Transform Healthcare. Scale in Essen.
Can your solution in AI, MedTech, or digital health transform how hospitals deliver and manage care? Whether it’s predictive analytics, robotic surgery, digital therapeutics, or smart hospital systems—join EWG’s Health Scale-Up Challenge and tap into their Market Entry Program, offering funding, clinical networks, and business support to expand into the German and European markets, with Essen as your launchpad.
Who can take part?
This challenge is open only to scale-ups that are planning to relocate to Essen or open a branch in the region.
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Knowledge Base
Collection of content regarding Essen as a location for healthcare and Health startups:
- Health Business Ecosystem in Essen – The document provides an overview of Essen’s health business ecosystem.
Example scale-ups for reference:
- LPIXEL Inc. A University of Tokyo spin-out specializing in AI-driven image analysis for life sciences and medical research. Develops software to enhance medical diagnostics, including AI-based detection of diseases from imaging modalities like CT and MRI. Engages in national projects to advance core image analysis technologies in healthcare. See here: https://lpixel.net/en/?top
- Docport Provides a comprehensive digital practice management platform tailored for medical practices. Offers solutions for workflow management, integrating both hardware and software to streamline operations. Aims to enhance efficiency and patient care within healthcare facilities through innovative technology. See here: https://www.docport.de/
Regulatory information:
- The linked page provides Bitkom’s Startup Legal Guides, offering practical legal insights and resources for startups in Germany on topics such as founding, funding, data protection, intellectual property, and market entry. [https://www.bitkom.org/Themen/Startups/Get-Started-Startup-Legal-Guides]
- The linked page “Regulatory Compliance for Medical Devices” provides an overview of the regulatory compliance requirements for medical devices in the European Union. It emphasizes the European Union's Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745, highlighting its role in ensuring the safety and performance of medical devices within the EU market. The content serves as a guide for medical device manufacturers aiming to navigate the complex regulatory landscape in Germany and the broader European Union. [https://wizape.com/English/Regulatory+Compliance+for+Medical+Devices]
- The linked page contains modules & quizzes that outline the key regulatory compliance requirements for medical technology in Germany, including CE certification, risk management, quality assurance, and adherence to EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR). [https://wizape.com/Deutsch/Regulatorische-Compliance-in-der-Medizintechnik ]
- The linked page provides an overview of Germany’s legal and regulatory framework for digital health, covering topics such as data protection, telemedicine, AI in healthcare, digital therapeutics, and market access requirements for digital health solutions. [https://iclg.com/practice-areas/digital-health-laws-and-regulations/germany]
- The linked page provides some online modules around data privacy laws and regulations, specifically the GPPR. [https://wizape.com/English/Data+Privacy+Laws+and+Regulations] The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) is Germany’s central regulatory authority for the approval, safety, and monitoring of medical devices, digital health applications (DiGA), and pharmaceuticals—making it a key institution for HealthTech scale-ups seeking market entry and regulatory compliance in the German healthcare system. The "Regulatory Issues in Emerging Biotech" course provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory frameworks, challenges, and considerations pertinent to innovative biotechnologies, encompassing topics such as gene editing, synthetic biology, and personalized medicine. [https://wizape.com/English/Regulatory+Issues+in+Emerging+Biotech]
- The "Regulation of Emerging Technologies" course explores various aspects of emerging technologies, including their societal impact, regulatory frameworks, benefits, risks, ethical considerations, and international governance. [https://wizape.com/English/Regulation+of+Emerging+Technologies]