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Curriculum Vitae
Massimo Kubon is a solution-oriented, open-minded, and creative team player with intercultural professional expertise. He possesses experience and expertise in applied medical research in the fields of microsensors and microtechnology. He also led industrial product development programs for modern 2D/3D visualization systems for minimally invasive surgery, securing their approval for the European, American, and Chinese markets.
- Since March 2022: Professor of Medical Technology at Furtwangen University
- 2021 – 2022: Senior Programme Manager PMO at Schölly Fiberoptics GmbH
- 2015 – 2021: Senior Manager of Chip-in-Tip Endoscopes at Schölly Fiberoptics GmbH
- 2014 – 2015: Lecturer at Furtwangen University
- 2014 – 2015: Project Manager and Deputy Head of the 3D Endoscopes Department at Schölly Fiberoptics GmbH
- 2013 – 2014: Senior Principal Engineer in the Advanced Technology Department at Schölly Fiberoptics GmbH
- 2011 – 2013: Research Assistant/Engineer and Project Manager at NMI Reutlingen
- 2012: PhD (Dr.-Ing.), Faculty of Engineering at the University of Freiburg (Prof. Urban) and NMI Reutlingen, Dissertation: “Biomaterial Screening: A microsensor system for monitoring material/tissue interactions in vivo”
- 2008: BSc in Engineering, Furtwangen University, Thesis: “Assembly of 3D cell aggregates in a microfluidic system”
Professional Associations:
- Member of the German Society for Biomedical Engineering (DGBMT) within the VDE
Field of research and / or teaching
Teaching areas:
- Fundamentals of Medical Technology (ISO 13485, IEC 60601-1, ISO 10993)
- Project and Programme Management in Medical Technology
- Measurement Technology and (Bio)sensors
- Minimally Invasive Imaging Techniques
- Robotics-Assisted Surgery
Research Areas:
- Sports Medicine Technology
- Robotics in Medicine
Publications/Patents:
https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=xgFryEQAAAAJ&hl=de
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Publications
Kubon, Massimo
2026 | |||
| Jannis Hagenah, Maria Henke, Massimo Kubon, Thomas Wittenberg | AI-supported robots in healthcare | Ethical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, De Gruyter Brill: Berlin, pp. 227-250, 2026 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
| Martin Haimerl, Michael D'Agosto, Mike Fornefett, Massimo Kubon, Thomas Schiepp | Deficiencies of the EU Medical Device Regulation when applying its own rules | Frontiers in Medicine, Vol.12.2026, 2026 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI | URN |
2025 | |||
| Martin Haimerl, Michael D'Agosto, Mike Fornefett, Massimo Kubon, Thomas Schiepp, Regina Storz-Irion | Feedback according to EU Call for Targeted Evaluation on "EU rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostics" | 2025 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
2024 | |||
| Markus Abrell, Christian Bildhauer-Buggle, Massimo Kubon, Thomas Schiepp | AI-based detection of medical instruments as basis to control intra-operative robotics and ensure OR quality management | Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik, 2024 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
2018 | |||
| Massimo Kubon, Hanna Hartmann, Meike Moschallski, Claus Burkhardt, Gorden Link, Simon Werner, Philippe Lavalle, Gerald Urban, Nihal E. Vrana, Martin Stelzle | Multimodal Chemosensor-Based, Real-Time Biomaterial/ Cell Interface Monitoring | Advanced Biosystems, 2.2018(6), 2018 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
2014 | |||
| Alfred Stett, Volker Bucher, Claus Burkhardt, Martina Cihova, Katja Gutöhrlein, Massimo Kubon, Gorden Link, Rene von Metzen, Wilfried Nisch, Sebastian Röhler, Ramona Samba, Michael Weinmann, Martin Stelzle | Implantable bioelectronic interfaces for diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation | MEA Meeting 2014 : 9th International Meeting on Substrate-Integrated Microelectrode Arrays; Tübingen Neurotech 2014, 1st Tübingen Symposium on Current Topics in Neurotechnology, , July 1-July 4, 2014, Reutlingen, Germany; Proceedings, pp. 38-40, 2014 | BibTeX | RIS |
| Alfred Stett, Volker Bucher, Martina Cihova, Katja Gutöhrlein, Massimo Kubon, Gorden Link, Rene von Metzen, Boris Stamm, Martin Stelzle, Andreas Pojtinger, Katharina Schneider, Dieter Mintenbeck, Daniel Rossbach, Harald Richter, Moustafa Nawito, Karl-Heinz Boven, Andreas Möller, Christoph Jeschke, Jens Pätzold, Thorsten Göttsche, Oliver Bludau, Nora Haas, Dana Tompkins, Timo Lebold, Martin Kokelmann | SMART Implant : Electronic Implants for Diagnosis and Monitoring | Energy self-sufficient sensors, 7th GMM-Workshop, 24-25 Feb. 2014, Magdeburg, Germany, pp. 71-73, 2014 | BibTeX | RIS |
2013 | |||
| Christine Mohr, Andreas Scheipers, Martin Stelzle, Massimo Kubon, Gorden Link, Tobias Ensslen, Britta Hagmeyer | Click & Go : Kassettenbasiertes Analysensystem zur kontinuierlichen Überwachung physiologischer Blutparameter am Patienten, Teilprojekt 1: Sensorik; Abschlussbericht | 2013 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
