We are shedding light on the world’s toughest challenges

Get to know our journey, team, and manifesto.

Who we are

At Orbem, we are shedding light on the world’s toughest challenges by unleashing AI-powered imaging for everything and everyone. For us, this means developing fast, accurate, and accessible imaging solutions that reveal hidden sources of knowledge.

Based on years of scientific research at the interface of AI and imaging technology, Orbem was founded in 2019 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich. Headquartered in Munich, our top-tier, international, diverse, and multidisciplinary team is imagining new frontiers every single day to build a sustainable and healthy future.

Team

AI & Data

Anna Schuetzenberger

Anna Schuetzenberger

Data Scientist

Anna is a neuroscientist with a PhD from LMU. With her broad image processing knowledge, she contributes to all things data, science, and innovation.

Aldo Kacorri

Aldo Kacorri

Data Scientist

Aldo holds an MSc in Computer Science, specializing in ML for computer vision at TUM. He develops MRI super-resolution algorithms based on advanced DL.

Ayush Nath

Ayush Nath

Machine Learning Engineer

Ayush pursued his MSc in Informatics at TUM. He has experience in computer vision and contributes to our top ML systems and innovative infrastructure.

Yacoub Yousef

Yacoub Yousef

Machine Learning Engineer

Yacoub completed a BSc in Computer Engineering at Al-Ahliyya University in Jordan. He is working on sustainably improving our cutting-edge DL models.

Sarah Dörr

Sarah Dörr

Data Scientist

Sarah completed her MSc in Mathematics in Data Science at TUM. With her data analysis skills, she helps us to build a sustainable and healthy future.

Ksenia Yashina

Ksenia Yashina

Head of AI

Ksenia holds a PhD in Neuroscience at the MPI of Neurobiology. While leading the AI team, she builds AI models for a sustainable and healthy future.

Abhishek Kaushik

Abhishek Kaushik

Data Annotator

Abhishek is pursuing his MSc in Electrical Engineering. He supports our AI team with efficient content labeling for our advanced ML model recognition.

Imaging

Maria Laparidou

Maria Laparidou

Chief Scientific Officer

Maria is a veterinarian and holds a PhD from LMU. An expert in embryonic development research, she creates vital scientific insights for our product

Eduardo Coello

Eduardo Coello

Head of Imaging

Eduardo completed a postdoc in MRI at Harvard. With his background in physics, computer science, and engineering, he develops visionary MRI technology.

Jason Skinner

Jason Skinner

MRI Scientist

Jason completed a PhD in Medical Physics and postdocs in hyperpolarized and spectroscopic MRI. He enhances the image top-quality and speed of our MRI.

Benjamin Knowles

Benjamin Knowles

MRI Scientist

Benjamin holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from King’s College London. With our top innovation team, he works to make MR imaging fast and reliable.

Skander Salah

Skander Salah

Software Engineer

Skander studies MSc in Biomedical Computing at TUM. He develops a digital twin, which stimulates and improves our AI-powered imaging scanning process.

Marlon Perez

Marlon Perez

RF Engineer

Marlon pursued a PhD in Neuroscience at the MPI, Tübingen. He constantly improves signal detection in our radiofrequency devices to reduce scan time.

Susan Tavakoli

Susan Tavakoli

Application Specialist

Susan completed a PhD in Nat Sc from the University of Ulm. She maintains and enhances the performance of our system for new and existing applications.

Ovee Kalyankar

Ovee Kalyankar

Application Specialist

Ovee is currently pursuing her MSc in Molecular and Cellular Biology at LMU. She ably tracks ongoing lab studies and performs MRI imaging annotations.

Barbara Gallardo

Barbara Gallardo

MRI Scientist

Barbara is studying an MSc in Biomedical Technology at Tübingen University. As an imaging connoisseur, she controls and monitors our imaging quality.

Zahra Fazal

Zahra Fazal

MRI Scientist

With a PhD in Neuroimaging at DCN, Zahra works in MRI systems developing and implementing methods for accelerated imaging to optimize image quality.

Daniela Bolaños

Daniela Bolaños

MRI Scientist

Daniela is studying her Biomedical Physics MSc at TUM. She is working at Orbem to develop the next generation of AI-powered industrial MRI solutions.

