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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