Biography
- Born 1964, married, two sons
- Dipl.-Ing. Nachrichtentechnik, Stuttgart; Master of Science - Management, San Francisco; Dr. rer. medic. Medizinphysik, Witten
- 5 years in San Francisco (UCSF / UC RIL / TOSHIBA MRI) as MRI R&D and Project Engineer / Product Manager
- Entrepreneur since 1993 -- founded NEUROMED AG, the largest independent radiology / Imaging services provider in Central Europe
- Started 10 more companies in Germany and other neighboring countries -- all involved with Medical Imaging technologies between 1993 and 2001
- 2001 trade sale of NEUROMED AG to UMS AG
- Started TOMOVATION GmbH in 2003, investment / development and trading company in Medical Imaging (TOMOgraphy + InnoVATION)
- 2008 sale of the company to ALLIANCE Medical, Inc., Warwick UK - Michael left Alliance in 2011 as Managing Director Central Europe
- Since 2003 investment in 7 Medical Technology companies with FVW Investments (www.fvw-investments.com) + m2f investment (www.m2f-investment.com), two early stage investment companies
- Since 2004 2 trade sales and 4 technology licensing arrangements
- Former board member of US publicly traded companies (INTRAOPMEDICAL, Inc.; BIOPHAN, Inc.; Mobile PET Systems, Inc.)
- Currently Chairman of SURGICEYE GmbH (www.surgiceye.com) and advisory board member of CUREFAB GmbH (www.curefab.com)
- Board member of Eckert&Ziegler BEBIG SA from Senefe, Belgium (www.ezag.de)
- Member of the Business Angel Network Germany (BAND) and introduced in the „Business Angel Heaven of Fame“ in 2006
- Germany's Business Angel of the year 2011
- Member of the board of BioMedTec e.V.
- since Oct 2012 Rudolf-Diesel-Industry-Fellow of the Institute for advanced Studies and affiliated Professor at CAMP
Teaching
Michael is very interested in translational research (medical imaging / hybrid imaging / image guided minimal invasive procedures / imaging and radiation therapy combined), identifying and developing innovations, and stimulate entrepreneurial activities in that field.
Patents and Patent Applications (German only)
Publications (selected)
- Keyhole Sequence with Rotational Update as a means of fast, high Quality LOW-FIELD Interventional MR Imaging; M. Friebe, M. Busch, D. Grönemeyer, R. Seibel, S. Hellwig; SMRM Proceedings Volume 1, 1993: 161
- High-Field non-invasive in-vivo thermometry sequence using spin-echo keyhole techniques; M. Friebe, M. Busch, M. Schaldach, M. Koch, D. Grönemeyer; RSNA Chicago Scientific Program 1993:271
- 3 dimensional keyhole sequence with rotational k-space updating for fast, high quality low-field MR imaging; M. Busch, M. Friebe, S. Hellwig, D. Grönemeyer, R. Seibel; RSNA Chicago Scientific Program 1993:348
- Keyhole Sequence in two Dimensions for high speed fluoroscopic imaging (PHREAK); M. Busch, M. Friebe, S. Hellwig, D. Grönemeyer, R. Seibel; Journal Mag. Res. Imag. 1994 Suppl. 4(P) :38
- Low back pain treatment by Interventional MRI-Guidance; DHW Groenemeyer, RMM Seibel, G. Schmid, M. Friebe, M. Deli, M. Busch; Journal Mag. Res. Imag. 1994 Suppl. 4(P) :39
- Interventional MRI-Guidance, Competition for CT in the Field of Micro-Therapy K-space manipulations and reduced acquisition schemes for Low-Field IVMRI sequences; M. Busch, M. Friebe, S. Hellwig, H. Lerchner, D. Grönemeyer. R. Seibel; SMRM Proceedings Volume 1, 1994:789
- Low-Field NMR Thermometry with diffusion sensitized keyhole and weighted K-space sequencing schemes; M. Friebe, M. Busch, M. Schaldach, M. Koch, D. Grönemeyer, R. Seibel; SMRM Proceedings Volume 1, 1994:1575
- System design, physical parameters, user environment – requirements for interventional MRI; M. Friebe, M. Busch, S. Hellwig, M. Deli, D. Grönemeyer, R. Seibel; European Radiology 1995 Suppl. (5):234
- Future of advanced guidance techniques by interventional CT and MRI; Grönemeyer D, Seibel RM, Melzer A, Schmidt A, Deli M, Friebe M, Busch M; Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol 1995; 4:251-9.
