
Nico studied Medicine in Essen, where he also earned his medical doctorate (Dr. med.), and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Applied Computer Science at Ruhr University Bochum.
Before joining IKIM, he worked as a physician in internal medicine, anesthesiology, and intensive care medicine, gaining experience in the care of complex and critically ill patients.
At IKIM, he works as a researcher focusing on the analysis of multimodal clinical data to study cancer metastasis using computational models. His work centers on the structuring, integration, and analysis of heterogeneous datasets, with a particular focus on FHIR-based data models to enable standardized and scalable data use.
His goal is to leverage data-driven methods to improve the understanding of complex diseases and to contribute to more effective and informed patient care.