Scientific Advisory
Prof. Dr. Axel Franz
Head of the Center for Pediatric Clinical Studie and Senior Physician, University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany
Prof. Dr. med. Axel Franz is Chair (Gemeinsame Leitung) Center for Pediatric Clinical Studies, and Associate Professor for Pediatrics at the Medical Faculty of University of Tübingen. In his clinical work he is a Senior Attending Physician at the Department of Neonatology. His research focus is the facilitation and conduct of multi-centre clinical trials in Neonatology and Pediatrics conducting and coordinating both Neonatal Interventional and Non-Interventional Studies. The key topics of his research is on oxygen transport during neonatal intensive care, optimization of oxygen therapy during respiratory support as well as neuroprotection following hypoxia-ischemia in neonatology.