Navigating the Future of Healthcare

Established over 120 years ago, apoBank has played a crucial role in Germany's healthcare provision. As the largest cooperative primary bank in Germany, it stands out with a unique business model catering to physicians, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians, and other healthcare professionals. Offering specialized banking services, apoBank supports its clients in achieving both their professional and personal goals, enhancing the entire German health market from healthcare practitioners to organizational bodies and healthcare companies. Central to its ethos is the “apoBank-Mitgliedschaft” system, which allows healthcare professionals to take on a member-owner role, fostering a bank that is truly by and for healthcare providers. For more detailed information, please visit apoBank's website. (LINK: https://www.apobank.de/ueber-die-apobank)

Open for startups, tech companies, consultancies, researchers, students or other innovators with a knack for healthcare, strategy and strategic foresight. This initiative is not just about capturing a snapshot but building an ongoing relationship to assess and act on the healthcare market's ever-evolving trends! The apoBank Challenge presents a rare opportunity especially for startups, tech companies, consultancies, researchers, students or newly formed team to showcase innovation and build enduring collaborations:

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After the end of the deadline, the submissions will be reviewed by the challenge provider. The final teams of every challenge will be selected and invited to participate in the Collaborarion KickOffs. We will inform you via mail. Check the timeline.

To ensure the selection of the most suitable partner, we've structured our process into two comprehensive phases. These phases are designed to evaluate both the expertise and personal compatibility vital for a project of this magnitude. This approach not only empowers the challenge provider to assess the ability and synergy of potential partners for such a pivotal endeavor but also affords you a unique opportunity to gain insights from established corporate entities and evaluate your direction for a lasting collaboration.

Your participation is not binding until you submit the Submission Template, and the submission phase ends. You can always withdraw your submission before the deadline. Once you have uploaded your submission and you want to take part, please consider the timeline and be aware that you should be able to participate in every further step.

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If you want to talk to someone from our team about your approaches, you need more information or if questions arise, just join one of our Q&A calls every Tuesday from 11:00am-11:30am and Thursday from 4:00pm-4:30pm. It is a group call and you also get the chance to meet other innovators!
Simply register here

If you are looking for a team, make sure to register on our platform to join an existing team. Here you can find all the teams for every ongoing project. Or simply click on the link "Looking for team members?" in the info box on top in order to access our Slack Team Matching channel.

All final teams agree to enter into discussions with the respective challenge provider within three months of the challenge completion regarding possible further use of the solution.  

During this period, the final teams also agree not to enter into discussions with third parties regarding further use of the solutions. 

Both parties (challenge provider and finalists) are also entitled to jointly agree on deviating and individual provisions with regard to confidentiality agreements or IP rights during the collaboration phase. 

All details can be found in the conditions of participation.