- MRI imaging of substrates in resonant stents; E. Immel, G. Lorenz, M. Friebe, A. Melzer; ESMRMB 2005, Basel, abstract 446
- Visualization of intraluminal tissue in inductively coupled MR resonant stents, vena cava filters and porcine heart valve stents; E. Immel, J. Spillner, A. Melzer, G. Schaefers, T. Bertsch, G. Lorenz, M. Friebe; Minimal Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies Volume 14 Number 4-5 2005, #059, p311
- Development of a novel, balloon expandable endovascular stent design with an integrated resonance circuit for active visualization in MRI; Christoph K. Naber, Frank Breuckmann, Erwin Immel, Stephanie Aker, Gernot M. Kaiser, Michael Friebe, Andreas Melzer, Raimund Erbel, Harald H. Quick; World Congress of Cardiology 2006, Barcelona
- Improved design of a resonant balloon expandable alloy stent for MR visualization with inductive signal coupling; E. Immel, C. K. Naber, H. H. Quick, F. Breuckmann, S. Aker, G. M. Kaiser, D. Baumgart, C. Thonack, R. Erbel, M. Friebe, F. Götz, A. Melzer; Abstract and EPOS presentation ESMRMB 2006, Warsaw
- MRT-gesteuerte perkutane intramyokardiale Injektion von Kontrastmittelgemisch nach Myokardinfarkt: Katheterentwicklung und experimentelle Ergebnisse ; G. Krombach, C. Hohl, S. Kinzel, J. Pfeffer, M. Friebe, RW Günther, A. Bücker; Abstract and presentation, Experimentelle Radiologie 2006, Kiel
- MR guided angioplasty of peripheral arteries: delivery of substances into the vessel wall; G. Krombach, M. Wehner, A. Perez-Bouza, S. Kinzel, M. Friebe, L. Kaimann, T. Plum, D. Schibur, R. Guenther, C. Hohl; Abstract and presentation ISMRM 2007, Berlin
- Development of a catheter for MRI-guided intramyocardial injection; G. Krombach, A. Buecker, J. Pfeffer, C. Hohl, J. Temur, M. Friebe, S. Kinzel, R. Guenther; Abstract and presentation ISMRM 2007, Berlin
- PSPICE Simulation of the MRI resonance behavior of intravascular implants; D. Sachtler, M. Friebe, U. Jorczyk; Abstract and presentation DRG 2007, Berlin
- Evaluation and comparison of water and carbon dioxide for colonic distension at dark-lumen MR colonography; C.U. Herborn, C. Gocke, M. Joeckel, M. Friebe, M. Goye; Abstract and presentation ECR 2008, Vienna
- Magnetic resonance-guided angioplasty with delivery of contrast-media doped solutions to the vessel wall: an experimental study in swine; Krombach GA, Wehner M, Perez-Bouza A, Kaimann L, Kinzel S, Plum T, Schibur D, Friebe M, Günther RW, Hohl C (2008). Invest Radiol.43:530-7 (IF 5,289)
- Evaluation of an Interactive Breath-Hold Control System in CT-Guided Lung Biops; F. Schoth, C. Plumhans, N. Kraemer, A. Mahnken, M. Friebe, R. Günther, G. Krombach; RöFo-08-2009-1174-IR.R1
- MR guided angioplasty of peripheral arteries at 3T for delivery of drug containing solutions to the vessel wall; G.A. Krombach, A. Perez-Bouza, M. Friebe, R.W. Günther, C. Hohl; ECR 2010, B-600, S. 356
- Registration Free SPECT and Ultrasound Imaging; S. Wiesner, P. Dressel, M. Friebe, M. Freesmeyer, N. Navab, T. Wendler, J. Traub; Abstract and presentation SMIT 2011 Tel Aviv
- Clinical Potential of DECLIPSE SPECT providing intraoperative 3D imaging for image guided tumor surgery; S. Wiesner, M. Friebe, N. Navab, T. Wendler, J. Traub; Abstract and presentation SMIT 2011 Tel Aviv
- Metal and electronic free full MRI compatible medical infusor; M. Friebe, H.Adleff; Abstract and presentation ESMRMB 2011 Leipzig
- Medical Imaging Entrepreneurship - a dedicated lecture to stimulate and excite science students; Friebe M., Navab N.; SMIT 2011
- 3D handheld SPECT combined with serially acquired MRI reference images - feasibility study for intraoperative applications; M. Friebe, T. Wendler, J. Traub, B. Tombach, N. Navab; 9th interventional MRI symposium Boston
- OSMOFUSOR - osmotically driven fully MRI compatible infusor / drug applicator; M. Friebe, H. Adleff, T. Guschauwski, B. Tombach; 9th interventional MRI symposium Boston