Institute Management

Director of the InstituteDr. med. Thomas Kaiser

Deputy Director of the InstituteDr. med. Michaela Eikermann

Tasks of the Institute Management

The Institute Management is responsible for the implementation of the Institute's tasks within the framework of its legal remit according to §139a,b of Social Code Book V (SGB V), the priorities set by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), and the budget approved by the Foundation Council. In this respect, the Institute Management manages the Foundation's business operations independently.

The tasks include

Development of the necessary principles for the management of the Institute, in particular, for the - organizational structure of the Institute,- establishment and implementation of an appropriate risk management system,- regular reporting on the use of funds,- award of external contracts and their remuneration, and- conditions of employment of the Institute's staff.
Drawing up the budget and preparing the annual financial statements.

Institute management: staff

Institute management

Dr. med. Thomas Kaiser Dr. med. Michaela Eikermann

Assistant to the Institute management

Bettina ReimannHeike BreitbachMadeleine ManceShirin Zettl

Compliance Officer

Katja Joisten

Internal auditor

Martin Sicking

Scientific Advisor

Dr. rer. nat. Cornelia Rüdig

Units

International Affairs Unit

The unit is responsible for IQWiG’s interests in an international context. This includes, in particular, the coordination and maintenance of international contacts. The unit also serves as a central contact point for international enquiries and actively supports participation in international projects.

Head of the International Affairs Unit

Dr. med. Alric Rüther

Co-workers

Luz Irene UrbinaAlper Yurdakul

Communications Unit

The unit is the central contact point for the media and for users of IQWiG’s website. It is responsible for the Institute's press and public relations work and for publishing the scientific results of the Institute’s work on iqwig.de. It also organizes events such as the Autumn Symposium, the Information Retrieval Meeting, and the ‘IQWiG in Dialogue’ event. The unit is also responsible for medical writing support for English-language texts and for the translation into English of IQWiG reports and website texts published on iqwig.de.

Head of the Communications Unit

Jens Flintrop

Co-workers

Silvia ArnoldJohannes BatesakiKim Benninger-KruckSusanne BreuerDr. oec.troph. Babette BürgerJulie GrippAndrea JanickiDr. rer. nat. Andrea KamphuisNelli KlassenSusanne MadelungNatalie McGauranBarbara MöllerJeanett Weisser

Quality Assurance Unit

The unit is responsible for various quality assurance tasks across the departments. These include final scientific and formal reviews before the reports are completed. In addition, the unit carries out comprehensive evaluations to optimize reporting processes and to further develop internal quality assurance methods. It also coordinates IQWiG's process management.

Head of the Quality Assurance Unit

Dr. rer. medic. Stefanie Thomas

Co-workers

Verena BauerDietmar BeckerInga Boldt Dr. Marie-Luise BrandiDr. rer. nat. Nina CastorDr. rer. nat. Stefanie GehringDr. med. Robert GroßelfingerMarkus HemsingPetra LangeDr. rer. nat. Gregor MoritzJochen StierDr. rer. nat. André Wilmer

Legal Unit

The unit is responsible for the legal affairs of the Institute. It advises the Institute's management, departments and other units on all legal matters and represents the Institute's legal interests. Its main areas of expertise are contract and public procurement law, copyright law, employment law, foundation law, and internet and media law. The unit also acts as the Institute's Procurement Office, responsible for the preparation and implementation of national and European procurement procedures.

Head of the Legal Unit

Martin Schüller

Co-workers

Alice Belz-GäbelKirsten HedtkeSilke JungenPetra LudwigJennifer MerfeldSebastian Winter

Journal publications and book contributions

On this page you will find published scientific articles (journal articles, monographs, book chapters) by IQWiG staff members, among others on the benefit assessment of medical interventions, on the methods of evidence-based medicine (EBM), on early detection of diseases, and on health information.

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