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Marianne Schmid Daners is a leading researcher in biomedical engineering, specializing in robotic motion compensation for precision radiotherapy and cardiovascular biomechanics. Her work addresses critical challenges in medical device design, particularly in tumor tracking and congenital heart disease. She has made major contributions to the development of robotic treatment couch systems that minimize healthy tissue irradiation during radiotherapy by dynamically compensating for tumor motion—a concept she has systematically advanced through modeling, performance evaluation, and clinical validation with healthy volunteers. Her research on the "ideal couch tracking system" has established benchmarks for real-time motion compensation in precision oncology. In cardiovascular engineering, she has pioneered the design and fabrication of biomimetic circulatory simulators for Fontan physiology, enabling better understanding of single ventricle congenital defects. Her interdisciplinary leadership is exemplified by the ETHeart program at ETH Zurich, which integrates cardiovascular research across myocardial infarction, valve replacement, and rehabilitation. With over 40 citations across her most-cited works, Schmid Daners has also contributed to soft robotics for neurosurgical modeling and adjustable stiffness mechanisms for exoskeletons, including the VariLeg used at the Cybathlon. Her work bridges engineering innovation and clinical application, advancing patient care through precise, adaptive medical technologies.