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The Munich healthtech industry last year
From minute 2:25 onwards, we look at the Munich healthtech industry with its 195 startups and scaleups. According to the Munich Startup Insights Last year, they were able to raise over 249 million euros in 23 funding rounds. And the successful financing rounds are continuing in this still young year. Wellster and Preomics announce new degrees.
The broad healthtech sector includes startups developing new therapies and medications, as well as operators of healthcare apps and platforms. Enterprise software for medical practices and hospitals is also included, as are biotech startups developing new analysis or production methods. And new medical devices such as 3D-printed prosthetics or robotic assistants in the operating room shouldn't be forgotten either. In this episode, however, we focus on startups that are rethinking, supporting, and digitizing healthcare processes.
More time and better data
Cliniserve For example, is working on a digital system designed to create more time for individual patients in hospitals and reduce administrative workload. To this end, the three founders, Jaakko Nurkka, Quirin Körner, and Julian Nast-Kolb, have developed a system that allows patients to send requests to nursing staff via their smartphones. We explain exactly what they hope to achieve with this starting at minute 3:35.
However, processes of a completely different nature are involved in Smart4Diagnostics (from minute 6:25). The startup aims to digitize the blood collection process and thus enable seamless tracking of blood samples. The founding team led by Julia Flötotto not only wants to digitize data collection during collection, but also collect additional information, such as vibrations and temperatures during transport.
Apps for patients
However, the processes in the medical environment are not always the focus of the startups that change them. Vision Health For example, its Kata app actually helps patients with chronic lung disease use their inhalers more effectively. However, the technology that Sabine Hässermann and Philipp Kroneberg developed with their team is now also being used in medical research. You can learn what makes the app special and how exactly it helps in research starting at minute 9:50.
Also works with applications TemedicaThe startup has been developing companion apps for a wide variety of therapies, such as back and pelvic floor exercises, since 2016. The goal is to better connect doctors and therapists and better structure patients' treatment processes. Starting at minute 13:00, you'll hear details about the app and the founding team led by Gloria Seibert.
The EIT Health
In the investor section of this episode, we take a look at the Knowledge and Innovation Community Health of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, better known as the EIT Health. With its numerous responsibilities, EIT Health is more than just an investor, but we'll leave out the offerings in the area of training for health professionals or information for citizens. Instead, we'll introduce you to programs for startups, such as the Wild Card Innovation Program. You can find out more about the challenge mentioned here. here. And the aforementioned E-Health Monitor from McKinsey is available here.
