Matthias Hillenbrand

Matthias Hillenbrand currently serves as the Head of Smart Instruments & Robotics in Advanced Development at Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this role, Matthias held various positions at ZEISS Group, including Head of the Karlsruhe Research & Innovation Team and Senior Scientist at Corporate Research & Technology, beginning in April 2015. Matthias's career at ZEISS also included experience as an optical engineer. From January 2009 to April 2015, Matthias worked as a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at Technische Universität Ilmenau. Academic credentials include a Doktor (Ph.D.) in Optik/optische Wissenschaften from Technische Universität Ilmenau, obtained between 2008 and 2016, and a Dipl.-Ing. in Maschinenbau, earned from the same institution from 2003 to 2008.