Prof. Dr. Otmar Wiestler visited Ulm to inform about the latest research projects on 22 February 2017 and took the opportunity to exchange with HIU Director Prof. Fichtner and Deputy Director Prof. Passerini as well as other members of the board. In order to gain further insights into Ulm as a center for research, Prof. Wiestler also met Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Weber, President of the University of Ulm, and Prof. Klaus-Michael Debatin, Director of the University Clinic for Child and Adolescent Medicine.
Prof. Wiestler was impressed by the variety of battery research in the institute and was also very pleased with the cooperation of the various partner institutions of HIU. The main focus of the visit was on the structure and work program of HIU, the promotion of young scientists, the role of HIU nationally and internationally as well as possible energy systems of the future.
Prof. Wiestler has been President of the Helmholtz Association since 1 September 2015. During the period between January 2004 and August 2015, he chaired the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg (DKFZ) as Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director.