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ABSPIE co-directors with new roles within EAMBES
Dr Davide Piaggio, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Warwick and co-director of the Applied Biomedical Signal Processing and Intelligent eHealth Lab (ABSPIE), has been elected as a Councilor and appointed Secretary General of the European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES). In his new roles, Dr Piaggio will join the Executive team and council, spearheaded by President Dr Giuseppe Fico (UPM), Vice President Prof Leandro Pecchia (University Campus Biomedico of Rome), Vice President Prof Ratko Magjarevic (University of Zagreb), President Elect Dr Lejla Gurbeta Pokvic (University of Donja Gorica), Former President Prof Eleni Kaldoudi (Democritus University of Thrace) and Treasurer Manuela Appendino (Ordine Ingegneri Torino).
EAMBES is a no-profit international organization that federates most scientific societies and academic and research institutions located in Europe and involved with Biomedical Engineering or as it is more appropriately defined Medical and Biological Engineering and Science. The main objective of EAMBES is to improve the health, wealth, and well-being of the citizens of Europe by the application and advancement of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science, facilitating the dialogue between policymakers, regulators, the medtech sector and academia.
Dr Piaggio will align this new appointment with his currently existing involvement with the IFMBE, the BMEI, and the Society and Culture Spotlight of the University of Warwick.
Dr Piaggio commented: "These excellent news came during the first EAMBES Council meeting of 2025. It will be a honor and pleasure to support the Executive Team of EAMBES in reaching our ambitious goals. I would like to thank Prof Leandro Pecchia and Dr Giuseppe Fico for their constant support and for believing in me, and EAMBES for making this possible ".