Empa researcher Robert Zboray appointed titular professor by University of Bern in X-ray imaging and biomedical engineering

Empa researcher Robert Zboray appointed titular professor by University of Bern in X-ray imaging and biomedical engineering

(IN BRIEF) Empa researcher Robert Zboray has been appointed titular professor at the University of Bern, effective December 1, 2025. Zboray lectures in biomedical engineering and advanced X-ray imaging and leads a research group at Empa’s Center for X-ray Analysis. His team specializes in multimodal X-ray imaging and operates the Empa Imaging and Image Analysis Platform. Working with Bern pathologists, he helped develop an AI-supported 3D tissue imaging method for thyroid tumors, enabling whole samples to be virtually examined without slicing. The technique could extend to other cancers and enhance precision diagnostics. His appointment reflects his scientific contributions and ongoing work in imaging innovation within biomedicine and personalized medicine.

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜBENDORF, 8-Dec-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Empa researcher Robert Zboray has been appointed titular professor at the University of Bern, a title that becomes effective on December 1, 2025. In addition to his research role, Zboray teaches biomedical engineering and advanced X-ray imaging within the university’s master’s program in Biomedical Engineering, where he shares expertise in next-generation diagnostic and imaging technologies.

As head of a research group at Empa’s Center for X-ray Analysis, Zboray leads work on cutting-edge multimodal and multi-energy X-ray imaging techniques with applications in materials science, engineering and the life sciences. His team has built a well-established reputation for advanced image analysis and operates the Empa Imaging and Image Analysis Platform, which supports complex data processing tasks across multiple scientific disciplines.

One of the group’s notable achievements is the development of an AI-based 3D imaging method for thyroid tumors, created in collaboration with University of Bern pathologists. Instead of slicing tissue samples for examination under a microscope, complete samples can now be digitally viewed, rotated, and sectioned in three dimensions. This innovation offers more precise diagnostic insight and has strong potential for expansion into other cancer types, paving the way for more efficient, less invasive pathology workflows.

Further Information

Prof. Dr. Robert Zboray
Center for X-ray Analytics
Phone +41 58 765 46 02
robert.zboray@empa.ch

Editor

Remigius Nideröst
Empa, Communication
redaktion@empa.ch

SOURCE: EMPA