
Health Tech
Technology & Life Sciences
Technology has become an intrinsic part of our lives and increasingly allows holistic, preventive and not least integrative solutions. The focus is on people themselves - not only in their role as patients or athletes. At the same time, the available technological and information technology options have developed rapidly and the acceptance of their use in medicine, health and sports is increasing.
The research focus Health Tech is dedicated to the challenge of combining innovative technologies with trends in medicine, health care, sports and related fields and to develop products and services from them in cooperation with partners from industry and research or to support their further development. The overriding goal is to maintain and/or restore people's health on the one hand, and to promote sport in society through the use of technology and help athletes in top-level sport to achieve first-class performance on the other.

If you have any questions regarding this research area, please contact us: healthtech@mci.edu
Sports Technology
Sport as part of our health is experiencing a technological boom. At the same time, highly monitored athletes are already a reality in elite sports. Data acquisition and data analysis play a central role here and are increasingly being transferred to mass sports. The research focus is already supporting many partners in industry, science and associations both in the application of new technologies in elite sports and in the transfer of these technologies to mass sports. Topics such as artificial intelligence, digital twins or virtual reality play a key role in sports and reflect the competencies of the research fields.
Robotics in Health
Medicine has relied on the use of robotics and telemanipulators in surgical applications for quite some time. This trend is continuing throughout the healthcare sector, with service and care robots becoming increasingly important. Another growth area is therapy robots, which allow therapy at home and thus enable rehabilitation away from the daily clinical routine.
Medical Devices
Medical devices are a fascinating success story at the interface between medical and technological professionals that focuses on improving people's quality of life. One goal of the research focus is to support this field in translational research from the idea to the market-ready product. In particular, the focus is on the development of methods that can improve the efficiency of the development process in this highly regulated field. Digital twins for the product development of technology-based and individualized therapies are as important as technologies for the training of medical professionals and the improved data-driven development of technologies with the involvement of medical professionals in the development process.








Identifikation Verletzungspräventionstechnik im Sport – KFV
2024
PLG_RESEARCH_PRMITARBEITER:
FH-Prof. Bernhard Hollaus, PhD
RESPIT - Prävention von Ertrinkungsunfällen
2021 - 2022
PLG_RESEARCH_LEITER:
FH-Prof. Yeongmi Kim, PhD

Tenodese ML
2023 - 2025
PLG_RESEARCH_LEITER:
Jasper Volmer, MSc
FH-Prof. Bernhard Hollaus, PhD
Lea Ludwig, M.A.
BeSensHome
2024 - 2026
PLG_RESEARCH_LEITER:
FH-Prof. Bernhard Hollaus, PhD
PLG_RESEARCH_PRMITARBEITER:
Sandro Tobias Müller, BSc

The OpenEar Project
2016 - 2024
PLG_RESEARCH_LEITER:
FH-Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Sieber
PLG_RESEARCH_PRMITARBEITER:
Lea Ludwig, M.A.

https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.297
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde Universitäten Ausland |
Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, ENT Department Universitäten Ausland |
Sieber D, Erfurt P, John S, Ribeiro dos Santos G, Schurzig D, Sørensen MS, Lenarz T. The OpenEar library of 3D models of the human temporal bone based on computed tomography and micro-slicing. Nature Scientific Data (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.297
VRodel
2022 - 2024
PLG_RESEARCH_LEITER:
FH-Prof. Bernhard Hollaus, PhD
PLG_RESEARCH_PRMITARBEITER:
Jonas Kreiner, BSc
Maximilian Gallinat
David Mikulic, BSc

