Institute Management
Director of the Institute
Dr. med. Thomas Kaiser
Deputy Director of the Institute
PD Dr. med. Stefan Lange
Institute management
Dr. med. Thomas Kaiser (Director)
PD Dr. med. Stefan Lange (Deputy Director)
Assistant to the Institute management
Bettina Reimann
Madeleine Mance
Units
The International Affairs Unit takes care of the Institute’s interests in an international context. Besides coordinating and maintaining international contacts, this also includes representing the Institute in international committees. Moreover, the Unit collaborates actively in international projects of evidence-based medicine. For instance, it is engaged in the EUnetHTA network promoted by the European Union.
Head of the International Affairs Unit
Co-workers
Dr. rer. nat. Cornelia Rüdig
Luz Irene Urbina
Alper Yurdakul
The Communications Unit is the central contact for users of the IQWiG websites and media representatives. It is responsible for the Institute’s public relations work. Staff members provide information on scientific findings on the website IQWiG.de. They are also in charge of organizing the Institute’s events, e.g. the Autumn Symposium. Moreover, the staff members assist the departments with the composition of scientific texts in English (medical writing) and translate extracts of the IQWiG reports and the website texts on iqwig.de into English.
Head of the Communications Unit
Co-workers
Silvia Arnold
Johannes Batesaki
Susanne Breuer
Dr. oec.troph. Babette Bürger
Andrea Janicki
Dr. rer. nat. Andrea Kamphuis
Nelli Klassen
Susanne Madelung
Natalie McGauran
Barbara Möller
Jeanett Weisser
Dr. phil. Beatrice Wolter
The Quality Assurance Unit has a cross-departmental function and is responsible for the concluding scientific, formal and technical quality assurance of the Institute's products. Its staff members also work on the further development of methods for quality assurance.
Head of the Quality Assurance Unit
Dr. rer. medic. Stefanie Thomas
Co-workers
Verena Bauer
Dietmar Becker
Inga Boldt
Dr. Marie-Luise Brandi
Dr. rer. nat. Nina Castor
Dr. rer. nat. Stefanie Gehring
Dr. med. Robert Großelfinger
Markus Hemsing
Dr. rer. biol. hum. Marc Krause
Petra Lange
Dr. rer. biol. hum. Maria Lehmann
Dr. rer. nat. Gregor Moritz
Jochen Stier
Dr. rer. nat. André Wilmer
The Legal Unit is responsible for the legal affairs of the Institute and advises the Institute Management, the departments and the other units on all legal issues. The Legal Unit also acts as the Institute's tendering office and is responsible for the preparation and conduct of national and European award procedures. In addition, the Legal Unit represents the Institute's legal interests. Its main responsibilities are contract and procurement law, copyright law, employment law, foundation law, as well as internet and media law.
Head of the Legal Unit
Co-workers
Alice Belz-Gäbel
Kirsten Hedtke
Katja Joisten
Silke Jungen
Fereshteh Lahijani
Anne-Kristin Lenk
Petra Ludwig
Sebastian Winter
