VAC Research Colloquium / INFO.RO Alumni Lectures (University of Rostock / Limbus Medical Technologies GmbH)

Former students and doctoral researchers of our department talk about the paths they took after graduating– founding a company, working in industry or research, or building a career abroad. They give insight into what they work on today, covering not only the successes but also the detours, and which parts of their studies and research proved to matter most in hindsight.

For the next VAC Colloquium on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Modeling and Simulation Chair at the University of Rostock has invited Dr. Stefan Leye and Dr. Roland Ewald, CEOs of Limbus Medical Technologies GmbH  who will give a presentation on the topic: 

“It's a feature, not a bug: how academia prepared us for our careers, but not in the way we thought”.  

Afterwards we look forward to discussions while enjoying coffee and cookies. The event is open to anyone interested.

When: 13 October 2026, 13:15

Where: Konrad-Zuse-Haus, Room 209/210

Abstract 

In this talk we will argue that some aspects of academia that seem mundane or distracting can turn out to be what matters most in the long run.

We will illustrate this with some hard-won lessons and anecdotes from the roller-coaster ride of our careers over the past twelve years: we left academia in 2014 and joined a fast-growing genomics company that later went public. There, we met our future co-founders, and the four of us started our own company, Limbus Medical Technologies. After a very intense decade of work, Limbus now has over 50 employees across Europe and is the German market leader for decision support systems in clinical genomics.

Speaker-Bios

Dr. Stefan Leye

  • 2003-08 Study of computer science at University of Rostock
  • 2005-08 Student assistant at Modeling and Simulation Research Group (Prof. Uhrmacher)
  • 2008 Computer science diploma (Dipl.-Inf.) at University of Rostock
  • 2006-11: Associated (PhD) student DFG RTG 1387 (dIEM oSiRiS)
  • 2014 Doctoral Degree (Dr.-Ing.) at University of Rostock (Prof. Uhrmacher)
  • 2014 Software Developer at Centogene AG (Rostock)
  • Since 2015: Co-Founder Limbus Medical Technologies GmbH (Rostock)

Dr. Roland Ewald

  • 2001-06 Study of computer science at University of Rostock
  • 2004-06 Student assistant at Modeling and Simulation Research Group (Prof. Uhrmacher)
  • 2006 Computer science diploma (Dipl.-Inf.) at University of Rostock
  • 2006-11: Associated PhD student DFG RTG 1387 (dIEM oSiRiS)
  • 2010 Doctoral Degree (Dr.-Ing.) at University of Rostock (Prof. Uhrmacher)
  • 2010-12: PostDoc DFG RTG 1387 (dIEM oSiRiS)
  • 2012-14: DFG project ALeSiA
  • 2014 Software Developer at Centogene AG (Rostock)
  • Since 2015: Co-Founder Limbus Medical Technologies GmbH (Rostock)
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