is the global leader for IBM’s Life Sciences Transformation.
He is responsible for the development and implementation of new
solutions that support the ongoing transformation of Healthcare
and Life Sciences. He manages a portfolio of initiatives that
leverage capabilities across IBM Research and IBM’s product
and service lines. These include high performance computing platforms,
service offerings addressing structured and unstructured data
collected and accessed externally during drug discovery and clinical
development; business consulting offerings addressing the needs
of bio-pharmaceutical R&D and Regulatory Compliance; and IT
Optimisation and Outsourcing offerings.
During his years in academic and industrial research, Dr Hehenberger
has developed an understanding of the deep computing and information
needs in various scientific domains. He has worked on data and
knowledge management solutions, including the integration and
analysis of information related to chemical, biological and clinical
(patient) databases. More recently, he was involved in the development
of solutions for Clinical Genomics and Biobanking, Pharmacogenomics,
Bio-Medical and Molecular Imaging. Michael Hehenberger holds advanced
degrees in physics and quantum chemistry. He can be reached at
hehenbem@us.ibm.com