Stefan Vilsmeier

Brainlab

Stefan Vilsmeier is the founder, president and CEO of Brainlab, a pioneer of digitizing medical workflows, from diagnosis to therapy. A self-taught computer programmer, Vilsmeier founded Brainlab in 1989 at the age of 17 after writing a bestselling book on 3D graphics. As CEO, he has overseen the company’s growth to more than 2400 employees in 25 locations worldwide.

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Brainlab founder Stefan Vilsmeier explains how business can use video game and virtualization tools for education

DLD Munich 2022

What Needs to Change in Education: An Entrepreneur’s View

Why would a medical company get into video gaming? Simple: Virtual environments give doctors a chance to practice and acquire new skills in entirely new ways, as Brainlab founder Stefan Vilsmeier illustrates in…

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Digital Health: Technology’s Next Frontiers

This DLD Summer panel discussion takes a deep dive into the converging worlds of health, medicine and technology. Merck Group CTO Laura Matz and Brainlab founder Stefan Vilsmeier provide expert opinions on the…

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DLD All Stars

Data and Democracy

How much freedom do technology companies need to be truly innovative? And where should government step in to protect privacy, consumers and market competition? Former Vice President of the EU Commission, Viviane Reding,…

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DLD Munich 2020

Hospital of the Future

“Many of the treatments that we see today are overly simplistic”, observes Stefan Vilsmeier, founder of Brainlab, at the outset of this panel discussion, which also includes Rajesh Jena of the University of…

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Digital Health: How Brainlab Is Building a “GPS for the Human Body”

Precision medicine needs precise information. By creating 3D image models of patients’ bodies, Brainlab helps surgeons navigate to the right spot. Founder Stefan Vilsmeier explains…

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