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Nomination for the 2021 German Future Award

Three researchers from Siemens Healthineers – Stefan Ulzheimer, PhD, Professor Thomas Flohr, PhD, and Björn Kreisler, PhD – have been nominated for the German Future Award (Deutscher Zukunftspreis).

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Doris Pischitz
Published on 15. September 2021

Their project entitled “A photon-counting computed tomography scanner – a revolutionary way of looking inside the human body” opens new horizons in clinical imaging by successfully combining high spatial and temporal resolution with improved image contrast.1

Researchers from Siemens Healthineers have been nominated for the German Future Prize (Deutscher Zukunftspreis).

Computed tomography reinvented

Bernd Montag

The nomination of three of our leading experts in computed tomography for the German Future Award is a great honor for our company – and further proof of our sustained investment in innovation. Their project opens new horizons in clinical imaging.

Bernd Montag, PhD, CEO of Siemens Healthineers

The raw material of the photon-counting detector, cadmium telluride.

The raw material of the photon-counting detector, cadmium telluride.

By Doris Pischitz
Doris Pischitz is an editor in corporate communications at Siemens Healthineers. The team specializes in topics related to healthcare, medical technology, disease areas, and digitalization.

  1. 1 Data on file.

  2. 2 The information in this paper is based on research results that are not commercially available. Photon-counting CT is pending 510(k) clearance, and is not yet commercially available in the U.S. The products/features (mentioned herein) are not commercially available in all countries. Their future availability cannot be guaranteed.