Additive Summer School (Certificate Program)

Dr. Cora Lüders-Theuerkauf studied biology in Göttingen, Hannover and Boston and holds a PhD in natural sciences. She has extensive experience in project management and coordination of research projects during her almost 20-year career in clinical research in the field of tissue engineering. Since 2013 she focused on 3D printing in medicine. In 2019 Cora established MGA Medical and is the network manager of this unit within the Network Mobility goes Additive e.V. (MGA) where she manages currently six medical working groups and is responsible for the development and representation of the MGA Medical division. With her outgoing nature she pushes AM topics in medicine.

Professor Jack Stubbs studied Physics and Electro-Optics at the Miami University of Ohio and the University of Dayton (Ohio). In the 1980’s he worked with the Department of Defense at Wright Patterson Airforce Base, the Naval Weapons Center and Kirtland Airforce Base. This work included development of customized Optical Metrology system to characterize High Energy lasers for application to the Airborne Laser Lab and the Star Wars SDI Laser system. Additionally he became involved in pilot protection, advanced cockpit control and materials characterization.

In the 1990’s, Jack lead a Technology development team for Ethicon Endo Surgery in the scale up of Laparoscopic surgery,  implementing imaging, visualization, robotics and sensors to Surgical Operating. This lead to the appointment of Principal Investigator for the Surgical Operating Room of the Future with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, developing telepresence surgical robotics and computer based simulation systems for training and education. Jack founded and directed a research and development company in 1996, operating through 2010 that resulted in over 50 patents including the Airseal trocar for laparoscopic surgery. This is now the trocar of choice for robotic surgery having been used in over 1,00,000 surgeries globally. The last 9 years have been at the University of Minnesota Medical School and most recently the University of Central Florida Institute for Simulation and Training where he leads a team developing new approaches and technology for simulating and teaching healthcare interactions and procedures. He has used rapid prototyping, 3D printing and additive manufacturing since the mid 1990’s to improve designs, prototype and test devices and systems and to implement into a cost effective development model.

Currently, Jack is President/CEO of Digital Anatomy Simulations for Healthcare, LLC., Florida, USA.

Marc Wachenhausen is a highly experienced patent attorney and co-founder of WBH Wachenhausen. With over 20 years of experience in the field, Marc has extensive knowledge in patent litigation, strategic patent prosecution, and IP counseling across various industries, including mechanical engineering and medical technology. Before co-founding WBH Wachenhausen, Marc was a partner at the Munich office of international law firm Bird & Bird LLP.
Marc is highly regarded in his field and has been recognized by JUVE Handbook as "competent, quick, and very client-oriented". He is frequently sought after for his expertise in license matters and settlement negotiations, and has successfully represented his clients in hearings at the Federal Patent Court and the Supreme Court, as well as in Regional Courts for infringement.
Marc holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen and has also studied Combustion Engineering at the University of Utah in the US, as well as Chemistry at the University of Kassel. He has been involved in academi projects, speaks at multiple seminars and summits, and was the keynote speaker at the 2019 International Conference on "Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine" (AMMM) in Lübeck. In addition, Marc serves as a member of the board of examiners for the patent attorney exam at the Federal Patent Court.
Marc's notable achievements include representing a telecom manufacturer in patent validity actions at the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice, advising national and international technology corporations in settlement and license negotiations. With his deep insight into industry and strategic capabilities, Marc is highly respected by his clients and peers alike.
 

Thorsten Haslinde is a co-founder and partner of WBH Wachenhausen. With extensive technical expertise in medical technology and mechanical engineering, he specializes in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office and in nullity proceedings before the Federal Patent Court. Thorsten is also frequently consulted in infringement proceedings and focuses on drafting and prosecuting national and international patent and design applications, as well as on general IP counseling.
Thorsten has a Master of Laws in European Intellectual Property from FernUniversität Hagen and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on energy, flows, and processes from ETH Zurich. He also has a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering Science from the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg. He has received multiple academic prizes and awards and is a lecturer for IP strategies for MedTech startups at the Technical University of Munich.
The JUVE Handbook recommends Thorsten Haslinde for the field of medical technology, describing him as "extremely visible in medical technology suits" and "very present and experienced in EPO oppositions to medical technology patents".
Thorsten's references include counseling of a medical device company in a cross-border entitlement action, representation in patent validity proceedings, and advising international technology corporations on IP portfolio optimization. He also elaborates and implements entry strategies into the European market for foreign medical technology companies and conducts IP due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. 

Dr. Olena Sych is Head of Department of Functional Materials for Medical Application at Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science (IPMS) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and researcher at Laboratory of Nanostructures of Institute of High Pressure Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. She is PhD in Materials Science. She teaches lectures for post-graduate students in IPMS about bioceramics and biomaterials. Her research work connected with creation and investigation of materials for bone tissue engineering based on hydroxyapatite. She is the leader of 15 grants and projects as well as the author of 140 scientific publications, including 3 patents. She believes that scientific work is impossible without interdisciplinary cooperation.

Professor Anton du Plessis is Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and Head of sales: EMEA at Object Research Systems (Canada, remote). His research spans X-ray tomography applications, engineering materials, additive manufacturing and materials processing. He has published over 150 journal papers in these topics and is on the editorial board of a number of journals in these areas of interest. He acted as editor on a book "Fundamentals of Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals" and is deputy editor of Additive Manufacturing Letters and editor-in-chief of Tomography of Materials and Structures. He holds extraordinary professor positions at Nelson Mandela University and Central University of Technology (South Africa). He enjoys research collaboration and taking scientific imaging to the next level.