Marek Gzik
Chairman of the Silesian Regional Assembly, Professor, Director, European HealthTech Innovation Center, Head, Department of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
- Director of the European HealthTech Innovation Center (EHTIC) of the Silesian University of Technology
- Head of the Department of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, SUT
- Chair of the Silesian Regional Assembly
- Chair of the University Council of the Medical University of Silesia
- Vice-Chair of the Committee on Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Prof. Marek Gzik, PhD, an engineer, a professor of technical sciences, and a specialist in biomedical engineering. From 2012 to 2020 dean of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, which is the only faculty of this name in Poland. From 2014 to 2016, he was a Rector's representative for Cooperation with Industry within the Rector's College. In 2023, he completed Master of Business Administration (MBA). In 2021, he initiated the establishment of the Society for HealthTech Innovations and was elected the president of it. Throughout his career, he has shown an interest in entrepreneurship and business-like initiatives. He has received numerous awards for his scientific, organisational, teaching and local government activities.