Experienced researcher and inventor. In his research, he focuses on innovation in the field of cardiovascular diseases and the development of modern devices for their diagnosis and treatment. He has extensive experience in the field of experimental cardiac surgery, in particular related to minimally invasive procedures. Co-inventor of the Octopus® tissue stabilization device, which was developed for minimally invasive surgery on the working heart, the rights to which was acquired by Medtronic. • Author of over 25 patents, • ISMICS honored Paul Grundemann by setting Award for Innovation in cardiac surgery, • Co-inventor of Octopus® (1994)- tissue stabilizer for beating-heart coronary surgery, • Ex Director of the Experimental clinic in Utrecht Medical Center, • Guest professor at the Gdańsk and Utrecht Medical Universities lecturing on cardiovascular surgery