WASHINGTON — AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, today announced that John Jaeckle, Chief Regulatory Affairs Strategist, at GE HealthCare, is the recipient of the 2026 AdvaMed Imaging Röntgen Award. The award recognizes Jaeckle’s more than 25 years of leadership in medical imaging regulation and standards development, including his work to advance computed tomography technology, performance and regulatory alignment in the United States and worldwide.
Jaeckle will receive the award during the AdvaMed Imaging Board of Directors meeting on Oct. 20, 2026, held in conjunction with The MedTech Conference in Boston.
“John Jaeckle has devoted his career to advancing medical imaging and helping bring innovative technologies to patients,” said Patrick Hope, executive director of AdvaMed Medical Imaging. “His deep technical expertise and ability to bring industry, regulators and other stakeholders together have helped advance practical, consensus-driven approaches to complex challenges. Through his leadership on computed tomography regulation, performance and standards, John has made contributions that extend to the entire field. He represents exactly the kind of service and industry-wide leadership the Röntgen Award was created to honor.”
“Medical imaging is foundational to earlier diagnosis, more precise treatment and better patient outcomes. John has spent his career helping the field move forward with rigor and purpose,” said Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed. “His leadership reflects the best of medtech: pairing innovation with a steadfast commitment to patient care and access. We are proud to recognize his lasting impact on medical imaging and the patients who depend on it.”
For more than two decades, Jaeckle has held leadership roles in the CT Section, a technical member group within AdvaMed Imaging. In that role, he has helped the medical imaging community collaborate with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international stakeholders on important safety, regulatory and standards issues.
His work has included contributions to international and domestic standards addressing radiation dose management, user safeguards and CT performance. He has also supported evidence-based regulatory approaches for emerging imaging technologies.
As Chief Regulatory Affairs Strategist, at GE HealthCare, Jaeckle leads global regulatory strategy across imaging modalities and works with regulators around the world. He is a recognized expert in imaging regulation, standards development, risk management and the use of clinical and engineering evidence in regulatory submissions.
Named for Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, the Nobel laureate whose discovery of X-rays helped establish the field of medical imaging, the AdvaMed Imaging Röntgen Award recognizes pioneers and leaders who have made significant contributions to the medical imaging industry and the AdvaMed Imaging Division.
Previous recipients are Michael Steckner of Canon Medical (2023), G. Wayne Moore of Acertara Labs (2022), Elisabeth George of Philips (2021), Chuck Stearns of GE HealthCare (2019), Paul Biggins of Canon Medical (2018) and Hans Beinke of Siemens Healthineers (2017).
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