President
David Kezaala
David Kezaala studied Robotics at the University of Plymouth in England and received his Bachelor of Engineering in 2020. After his first degree, he returned to Switzerland to work as an intern in Mechatronics at L.E.S.S. SA and in Project Engineering at the Nestlé System Technology Center. In 2022, he started the Master’s course of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Bern, majoring in Image-Guided Therapy. In his first year, he worked as a part-time research assistant at the ARTORG center. Currently, he is finishing his Master’s Thesis at the BFH rehaLab, developing a machine for SCI and hemiplegic patients.
Vice president
Benoit Sahli
Benoît Sahli completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering and Architecture in Fribourg in 2019. He then worked for two years at Hydro Exploitation SA, managing maintenance and upgrade projects for hydroelectric power plants. In 2021, he joined the iPrint Institute near Fribourg, where he contributed to the design and control of advanced inkjet printing systems, combining mechanical engineering with CNC and PLC programming. In 2024, he joined the Master’s program in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Bern, where he is specializing in Image-Guided Therapy and Robotics, aiming to bridge the gap between engineering and medical technology.
Treasurer
Antonie Biebuyck
Webmaster
Carla Pou Miralbell
Carla Pou studied Bioengineering at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Barcelona, graduating in 2023. She completed her bachelor’s thesis at Terapet SA in Geneva, a CERN’s spin-off, where she continued working for a year, contributing to the development and validation of cutting-edge medical imaging device. In early 2024, she joined Novartis in Basel for an internship focused on pharmacokinetic modeling and prediction models. Driven by her passion for healthcare innovation, she is currently pursuing a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Bern, majoring in Image-Guided Therapy.
Secretary
Matthias Hutter
PhD Student Representative
Amith Kamath
Alumni Representative
Adel Tekari obtained his Diploma in Microtechnology Engineering in 2007 from the Bern University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. He then went on to complete a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2009 from the University of Bern with special focus on Biomechanics. During his MSc, he worked part time as a Development Engineer at the Ziemer Ophthalmics with emphasis on LASIK refractive eye surgery. In 2014, he obtained his PhD in Biomedical Sciences specializing in cartilage/bone biology from the University of Bern. He completed 2 years of post-doctoral fellowship in intervertebral disc degeneration/regeneration, where he taught students in the Basics of Molecular Biology at the Medical Faculty of University of Bern. After his post-doctoral fellowship, he moved to Tunisia at the Center of Biotechnology of Sfax and is working since 2017 as Assistant Professor on various aspects of hearing loss.
Master Student Representative
Elia Peter
Elia Peter completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the HEIA-FR (in Fribourg) between 2021 and 2024. During his studies, he spent one year abroad in Canada, where he took the opportunity to travel and broaden his linguistic skills, especially in English and Spanish. He is currently enrolled in the Master program in Biomedical Engineering (BME), where he has chosen the specialization in Image-Guided Therapy (IGT). He is also serving as the student representative on the master’s committee. Passionate about innovation and technology, he plans to complete his master thesis in the field of Artificial Intelligence, with a focus on Deep Learning applications in healthcare.
Company Representative
Mark Keller
Former Board Members
Webmaster
Tobias Imfeld studied information technologies at the University of Applied Sciences in Lucerne and received his diploma in software engineering in 2006. During the first studies until he started the master studies he worked for the leading telecommunication company in Switzerland. In 2009 he joined the master course of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Bern and finished his master thesis at the ARTORG center in the ophthalmic department of Prof. Jens Kowal in 2011. Currently he works for the Compugroup Medical AG in Berne as a teamleader and consultant for clinical information systems.