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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.
Innovation Opening up health data for precision medicine
Digitization of healthcare is a major driver of precision medicine, but the generation and usage of health data is a complex task. Pharma, biotech and medtech players from Northern Germany find their way through the challenge and explore new ways of cross-sectoral collaboration.
Science & Translation How 3D printing contributes to precision medicine
Researchers in the North combine artificial intelligence with state-of-the-art additive manufacturing technologies and develop bioresorbable materials and innovative bioprinting techniques to take precision medicine to the next level.
Innovation Operating room of the future: Rise of the robots
The market for robotic surgical systems is on the move. Medical technology research projects in Lübeck and Kiel are working on the next generation of surgical robots with artificial intelligence.
Innovation Mindpeak: Global frontrunner in digital pathology
Digital pathology is a major medical application using AI-powered imaging analysis. Hamburg-based Mindpeak is a global frontrunner, releasing products used in clinical practice.
Innovation|Portrait Digitalization in the healthcare sector with GAIA-X
Thanks to Dirk Schrödter and his team, northern Germany is developing into an ecosystem for medical AI with international appeal. Dirk Schrödter reports on how he and his team achieved this.
Portrait UKE CEO Christian Gerloff: The brainstormer
Brain imaging specialist Christian Gerloff has taken on the top job as Medical Director of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). He is keen on shaping the future of one of the most modern hospitals in Europe with more than 14,000 employees. His major aims include driving forward the process of digitalization and the future development of the campus – including AI-based technologies.
Science & Translation How a revolutionary AI tool transformed protein science
Since DeepMind published the AI tool AlphaFold2 in 2021, molecular and structural biology has made rapid progress. Players from Northern Germany are in the middle of this protein folding revolution and are involved in improving applications of the software.