- Frithioff, A., Weiss, K., Frendø, M., Senn, P., Trier, P., Sieber, D., Sørensen, M.S., Pedersen, D.B., Andersen, S.A.W. 3D‑printing a cost‑effective model for mastoidectomy training. 3D Printing in Medicine, 9:12 (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s41205-023-00174-y
- Sieber D, Andersen SAW, Soerensen MS, Trier P. OpenEar image data enables case variation in high fidelity virtual reality ear surgery. Otology & Neurotology (2021). DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003175
- Sieber, D., Timm, M.E., Weller, T., Suhling, M., Lenarz, T., & Schurzig, D. The Dependency of Cochlear Lateral Wall Measurements on Observer and Imaging Type. Otology & Neurotology (2023). DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003991
- Hollaus, B., Raschner, C., Mehrle, A. (2020, June). Development and Verification of a Highly Accurate and Precise Passing Machine for American Football, Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association 2020, 49, 94, doi:10.3390/proceedings2020049111
- Hollaus B, Heyer Y, Steiner J, Strutzenberger G. Location Matters—Can a Smart Golf Club Detect Where the Club Face Hits the Ball? Sensors. 2023; 23(24):9783.
- M. Panny, I. Nagiller, M. Nagiller, and Y. Kim, Home rehabilitation system for the upper extremity focusing on technology-aided assessment of spasticity, Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
- Hollaus B, Volmer JC, Fleischmann T. Cadence Detection in Road Cycling Using Saddle Tube Motion and Machine Learning. Sensors. 2022; 22(16):6140. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22166140
- M. Preiss, A. Walder, and Y. Kim (2022), Haptically enhanced VR surgical training system. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 8(2), 737-740.
- K. Wolf, A.Mayr, M.Nagiller, L. Saltuari, M. Harders, Y. Kim; PoRI Device: Low-Cost In-Home Hand Assessment and Rehabilitation After Stroke, at - Automatisierungstechnik, doi.org/10.1515/auto-2022-0037
- Hollaus B, Reiter B, Volmer JC. (2023) Sensors: Catch Recognition in Automated American Football Training Using Machine Learning, 23(2), doi:10.3390/s23020840
- Käferböck, A., Hayotte, M., Sieber, D., Pillei, M., Wald, M. (Oktober 2024) Innovative Zukunft in der Neugeborenenbeatmung: Unterstützungstechnologien zur effizienten Beatmung in der klinischen Erstversorgung, 62. Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (ÖGKJ) 2024, Bregenz
- Hollaus, B., Heyer, Y., Strutzenberger, G. (2024) Motion Data and Machine Learning Tells Golfers How To Improve, (2024) FFH Krems, Austria
- Hollaus, B. (2024) Sports Technology in Winter Sports - Invited Session; ÖSG Congress, 2024, Innsbruck
- Käferböck, A., Hayotte, M., Sieber, D., Pillei, M., Wald, M. (June 2024) Tiny Lungs, Big Dreams: Enhancing Immediate Newborn Care with Ventilation Support Technologies, The European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) 2024, Rome
- Moll, C., Schmirander, Y., Zenzmair, C., Ince, A., Sieber, D. (2024) Virtual Reality Training zum Verhalten im Operationssaal. Markt der Möglichkeiten, Lernwelten 2024, Innsbruck
- Kreiner, J., Hollaus, B. (July 2023) Photogrammetry and how to Make Backcountry Skiing Safer, ECSS 2023, Paris
- Hollaus, B., Volmer, J.C., Fleischmann, T. (July 2023) Measuring Cadence in Road Cycling Based on Machine Larning and Seat Post Motion, ECSS 2023, Paris
- Enzenberg, M., Winkler, S., Kim, Y. (2023). Patient Tailored Hand Exoskeletons - A 3D-Printable Concept for Force Transmission and Feedback. In: Tarnita, D., Dumitru, N., Pisla, D., Carbone, G., Geonea, I. (eds) New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics. MESROB 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 133. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32446-8_39
- Kim, Y. (2024) A personalized hand exoskeleton to assist during the activities of daily living, SMARTER LIVES, Austria
- Kim, Y. (2024) Empowering Lives through Robotics: Enhancing Rehabilitation, and Assisting the Elderly, Robotics in AAL & Healthcare, Austria
Patent Nr. EP2629737B1