The Federal Council has appointed Lutz Nolte as the new vice president of the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) and president of the Start-Up and Entrepreneurship funding area.
Lutz Nolte, new vice president of CTI and responsible for the Start-up and Entrepreneurship area, was born in 1962 and is Director of the Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics at the University of Bern. Following a degree in structural engineering, he went on to gain a PhD in theoretical mechanics. After basic research relating to the calculation of complex structures and a stint in security technology, he moved into the field of orthopaedic research.
Lutz Nolte will take on the duties of Faris Sabeti with retroactive effect from 1 January 2013. Nolte has been a CTI expert since 2001 and has led the CTI Medtech initative in the life sciences. Lutz Nolte brings with him considerable expertise and familiarity with the CTI.
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