Prof. Dr. med. Bettina Wiegmann, an emergency medicine physician and specialist in cardiac surgery at the Clinical Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplant, and Vascular Surgery, has been inducted into the first “Fellow Class” of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO). With this internationally renowned award, the professional society honors leading scientists worldwide for their outstanding contributions to the development of artificial organs, modern organ support systems, and innovative translational therapy concepts. Her induction into the “Inaugural Fellow Class 2026” was in recognition of her scientific achievements, her international engagement, and her contributions to the further development of biohybrid organ support systems and extracorporeal therapeutic procedures.