IUPESM Fellow: Almir Badnjevic

Almir Badnjevic

University of Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Service

  • Founder of Verlab Laboratory (2014), one of the most advanced laboratories in Europe for testing medical devices, accredited under ISO 17020.
  • Founder of Verlab Research Institute (2022), the first private research institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina, dedicated to biomedical engineering, medical devices, and artificial intelligence.
  • Regular Member of the International Academy of Sciences and Arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IANUBIH).
  • Ordinary Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Austria).
  • Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS, USA).
  • Distinguished Lecturer in IEEE EMBS.
  • Asia – Pacific Intelligence Association Fellow
  • UN Cyber Fellow
  • Editor-in-Chief of the journal Technology and Health Care (Sage, USA).
  • Associate Editor of Springer Health and Technology and Springer Nature BioMedical Engineering OnLine.
  • Founder and Honorary President of the Society for Medical and Biological Engineering of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the official representative of BiH in IFMBE and EAMBES.
  • Founder of LabHub, the first EU Digital Innovation Hub in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Organizer of the first international CMBEBIH conference, gathering 700+ participants from 40 countries.
  • Member of governing and technical bodies within IEEE, IFMBE, EAMBES, and other organizations.
  • Director of IDDEEA BiH (2023 – 2028), appointed by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Member of the Supervisory Board of Privredna Banka Sarajevo (2019 – 2027).
  • Executive Director of the International Academy of Sciences and Arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IANUBIH).
  • Director of Verlab d.o.o. Sarajevo (2014 – 2023).
  • Professor at International Burch University in Sarajevo, specializing in bioengineering and electrical engineering.
  • Professor at University of Sarajevo, focusing on healthcare informatics.

Achievement

  • Founder and leader of the first Master’s and Ph.D. programs in Bioengineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Author and co-author of over 200 scientific papers, books, and book chapters in international publications.
  • Recognized among the top 2% of the world’s most-cited scientists by Stanford University (USA).
  • Co-founder of the global concept of integrating medical devices with measuring functions into legal metrology.
  • Author of the book Inspection of Medical Devices for Regulatory Purposes, published by Springer Nature (2017, second edition 2023).
  • Founder of a global concept AI Evidence Based Management of Maintenance of Medical Devices.

Honours & Awards

  • IFMBE Global Award for the best research paper in clinical engineering (2018).
  • IFMBE Team Award for clinical engineering at the global level (2021).
  • Named Person of the Year in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SNL Magazine, 2018).
  • Named IN Man 2020 (Ladies In Magazine).
  • Named CD Person of the Year 2020 (Face TV).

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