Systems Engineering & Integrations

Guido Kudielka

Guido Kudielka

Head of Systems Engineering

Guido completed a PhD in Sensors and Signal Processing. With more than fifteen years of experience in MRI technology, he wisely leads our hardware team.

Alexandra Baranik

Alexandra Baranik

Systems Engineer

Alex pursued her MSc in Biomedical Engineering at the DTU. With her hardware expertise, she designs MRI systems to be efficiently installed anywhere.

Mira Mahavadi

Mira Mahavadi

Systems Engineer

Mira obtained an MSc in Mechanical Engineering at TUM. She handles hardware troubleshooting and quality control for the next generation of MRI devices.

Ender Karacay

Ender Karacay

Mechatronics Engineer

Ender holds an MSc in Mechatronics Engineering from TUHH. As an expert in robotics and software, he is responsible for seamless MRI system integration.

Software

Miguel Molina

Miguel Molina

Chief Technology Officer

Miguel has a PhD in Biomedical Imaging from TUM. He focuses on our tech requirements and challenges; ensuring their even alignment with our strategy.

Gilberto Lem

Gilberto Lem

Head of Software

Gil completed an MSc in Computational Science from TUM. He manages and coordinates the design, development, testing, and maintenance of our software.

Tobias Vitt

Tobias Vitt

Software Engineer

Tobias is now pursuing his MSc in Informatics at TUM. He focuses on creating high-quality code. Tobi also improves our system architecture patterns.

Akshay Aradhya

Akshay Aradhya

Senior Software Engineer

Akshay studied an MSc in Data Engineering and Analytics at TUM. A data engineering adept, he masterly designs, tests, and implements ML and DL systems.

Tamas Borbath

Tamas Borbath

Software Engineer

Tamas successfully completed a PhD in Bioinformatics at the MPI. An MRI and programming virtuoso, he innovatively develops cutting-edge MRI software.

Emre Sahal

Emre Sahal

Software Engineer

Emre holds an MSc in Informatics at TUM, specializing in Data Science and ML. A Python virtuoso, he designs and develops scalable software solutions.

Anup Tripathi

Anup Tripathi

DevOps Engineer

Anup completed a BTech in Mechanical Engineering at Cochin University of Science and Technology. He develops automation tools to boost our technology.

Beyza Altuntas

Beyza Altuntas

Software Engineer

Beyza is now pursuing her MSc in Informatics at TUM. As a software expert, she develops and implements simulation tools for prime software solutions.

Dastan Abdrakhmanov

Dastan Abdrakhmanov

Python Backend Engineer

Dastan has been writing top backend and full-stack apps in Python since 2015. He knowledgeably designs, builds, and maintains our software structure.

Amine Karoui

Amine Karoui

Software Engineer

Amine pursues his Master’s in Computer Science at the University of Passau. He helps the team develop, deploy, and maintain elastic-based monitoring.

Fatma Zehra

Fatma Zehra

Software Engineer

Fatma pursues an MSc in Informatics at TUM. She develops and maintains software systems, using mathematical analysis and computer science principles.

Ahmed Mahmoud

Ahmed Mahmoud

Senior Cloud Engineer

With Ahmed’s experience as DevOps Engineer. He is responsible for our Infrastructure, monitoring, software architecture, orchestration, and security.

Vasile Popa

Vasile Popa

Software Engineer

Vasile pursued his Bachelor’s in Computer Science at FU. As a top software whiz, he writes high-quality backend code for our breakthrough technology.

Business & Ops

Pedro Gómez

Pedro Gómez

Chief Executive Officer

Pedro holds a PhD in Biomedical Imaging from TUM. An expert in accelerated MRI and a serial entrepreneur, he guides the team toward its core purpose.

Mariana Pradillo

Mariana Pradillo

Marketing & Design

Mariana studies her MSc in Consumer Science at TUM. She creates innovative marketing strategies and media content, to further develop our brand image.

Maria Teresa Papio

Maria Teresa Papio

HR Manager

Marisa pursued her MSc in Global Marketing at the Italy-USA Foundation. She strives day after day to build a diverse, knowledgeable, and talented team.

