Axel R. Pries

Axel R Pries studied medicine in Cologne and worked as head of the Charité Institute for Physiology. Scientific contributions: microcirculation, endothelium, tumour vasculature, blood rheology, vascular adaptation and angiogenesis. Functions: Chair of Working Group for Coronary Pathophysiology and Council for Basic Cardiovascular Science, European Society of Cardiology (ESC); Dean, Charité; CEO, Berlin Institute of Health; President, Biomedical Alliance in Europe. Since 2021, President of the World Health Summit (WHS); since 2023 Pro-Rector of the Danube Private University in Krems.