2012 | |||
| Massimo Kubon | Biomaterial Screening : a Microsensor System for Monitoring Material/Tissue Interactions in Vivo | Der Andere Verlag: Uelvesbüll, 978-3-86247-306-9, 2012 | BibTeX | RIS |
| Tobias Ensslen, Gorden Link, M. Hoffmann, J. Haap, Martin Stelzle, Massimo Kubon | Low-cost electrochemical multisensor card for medical applications comprising a novel stable solid-state reference electrode | Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik, 57.2012(SI-1-Track-E), p. 920, 2012 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
2011 | |||
| Volker Bucher, Massimo Kubon, Martin Stelzle, Alfred Stett, Mathias Ulbricht | Generelle Herausforderungen bei der Entwicklung Theranostischer Implantate | 2011 | BibTeX | RIS |
| Jan Böttger, Julia Schütte, Brigitte Angres, Karin Benz, Christian Freudigmann, Britta Hagmeyer, Massimo Kubon, Felix Holzner, Holger Becker, P. Röhnert, Martin Stelzle, Rolf Gebhardt | HepaChip, ein „organoides“ Sinusoid-Modell für das pharmakologische Substanz Screening | Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie, 49.2011(1), p. P5_04, 2011 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
| Meike Moschallski, Massimo Kubon | Mikrosensorimplantat zum in vivo Monitoring des Einwachsverhaltens funktionaler Biomaterialien : ImplantMon ; Abschlussbericht ; BMBF Förderaktivität BioMST | 2011 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
| Felix Holzner, Britta Hagmeyer, Julia Schütte, Massimo Kubon, Brigitte Angres, Martin Stelzle | Numerical modelling and measurement of cell trajectories in 3-D under the influence of dielectrophoretic and hydrodynamic forces | Electrophoresis, 32.2011(17), pp. 2366-2376, 2011 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
| Massimo Kubon, Meike Moschallski, Tobias Ensslen, Gorden Link, Simon Werner, Claus Burkhardt, Hanna Hartmann, Burkhard Schlosshauer, Gerald Urban, Martin Stelzle | Towards quantification of biocompatibility : Monitoring ingrowth behavior of biomaterials in tissue with a microsensor implant | 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference (TRANSDUCERS), 2011, 5 - 9 June 2011, Beijing, China, pp. 1935-1937, 2011 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
| Julia Schütte, Britta Hagmeyer, Felix Holzner, Massimo Kubon, Simon Werner, Christian Freudigmann, Karin Benz, Jan Böttger, Rolf Gebhardt, Holger Becker, Martin Stelzle | “Artificial micro organs” — a microfluidic device for dielectrophoretic assembly of liver sinusoids | Biomedical Microdevices, 13.2011(3), pp. 493-501, 2011 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
2010 | |||
| Massimo Kubon, Meike Moschallski, Gorden Link, Tobias Ensslen, Simon Werner, Claus Burkhardt, Wilfried Nisch, Beate Scholz, Burkhard Schlosshauer, Gerald Urban, Martin Stelzle | A Microsensor System to Probe Physiological Environments and Tissue Response | IEEE Sensors 2010, 01 - 04 November 2010, Waikoloa, HI, USA, pp. 2607-2611, 2010 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
| Massimo Kubon, Meike Moschallski, Gorden Link, Simon Werner, Claus Burkhardt, Wilfried Nisch, Beate Scholz, Burkhard Schlosshauer, Gerald Urban, Martin Stelzle | Ex ovo culture : An in vivo model for microsensor implants | MEA Meeting 2010 : Conference Proceedings of the 7th International Meeting on Substrate-Integrated Microelectrode Arrays, June 29 - July 2, 2010, Reutlingen, Germany, pp. 218-219, 2010 | BibTeX | RIS |
| Jan Böttger, Julia Schütte, Karin Benz, Christian Freudigmann, Britta Hagmeyer, Felix Holzner, Massimo Kubon, Holger Becker, P. Röhnert, Martin Stelzle, Rolf Gebhardt | HepaChip, ein neuartiges, künstliches in vitro Sinusoid-Modell für das pharmakologische Screening an humanen Leberzellen | Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie, 48.2010(1), p. P5_06, 2010 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
2009 | |||
| Meike Moschallski, Christian Dorrer, Massimo Kubon, Peter Rothacher, J. Weile, Britta Hagmeyer, Kai Fuchsberger, Karl-Heinz Boven, Andreas Möller, R. Mohrlok, Martin Stelzle | Sample Preparation on-chip : Accumulation, Lysis of and DNA Extraction from Bacteria | World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany : Vol. 25/VIII Micro- and Nanosystems in Medicine, Active Implants, Biosensors; Conference Proceedings, pp. 157-160, 2009 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |
| Julia Schütte, Brigitte Angres, Karin Benz, Christian Freudigmann, Britta Hagmeyer, Felix Holzner, Massimo Kubon, Jan Böttger, Rolf Gebhardt, Holger Becker, Martin Stelzle | Towards Artificial Liver Sinusoids by Dielectrophoretic Cell Assembly in Microfluidic System for Use in Substance Screening | World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009 Munich, Germany, Vol. 25/VIII Micro- and Nanosystems in Medicine, Active Implants, Biosensors; Conference Proceedings, pp. 161-164, 2009 | BibTeX | RIS | DOI |