Simon Shapiro

Simon Shapiro

Product Manager

Simon spent four years at Microsoft building mapping & geospatial products. He is a technologist and a generalist, driving product roadmap & strategy.

Jennifer Volz

Jennifer Volz

Business Development Lead

Jennifer holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Lboro, UK. She connects with current and potential customer needs; to further develop our product.

Patrick Sloan

Patrick Sloan

Office Manager

Patrick has worked in various management roles. He is leveraging his experience to create sustainable and efficient administrative processes at Orbem.

Adithya Viswanathan

Adithya Viswanathan

Technical Program Manager

Adithya holds an MSE in Medical Systems Engineering from OvGU. He manages the scanning program internally, translating OKRs into doable project plans.

Sefa Zuelfikar

Sefa Zuelfikar

Project Manager

Sefa earned his MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Bogazici University. He is responsible for adequate planning and coordinating installation projects.

Meriam Ishaak

Meriam Ishaak

Application Specialist

Meriam is pursuing Electrical Engineering at TUM. She helps us with process automation and the sustainable implementation of our application systems.

Sandra Lindemann

Sandra Lindemann

People and Ops Coordinator

Sandra has an apprenticeship as a travel agent. As an experienced office manager, she supports us to accomplish fundamental HR functions and programs.

Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

Emotional Support Technician

Harley has a specialization in catching discs and cleaning plates. She makes sure that everybody receives their fair dose of happiness and motivation.

Joud Mansour

Joud Mansour

Technical Program Manager

Joud is studying her Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s at THWS. She supports us in translating our objectives into actionable and efficient timelines.

Isabel Mary Jose

Isabel Mary Jose

Recruiter

Isabel supports the recruitment process by building and testing innovative recruitment strategies that help us develop a talented and diverse team.

Nur Süren

Nur Süren

Recruiter

Nur supports us in building our expert and diverse team. With her data-driven mindset, she innovates the recruitment process to attract leading talent.

Advisors

Lee Rivenbark

Lee Rivenbark

Industry Advisor

With more than 26 years of working experience in seeds and crops companies like Bayer CropScience, Lee guides Orbem imagine new frontiers for seeds.

Marion Menzel

Marion Menzel

Scientific Advisor

With a PhD in MR, a habilitation in experimental physics, and +20 years of experience in imaging, Marion grants scientific advice in MR applications.

Mike Gilbert

Mike Gilbert

Industry Advisor

With a PhD from TTU, Mike has forty years of experience leading global business activities and R&D with prime ag firms like Cargill, BASF, and Bayer.

Monty Christian

Monty Christian

Industry Advisor

Monty has nearly four decades of expertise at leading agricultural science-based companies like Rhone-Poulenc, Aventis, Bayer Crop Science, and BASF.

Rüdiger Schmidt

Rüdiger Schmidt

Business Advisor

PhD holder, entrepreneur, and an angel investor in Orbem, Rüdiger is deeply passionate about mentoring, effecting sales, and acquiring growth funding.

Martin Giese

Martin Giese

Business Advisor

Martin is an active angel investor, startup coach, lecturer, and bestselling author. He supports Orbem since 2018 as an early mentor and first investor.

Awards

Our manifesto

The power of information

We believe in the power of information;
and are devoted to delivering it with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

Revealing what's hidden

We believe in revealing what’s hidden;
and providing access to otherwise unattainable sources of knowledge.

Human-AI collaboration

We believe in human-AI collaboration;
and are leveraging AI to unleash our collective wisdom at scale.

Making imaging accessible for everything and everyone

We believe in making imaging accessible for everything and everyone; and are energizing imaging technology with AI to open the door to a world of possibilities.

Sustainability is not an option

We believe sustainability is not an option;
and are developing technology for the mutual benefit of society, environment, and economy.

Thriving future for humanity

We believe in a thriving future for humanity;
and in healthy and fulfilling lives for everybody.

Shedding light on the world’s toughest challenges

We believe in shedding light on the world’s toughest challenges; and in harnessing our AI-powered imaging technology as a force for good.

 

Be part of our ambitious team

Do you want to work on breakthrough technology?

If you are interested in joining our mission, check out our open positions.

Maria Teresa Papio

HR Manager

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