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HealthTech & Life Sciences in Berlin

Berlin brings digital health companies into contact with clinical research and institutions such as Charité. Teams can explore how software, diagnostics and clinical practice meet.

At a glance

The HealthTech Safari in Berlin explores Digital health and research through Ada Health, Flying Health and Formel Skin. Designed for Pharmaceutical executives and Hospital leaders.

Local perspective

Digital health and research

Berlin brings digital health companies into contact with clinical research and institutions such as Charité. Teams can explore how software, diagnostics and clinical practice meet.

Local examples and perspectives

  • Ada Health (Berlin)
  • Flying Health (Berlin)
  • Formel Skin (digital dermatology, Berlin)

A sample day

  1. 09:30

    Breakfast in the healthcare ecosystem

    Kick off at a local healthcare hub with a briefing from experts.

  2. 11:00

    Startup visit I: digital health

    Visit a startup using digital tools to improve patient pathways.

  3. 13:00

    Networking lunch: founders and corporates

    Discuss pilot projects in healthcare.

  4. 15:00

    Startup visit II: MedTech lab

    See a practical demonstration of medical technology.

What your team can explore

  • Where do patients and care teams lose time in a care or administrative process today?
  • What evidence, data access and clinical review does a pilot need before use?
  • How will you tell whether a digital solution improves care, access or workflow?

A route shaped around your question

We select relevant organisations and conversations around the question your team brings. The final route depends on the topic, availability and the people who can contribute.

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Ecosystem organisations

Factory Berlin

Tech campus

A campus for technology companies, founders and startup events.

Merantix AI Campus

AI hub

An AI campus bringing research and venture building together.

Hubraum (Deutsche Telekom)

Corporate incubator

Focused on 5G, AI, and IoT, with direct access to Deutsche Telekom's infrastructure.

#ai_berlin Hub

AI initiative

The city's official AI hub, bringing together business, research, and government.

DFKI Berlin

Research

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).

BIFOLD

Research

Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data.

Companies in the local ecosystem

N26

FinTech

A mobile-first digital bank founded in Berlin.

Trade Republic

FinTech / wealth tech

A Berlin-based investment platform for securities and crypto.

Raisin

FinTech

An online platform for savings products, known in Germany as WeltSparen.

Parloa

AI / enterprise SaaS

An AI platform for customer-service automation.

Muffintech

InsurTech / AI

AI solutions built specifically for the insurance industry (headquartered in Berlin, not Cologne).

Retresco

AI / content tech

Generative AI and text-automation products for e-commerce and media.

“Berlin is loud and hard to navigate. Startup Safari helped us find the signal in the noise. The curated meetings were worth their weight in gold.”
Innovation Scout, Telecommunications group

About the topic

Questions about HealthTech Safari

Are the startups certified?

Many startups we visit hold medical device certifications or approvals for digital health applications (DiGA).

Can we meet regulatory experts?

Yes. We can include regulatory affairs specialists or advisors with experience working with BfArM.

Which city is the best fit?

Cologne for digital therapeutics and health insurer integration; Hamburg for telemedicine. We also organize tours in other cities.

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