IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), have announced the appointment of biomedical technology veteran Mike Hess as editor-in-chief of IEEE Pulse.
Hess is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Earlier in 2023, he retired from his position as vice president of Corporate Technology and Innovation at Medtronic – a medical device company he had been with for more than 32 years.
At Medtronic, Hess had overseen R&D management, clinical research, program management, upstream marketing, and general management for the company’s bradycardia and mechanical circulatory support divisions. He has 36 issued patents and numerous publications to his credit.
IEEE Pulse is the flagship magazine for IEEE EMBS, which reports on a broad variety of topics related to biomedical engineering. The magazine publishes articles suited for general and technical audiences on the latest biomedical technologies and methods, as well as their societal and ethical implications. The digital version of the magazine can be found at embs.org/pulse.
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