Dr.-Ing. Benedikt Janny

Focus of Consultancy:

Approval & Regulations 

• Medical Usability & Human Factors Engineering

Product Idea (Business Modelling) 

• User Centered Innovation 

Dr.-Ing. Benedikt Janny, who holds a doctorate in engineering and is a human-technology interaction specialist, heads the “Usability Engineering”, “User Research” and “Accessibility” departments at USE-Ing. GmbH. Together with his team of psychologists, workflow and usability experts, he has been advising and supporting leading medical device manufacturers in user-centered technology development, innovation generation and user interface evaluation for many years.  

He is active in the working groups Med&Health and User Research of the professional association of German usability and user experience professionals – the German UPA e. V. In addition, he is involved as a technical expert in the DKE standards committee 811.4 (ergonomics in IEC/ISO 62366, usability, instructions for use) and is an active member as well as part of the jury of the ergonomics award in the Ergonomics Competence Network ecn e. V. 

Dr. Janny is a certified expert for usability and user experience of the UXQB (International Usability and User Experience Qualification Board e. V.), certified as Medical Devices Usability Expert of TÜV Rheinland and holds patents of innovative human-machine interfaces. He also participates in scientific and industrial research by regularly publishing research results in national and international journals and congresses. As a lecturer for innovation management in the Master Health Technology Management at Aalen University and as a lecturer of the seminar “Certified Human Factors & Usability Engineer Medical Devices” of the USE-Ing. Academy, Dr. Janny trains product developers in the handling and application of human-centered innovation techniques and methods. 

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