Thorsten Siess, Ph.D.

Dr. Thorsten Siess joined Abiomed in 2005 upon its acquisition of Impella CardioSystems, AG, which he co-founded in 1998 and served as manager of Research and Development, then chief technology officer. His work in the development and marketing of the Impella 2.5® heart pump and Impella 5.0® heart pump in Europe led to their CE Mark approval. During his time at the University of Aachen, he developed the Impella® technology which serves as a platform for the entire Impella product portfolio. Prior to founding Impella, Dr. Siess served as a scientist in the biomedical technology team at the Helmholtz-Institute of Biomedicine at the University of Aachen. Dr. Siess received his doctorate and Master of Applied Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Aachen.