If you would like to get more information about the healthcare sector, opportunities for research and business relations and much more, have a look at the following links which will give you a lot of initial insight:
Strategies
BMBF: The new High-Tech Strategy. Innovations for Germany (English)
(, 4 MB)
BMBF: Rahmenprogramm Gesundheitsforschung der Bundesregierung (German)
(, 8 MB)
BMBF: Internationalization Strategy (English)
US Life Science Clusters
(PDF, 8 MB)
Artificial Intelligence Strategy
(PDF, 601 KB)
Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI) und Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut WifOR: Bedeutung von Forschungs- & Entwicklungsinvestitionen der industriellen Gesundheitswirtschaft
(PDF, 1 MB)
Bio Eats World - Podcast: Conversations with leading scientists, builders, entrepreneurs, and leaders about how bio (life sciences, healthcare, technology and industry) is going to fundamentally transform our future
The a16z Podcast: Talks about technology, innovation, and change, from tech trends and culture to company building for companies of all sizes.
Digital Diagnostics
Warraich, H.J., Califf, R.M. & Krumholz, H.M. The digital transformation of medicine can revitalize the patient-clinician relationship. npj Digital Med 1, 49 (2018).
Rieke, N., Hancox, J., Li, W. et al. The future of digital health with federated learning. npj Digit. Med. 3, 119 (2020).
Lim, CT. Future of health diagnostics. VIEW. 2020; 1:e3.
BMG: E-Health - Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen (German)
GTAI: Digital Health (English)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT Health Germany (English)
TrendGuide 2020 - Digitale Gesundheit
(PDF, 5 MB)
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices: Digital Health Applications
Federal Ministry of Health: hih - health innovation hub
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices: The Fast-Track Process for Digital Health Applications (DiGA) according to Section 139e SGB V
(PDF, 2 MB)
Smart Sensors
Improving Safety through Telemonitoring with the FitnessSHIRT
CardioTEXTIL: For More Safety and Quality
Mobile Sensor Data Analysis
Affective Sensing
Validation of Wearables
Download Section of the IIS on Medical Sensors and Analytics
Webinar (German): Potentiale von Medical Grade Wearables am Beispiel von CardioTEXTIL
Bioeconomy
EU Commission: The Bioeconomy Strategy (English)
BMBF: The new Bioeconomy Strategy for Europe (English)
Germany Bioeconomy Council: Bioeconomy in China (English)
(PDF, 586 KB)
BMBF: Forschung für eine biobasierte Wirtschaft (German)
(PDF, 5 MB)
BMBF: Nationale Forschungsstrategie BioÖkonomie 2030 (German)
(PDF, 3 MB)
Aging with Technology
Information about COVID-19
Experts and partners of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft are working to fight the pandemic. Here you will find the latest information about the initiative 'Fraunhofer vs. Corona'. Stay healthy!
eHealth
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