Young Researchers Academy
The aim of the Young Researchers Academy (YRA) is to build a scientific community amongst young MedTech researchers, namely bachelor, master, and doctoral students of all types of universities (Universities & Universities of Applied Sciences) in NRW.
Thus the YRA offers a symposium - YRA MedTech Symposium - (free of charge) to provide an open platform for bachelor, master, and doctoral students to present either their research or their final thesis in the realm of (bio-)medical engineering or in related fields such as e.g. (non-exhaustive):
- Biomechanics, Implants, Biofluidmechanics, Microfluidics, ...
- Bioinformatics, Telemedicine, AAL, Hospital Engineering, ...
- Bioelectromagnetics, Bioelectronics, Biophysics, Medical Physics, ...
- Medical Imaging, Biosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip...
- Numerical Modeling, HPC, Multi-Scale Approaches, ...
- Implementing of Medical Device Regulations
Call for the 5th YRA MedTech Symposium in September 2026
Ph.D., Master, and Bachelor students of all kinds of universities in NRW, working in areas related to (bio)medical engineering, are kindly invited to present their research or their thesis at the 5th YRA MedTech Symposium in 2026.
FH Aachen, Juelich Campus
Heinrich-Mussmann-Str. 1
52428 Juelich, Germany
Date: 17. & 18. September 2026
The language of the symposium is English
Organizing Board
The organizing board comprises lecturers from the following universities:
FH Aachen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Staat (i.R.)
Universität Duisburg Essen
Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
Westfälische Hochschule
Hochschule Ruhr West
Registration & Paper Submission
Submission
You are kindly invited to submit a one (up to maximal two) page abstract (Word and PDF format) until July 10, 2026 to: yrafh-aachen.de (a prior announcement of participation is welcomed).
Poster session submission
The deadline for poster submissions is also July 10, 2026. Please send us a one (up to maximal two) page abstract to: yrafh-aachen.de (a prior announcement of participation is welcomed).
Format
Please use the corresponding MSWord template for both, verbal presentation and poster presentation.
Registration
For registration to the 2026 YRA MedTech Symposium please use this registration form.
Flyer 2nd Call
You can download the official flyer here. Feel free to include it on your website.
General Information
Submission of the presentation
Please send your presentation until July 10, 2026 to: yrafh-aachen.de or hand in a usb-stick with the presentation at the symposium registration.
Duration
The contribution may last around 20 minutes (15 min presentation and 5 min discussion).
Poster size
84,1 cm 118,9 cm in portrait format
Helpful tips and templates
for the poster design can be found here:
youtu.be/SYk29tnxASs
https://osf.io/6ua4k
Event location
Gerling Pavillon
(FH Aachen, Juelich Campus, Heinrich-Mussmann-Str. 1, 52428 Juelich, Germany)
You can download a map of the Jülich campus here. You will find the Gerling Pavillon at the bottom left.
Timetable
Registration
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Opening
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Keynote Lecture
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Main Session I
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Break / Poster Session
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Main Session II
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