He received the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from...
In Memoriam – Antonio F. C. Infantosi (1947 – 2016)
1st September 1947 - 16th March 2016 Dear colleagues of Biomedical Engineering, The board of the Brazilian Society of Biomedical Engineering (SBEB) is sad to announce that our colleague Professor Antonio Fernando Catelli Infantosi passed away on 16 March 2016. Prof....