Berlin - A top location for digital health research

more than 200
Startups

approx. 40
Scientific institutions

over 15
Digital health accelerators and incubators

Berlin has become the most attractive location in Europe for life sciences and the healthcare industry – and a key hub for the IT sector. This makes Berlin the ideal laboratory for digital health innovation. Companies, research institutions, hospitals, care providers, networks, and government agencies all come together to create the perfect environment for developing, testing, and launching digital solutions for the healthcare market.

A top location for digital health research

Digital therapeutics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, image and data analysis, or surgical navigation – a multitude or research institutes work on progressing towards a truly personalized and innovative medicine in the capital region.

Why Berlin?

„Berlin is a great place for startup founders in digital health since it is the epicenter of Germany’s political, media and science scene. This makes it easy to get in touch with decision-makers and build networks in order to grow one’s business. Another advantage in order to build a great team is that Berlin is the place to be for talents from all over the world.“

Nora Blum Co-Founder Selfapy GmbH

The place to be for startups

Startups combine enthusiasm for innovation with digital expertise. They provide new ideas and solutions for the digital future of the healthcare industry. The German capital region is home to hundreds of startups, with numerous new ventures launching every year. They develop mobile apps and wearables that support people with solutions for prevention, early detection, diagnostics, therapy and care. Software solutions for healthcare facilities reduce the documentation effort and make personnel and patient management easier. Cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Ledger Technology and Big Data are accelerating these new applications.

The following startups, scale-ups and corporates are based in Berlin:

Home to many incubators, accelerators, networks

The regional startup ecosystem is highly self-organized and offers young pioneers a broad range of events such as meet-ups, bar camps, seed camps and hackathons. Furthermore, increasing numbers of global players and companies based in Berlin are seeking to forge contacts with startups to invent new digital products and methods for the healthcare market. Being the German capital, Berlin also hosts a number of business associations in the field of Health IT.

Numerous incubators/accelerators and start-up centers, among others in the field of digital health, as well as innovators and investors from all over the world come to Berlin because the future of health and care is being shaped here.