Peter Baierl
Managing Director
Peter Baierl began his education in retail clerkship and textile commerce, before joining the Vienna Academy of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, an institution for medical congress organisation. During his employment there he was introduced to the former European Congress of Radiology, which was then looking to settle in a city.
Together with Professor Josef Lissner and others, Peter helped bring the congress, and the association behind it, permanently to Vienna. In 1992, Peter was appointed to take over the executive management duties, and is now the Executive Director of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). In 2006, Peter also became the Managing Director of EIBIR.
Monika Hierath
Executive Manager
Monika Hierath has more than a decade of experience in coordinating and managing international projects and recruiting organisations for consortia of excellence (FP6, FP7, Horizon 2020, COST, EC tender projects). She is in charge of running the EIBIR team, working closely with the EIBIR Scientific Director and all bodies of the organisation at strategic and operational levels.
She has contributed to the establishment of EIBIR and coordinated a pan-European data collection effort of biomedical imaging research expertise. Among the numerous projects coordinated and managed under her supervision, she has coordinated the project management team of the FP7 ENCITE project with 29 beneficiaries and a budget of €12 million, the H2020 MEDIRAD project with 33 beneficiaries and a budget of €10 million, and she has been the co-leader of the communication and dissemination work package of the Euro-BioImaging preparatory phase project, an ESFRI roadmap project on imaging research infrastructure. In addition she has had a supervisory or leading role within the EIBIR team in all projects of EIBIR.
Apart from her role within EIBIR, Monika Hierath heads the European Society of Radiology (ESR) department of European and International Affairs since 2007, acts as an international relations advisor to the International Society of Radiology (ISR) and manager of the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology (IS3R), which has allowed her to build a considerable network of contacts to political stakeholders, related professional organisations, patient organisations, as well as medical industry at the European and international level.
Given her role, she also acts as a liaison to the leadership of the European Society of Radiology.
Email Monika, or phone 43-1-533-4064-20
Peter Gordebeke
Senior Project Manager
Peter Gordebeke graduated with a Master’s degree in Medical Biology from Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. He has experience in small non-coding RNA and micro RNA research and spent time in the pharmaceutical industry establishing new molecular testing methods, including the validation of critical testing equipment.
Since joining EIBIR in 2014, he as been involved in several EU-funded research projects in various capacities, ranging from coordination to project management and leading the communication and dissemination aspects.
Peter currently serves as the main coordinator contact for the EUCAIM project (Cancer Image Europe) and the ODELIA project. He is the project manager for the Alternatives To Gd and Med-IPUT projects and shares this role with his colleague Katharina for the HyperProbe project. Peter is the lead communication and dissemination manager for EuCanImage and RadioVal.
In addition, Peter lead the data management and collection activities within EIBIR.
Email Peter or phone +43-1-533-4064-323
Katharina Krischak
Senior Project Manager
Katharina Krischak holds Master’s degrees in English, German Philology, and Celtic Studies from the University of Vienna. Prior to joining the EIBIR team in August 2014, she gained experience working at the European Commission in Brussels and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Katharina has over 10 years of experience in managing and disseminating the results of EU-funded projects, including Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, IHI, and COST actions. She is currently involved in the coordination and dissemination of several projects. Katharina manages the AI-POD project and leads its dissemination activities. She acts as project and dissemination manager of the ENDOMIX project and serves as work package leader for dissemination in the SHERPA and PreciseOnco projects. In addition, she manages the ESR Research Seed Grant programme.
Email Katharina, or phone +43-1-533-4064-13
Ulrike Mayerhofer-Schirmer
Senior Project Manager
Ulrike Mayerhofer-Schirmer graduated with a Master’s degree in Health Management from the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria. She worked at the Medical University of Vienna in the field of EU project management and at the European Society of Radiology’s European & international affairs department, where she coordinated the EuroSafe Imaging initiative and managed various European Commission tender projects.
Ulrike joined the EIBIR team in June 2017 as a Project Manager and is involved in the coordination and management of ODELIA and RHYTHM.
