Advisory Board

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Participants of the 2025 Advisory Board meeting at Fraunhofer IPMS.

The Advisory Board advises the management of the Fraunhofer IPMS in strategic questions. Representatives from industry and research, from public authorities, ministries or funding organizations are invited and appointed by the President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

The Advisory Board meets once a year to get an overview of the institute's achievements and to give the institute important impulses for its future strategic orientation.

  • Chairman of the Advisory Board: Dr. Simon Armbruster (Robert Bosch GmbH)
  • Deputy: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wallrabe (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institute for Microsystems Technology - IMTEK, Chair of Microactuators)

Industry Representatives

Dr. Simon Armbruster
Robert Bosch GmbH, Director MEMS New Business, Product Management and Strategy
Jörg Doblaski X-FAB Global Services GmbH, CTO
Dr. Björn Sass GlobalFoundries Dresden Module One LLC & Co. KG, Principal Member of Technical Staff
Prof. Dr. Frank Schönefeld T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH, General Manager
Dr. Johannes Schumm  Sensirion AG, Vice President Research & Development

Scientific Representatives

Prof. Dr. p.h. habil. Gesine Grande Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, President
Prof. Dr. Andreas Richter Technical University Dresden, Dean at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wallrabe Albert Ludwig University Freiburg, Department of Microsystems Engineering - IMTEK

Public Sector Representatives

Dr. Björn Brüsch Ministry of Science, Research and Culture, Brandenburg, Division 22
Dr. Lutz Bryja Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts, Division 41
Dr. Roland Krüppel Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space, Division 512
Sts. Barbara Meyer
Saxon State Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development; State Ministry for Regional Development
Dr. Ronald Schnabel VDE/VDI Society for Microelectronics, Microsystems and Precision Engineering (GMM), Managing Director
Dr. Eike-Christian Spitzner VDE/VDI Innovation + Technology GmbH, Division Director Electronics and Microsystems