Digital Health
Berlin's digital health hub brings together innovative startups and scale-ups, renowned technology providers, research excellence and outstanding healthcare.
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.
- Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD)
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)
- Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Center for biomedical image and information processing (CBMI) at HTW Berlin
- German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
- Einstein Center Digital Future
- Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI)
- HTW University of Applied Science
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)
- TU Berlin
- Medizinische Universität Lausitz – Carl Thiem
- Several Fraunhofer Institutes such as FOKUS, HHI and IZM, including the joint Leistungszentrum Digitale Vernetzung (Digital Networking Performance Center)
- Center for Artificial Intelligence - Public Health Research RKI
- Zuse Institute Berlin
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.“
THE place for startups
Startups are driving developments in the healthcare industry with their digital expertise and innovative spirit, delivering new ideas and solutions. In the capital region, hundreds of young companies are developing apps, wearables, and software solutions for prevention, diagnostics, therapy, and care. Modern technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and distributed ledgers increase efficiency and significantly reduce the workload for healthcare facilities, e.g., in documentation and patient management.
The regional startup ecosystem is highly self-organized and offers young pioneers numerous formats such as barcamps and hackathons. International companies and established players are specifically seeking to collaborate with startups here in order to develop new digital health solutions. As the seat of government, Berlin is also a central location for many industry associations in the field of healthcare IT – an additional advantage for exchange, networking, and market access.
Incubators/accelerators and startup centers, including those in the field of digital health, as well as innovators and investors from around the world are coming to Berlin because this is where the future of health and care is being shaped.