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Tina Kokan
Senior Project Manager
Tina joined EIBIR in January 2025 and brings over 10 years of experience in international project and team management. Having a background in biology and bioinformatics, Tina previously led the Education Programme of the EU Flagship Human Brain Project. She is a PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner and experienced in large budget management, compliance, stakeholder engagement and risk management.
At EIBIR, Tina is involved in the administrative coordination of the EU flagship EUCAIM project, and co-chairs the EUCAIM Access Committee, which manages the review, evaluation, and compliance procedures for new use case proposals submitted to the Cancer Image Europe platform. Tina also coordinates communications with the EIBIR Stakeholder Advisory Board (SAB) and the EIBIR Industry Panel members, as well as supports the team in exploring new EU funding opportunities.
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Agnieszka Skwara
Senior Project Manager
Agnieszka graduated with a master’s degree in economics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, and holds two bachelor’s degrees in economics and economic and legal studies from Poznań University of Economics and Business. She gained experience in management and coordination of scientific projects at the University of Vienna and MODUL University, including Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, FWF, and FFG projects.
Agnieszka fulfils the role of project coordinator for two EU4Health projects: CLAUD-IT and BreastSCan. She also oversees the communication and dissemination activities of these projects. In addition, she is responsible for the communication activities and project management of Med-IPUT. She previously led the communication and dissemination work package of the H2020 project EuCanImage.
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Nathan Peld
Project Manager
Nathan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in international relations from Syracuse University in the United States.
He previously worked as a project assistant and manager in the Research Reactor and Physics Sections of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, developing projects to improve collaboration, financial sustainability, research technique proficiency, and access to education and training at nuclear and energy research facilities around the world.
In July 2021, Nathan joined the EIBIR team as a project assistant. He is currently involved in the coordination and management of the MARLIN and CARE projects under the SAMIRA action plan, supporting the safe, high quality and reliable use of radiological and nuclear technology in healthcare.
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Coline Mathonier
Project Manager
Coline joined the EIBIR team in February 2023 as a Project Manager. She has experience in international tender coordination, project management for development and EU affairs.
She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the BBA INSEEC and she graduated with a master’s degree in international relations and geopolitics from the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs as well as a master’s degree in public administration and diplomacy from the Institute of Preparation for General Administration (IPAG).
Coline is currently involved in the coordination and management of the SOLACE project and dissemination activities for the SHERPA project.
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Ancor Armas Martin
Project Manager
Ancor Armas Martin graduated with a Master´s Degree in Environmental Partnership Management from the University of Aberdeen. Prior to joining the EIBIR team in February 2024 as a Project Manager, he gained experience working at Aberdeen City Council, Defra UK, Consulta Europa Projects & Innovation, and the Joint Secretariat of the Interreg South Baltic Programme.
Ancor has over 5 years of experience in managing and disseminating the results of EU-funded projects including Horizon Europe, Interreg, COSME and LIFE projects.
He is currently involved in the coordination and management of AI-POD and leads communication and dissemination for RadioVal.
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Bana Saadeh
Project Manager
Bana holds a Master’s degree in Social Design from the University of Applied Arts Vienna. With a background in communication, project management and community engagement, Bana has worked with the United Nations and various NGOs, coordinating EU-funded cross-border initiatives and managing large-scale projects.
Currently, Bana leads EIBIR’s communication efforts and manages the HyperProbe project, for which she is responsible for both its overall management and leading dissemination and communication activities.
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Jade Penancier-Hrustanovic
Junior Project Manager
Before joining EIBIR in June 2025, Jade gained experience in European project management and dissemination of project results, including Erasmus+ and Interreg. She worked for a private consultancy, the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, the Euroregion NAEN, and CEVA Logistics. She also acquired experience in academia while working as a Research assistant for a Digital Humanities project in Canada.
She holds two master’s degrees in Humanities (University of Poznan, University of Guelph, and University of Santiago de Compostela) and in Political Science with a focus on European projects (Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Paris-Cergy University). She also graduated from two bachelor’s degrees in French Literature and English Literature, Language and Civilisation from the Sorbonne university.
Currently, Jade is involved in the management and the dissemination of the ENDOMIX and RHYTHM projects.
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