Medical technology
The capital region is one of the most innovative medical technology hubs in Europe and has undergone high growth momentum for many years.
Many of the medical-technology companies in the capital region are small to medium in size and find themselves among world leaders in their respective segments. They benefit from excellent academic research and the various opportunities for cooperation with renowned research institutes and hospitals.
Why Berlin?
„Berlin offers access to world-class medical institutions, leading technical universities, and a vibrant start-up ecosystem. It is this three-pronged combination that makes Berlin the ideal hub for supporting caresyntax on its mission to transform the more than 300 million surgeries each year.“
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The industry is very heterogeneous and covers a broad spectrum – ranging from software development for digital health solutions and imaging to the development of electromedical and medical devices to the manufacture of implants and medical aids for orthopedics and care.
Among the leading companies are, for example:
- Biotronik
- B. Braun Melsungen
- Berlin Heart
- Caresyntax
- Eckert & Ziegler
- Hologic
- Jenoptik
- Karl Storz Endoskope Berlin
- MELAG
- Novanta
- Ottobock
- XION
- Zimmer Biomet
(Source: Berlin Partner for Business and Technology)
Research environment
In addition to Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Medical University of Lausitz - Carl Thiem, the German capital region is home to over 40 renowned scientific institutions, including the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), the German Heart Center Berlin, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), and other well-known Fraunhofer, Helmholtz, Leibniz, and Max Planck Institutes in Berlin and Brandenburg.
The broad range of research offered by the Berlin science and research institutions includes, in addition to the classic core areas of medical technology such as the Department of Medical Technology (Institute for Machine Design and Systems Engineering) at the TU Berlin, a wide range of cross-sectional technologies. These include microsystems and nanotechnology, optical technologies, digital technologies, new materials, biomechanics, mathematics, chemistry and physics.
With a highly diverse population of potential test subjects, the German capital region, with both the country's largest city and extensive rural areas, offers ideal conditions for the research, development, and testing of innovative and networked health solutions.
