Digital Health Startup Pitch and Interview "Founder Stories"
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A panel of six digital health startups—DORA Digitale Orthopädie Anwendungen, Novathes, dehaze, Hiber, INCLUSYS, and Pulsewave/Halbzeit.ai’s founder on the jury—pitches their products and business models to a jury including gematik, a health insurer, and Pulsewave’s CEO. The session includes an interview with Prof. Dr. Heinz Wiedl of Prof. Valmed and is moderated by Dr. Verena Benz and David Kregler from Bitkom, focusing on founders’ stories and startup solutions in digital orthopedics, health platforms, and related health-tech services.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Digital Health pitch intro
- 1:04German healthcare challenges
- 3:58Marius: AI health risk detection
- 7:31Q&A on Marius
- 11:00Fabian: Brain stabilization tech
- 14:31Q&A on Fabian's approach
- 18:04Emily: Hip surgery digital companion
- 21:37Q&A on Active Tab
- 24:48Ben: AI patient comms with Elba
- 28:19Q&A on Elba's market fit
- 31:41Hauke: Smartwatch for cognitive needs
- 35:13Q&A on TimeCompass funding
- 39:12Interview: Heinz Windel on AI validation
- 45:58AI healthcare regulatory challenges
- 55:30Winner announcement
- 58:52Thanks & Digital Health 2026