Innovation
Innovation Engine of modern healthcare: The medtech sector in Northern Germany
This November, the global medical technology community once again gathered in Düsseldorf for MEDICA – and the message was unmistakable: there is no way around the medtech sector. Digitalization, robotics, connected care, and artificial intelligence in medicine are no longer emerging trends; they are already reshaping everyday clinical practice. Today, medical technology is not merely […]
How Sustainable Are Digital Health and Precision Medicine?
New technologies are increasingly entering healthcare, such as digital procedures and precision medicine pharmaceuticals. These are technology-assisted medical approaches in which digital tools – including algorithms, data platforms, or artificial intelligence – are used for individualized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as well as targeted pharmaceuticals. But how sustainable is precision medicine? And what impact does […]
Science & Translation Innovationspark Altona: Where science fuels innovation
Hamburg is one of Europe’s leading innovation regions, according to the Regional Innovation Scoreboard, and no other German region has developed as dynamically since 2017. This progress is no accident; it is the result of a clear strategy designed to unite applied research and business within an innovation ecosystem – creating spaces where knowledge turns […]
Innovation Digital health: Northern Germany on the move
Whether it’s smart diagnostics, digital therapies, or integrated care – digital health is currently transforming the healthcare sector. This shift is also taking on an ever greater significance in northern Germany, where the Hamburg metropolitan region is emerging as a key hub for digital health applications. Since January 2025, digital health has officially been established […]
Networking|Science & Translation SLAS Europe 2025: A successful debut in Hamburg
From May 20–22, the SLAS Europe Conference and Exhibition took place in Hamburg for the first time – and it was a resounding success. With more than 1,700 participants and 137 exhibitors, the event, organized by the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS), broke new records and surpassed all previous European editions. This is […]
Science & Translation BlueHealthTech alliance yields results
Innovative health technologies from the sea are taking shape in the Kiel region. In order to transfer knowledge from marine research into medical applications, the BlueHealthTech innovation alliance brings together regional partners from science, healthcare and business. One of many impressive examples is the company osteolabs, which aims to enable life-saving early diagnoses for numerous diseases.
Business Nord|Innovation|Science & Translation HIV gene-editing therapy heads to the clinic
Provirex’ innovative genome editing therapy enables the elimination of persistent viral genomes from infected cells. The start-up is building a therapy hub in the future Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.
Science & Translation Gene and Cell Therapies: Shaping the National Strategy
The recently published National Strategy for Gene and Cell-Based Therapies is intended to link the players in this innovative field of medicine throughout Germany and to speed up the introduction of treatment approaches into clinical care. Four experts from Hamburg were involved in the development of the strategy. What is most important to them?
Innovation|Science & Translation Fighting cancer with powerful bioinformatics and AI
In hardly any other field has the concept of personalized medicine become a clinical reality as it much as in the battle against cancer. Digitization and the advent of powerful data analytics tools such as machine learning drive this development. Here is a selection of players from the North that are leading the field.
