Health Innopreneurship Week

• DAY 01
  Deconstructing Healthcare Challenges

  Dive deep into pressing clinical problems—from diagnostic bottlenecks and chronic disease management to inefficient hospital workflows. Team up in interdisciplinary groups combining clinical medical students with information systems and innopreneurship students to map the healthcare ecosystem through the lenses of patients,clinicians, hospital managers, health insurers, and medtech/pharma.

  #ClinicalWorkflows #EcosystemMapping #InterdisciplinaryTeams
• DAY 02
  Focusing on Real Needs & Clinical Impact

  Move from a broad clinical tension to a sharply defined, solvable problem. Identify exactly who suffers from the current clinical status quo, who decides on procurement within hospital or outpatient settings, and how to measure true medical and economic impact before committing to a technical solution.

  #ProblemDefinition #ClinicalImpact #UserResearch
• DAY 03
  Designing Solutions, Prototyping & Regulation

  Transform medical needs into tangible solution architectures—whether a digital health app (DiGA), an AI clinical decision support tool, a smart hardware device, or a care pathway optimization. Navigate healthcare guardrails early: understand patient data privacy (e.g., GDPR / DSGVO), regulatory basics (e.g, MDR, CE marks), and assemble your first working prototype.

  #RapidPrototyping #HealthDataPrivacy #RegulatoryBasics
• DAY 04
  Testing, Refining & The "Med-to-Biz" Translation

  Upgrade your prototypes into testable MVPs and stress-test them with feedback from practicing physicians, healthtech founders, and industry experts. Learn the fundamentals of how to secure your offerings, and communicate the medical relevance in clear business terms without losing scientific rigor.

  #ExpertFeedback #IntellectualProperty #Communication
• DAY 05
  Venture Pathways & Final Jury Pitch

  Chart the course beyond the classroom: explore real-world funding pathways including academic grants (EXIST, BMFTR), medtech incubators, and early-stage venture capital. Finalize your pitch deck and present project live before a distinguished jury of medical leaders, successful healthtech founders, and startup ecosystem investors.

  #GrantsAndFunding #VentureRoadmap #LiveJuryPitch

Hosts & Speakers

Prof. Dr. Hannes Rothe

Place Beyond Bytes

Prof. Dr. Jens Kleesiek

Institut für KI in der Medizin

Dr. Anne Draeseke

Universitätsmedizin Essen

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