The Medical Informatics Initiative is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year with a two-day symposium. It will take place on 24 and 25 March 2026 at the dbb forum berlin. The symposium’s motto is “Shaping the Future of Health: Using Data. Promoting Connectivity. Driving Innovation. Ten Years of the Medical Informatics Initiative – A Foundation for Research, Healthcare, and Digital Sovereignty in Europe.”
Time:
Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | Symposium 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Evening event / Get-together 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 25 March 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Venue:
dbb Forum Berlin
Friedrichstraße 169
10117 Berlin
Participation:
Participation is free of charge. Prior registration is required, as the number of places is limited.
You can register for the event using the button below:
Overview of program topics:
- From research to clinical practice: Applications and successes of the Medical Informatics Initiative
- Regulatory developments through MDR & AI Act: Opportunities, strategies, and implications for academic projects
- Successfully utilizing the MII infrastructure: FDPG and DIZ enable data utilization projects
- The role of data integration centers in the MII: status quo, development, and challenges
- Next Gen MII – Data, ideas, and inspiration for the medicine of tomorrow
- Enabling networked care: results, experiences, and perspectives from the Digital Progress Hubs for Health
- Connecting sectors, improving care, strengthening research: the shared future of DigiHubs
- Learning together: insights and perspectives from the MII working groups
- Connectivity of MII structures to other structures
- Medical informatics in transition – review, dynamics, and future prospects
Program [as of February 22, 2026]:
Download Program flyer in German (pdf, 859.82 KB)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Welcome
- Jens Bussmann, Association of University Hospitals in Germany / MII Coordination Office
- Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office
11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Keynote address
Moderator: Jens Bussmann, Association of University Hospitals in Germany / MII Coordination Office
- AI for the healthcare of the future – How data becomes medicine
Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier, LMU Munich
11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Welcome address
- 10 years of the Medical Informatics Initiative: Status and outlook
Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office - Matthias Hauer, Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry for Research, Technology, and Space
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Coffee break
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Session 1 – From research to clinical practice: Applications and successes of the Medical Informatics Initiative
Moderator: Jens Bussmann, Association of University Hospitals in Germany / MII Coordination Office
- Results from the ACRIBiS project
Prof. Dr. Sven Zenker, University Hospital Bonn - DATA-INSIGHT: Data Analysis for Treatment Assessment and Evaluation of New Sources for Evidence Generation in the German Healthcare System
Dr. Christian Müller, Bayer AG - PM⁴Onco
Prof. Dr. Dr. Melanie Börries, University Medical Center Freiburg - INTERPOLAR: Usual Care as a Platform for IT-Supported Interventions
Dr. Daniel Neumann, University of Leipzig
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch break
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Session 2 – Regulatory developments through MDR & AI Act: Opportunities, strategies, and implications for academic projects
Moderator: Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office
- fit4translation
Prof. Dr. Myriam Lipprandt, RWTH Aachen University - The planned MDR reform and its impact on academic product research on medical device AI
Dr. Oliver Bujok, innoVance GmbH
Panel discussion
- Dr. Franziska Barthelt, Medical University of Lausitz – Carl Thiem
- Prof. Dr. Rainer Röhrig, RWTH Aachen University
3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Coffee break
3:20 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Session 3 – Successfully utilizing the MII infrastructure: FDPG and DIZ enable data utilization projects
Moderator: Jens Bussmann, Association of University Hospitals in Germany / MII Coordination Office
- Current status of the FDPG: Developments and perspectives
Dr. Philip Overton, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office - Malnutrition – Diagnosis and influence on clinical outcomes in inpatients
Prof. Dr. Toralf Kirsten, University of Leipzig - VascPanSurg
Diana Pietzner, University Hospital Halle (Saale) - PEDREF 2.0 – Experiences and results
Dr. Jakob Zierk, University Hospital Erlangen - GenSep_2025
Prof. Dr. Irit Nachtigall, Vivantes – Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH
4:40 – 5:40 p.m. Session 4 – The role of data integration centers in the MII: Status quo, development, and challenges
Moderator: Jens Bussmann, Association of University Hospitals in Germany / MII Coordination Office
- Processing environments at the UKE: The data hotel and beyond
Dr. Jan Erik Gewehr, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Dr. Philipp Breitfeld, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf - Data Integration Center at the University Hospital Jena: Focus on IOP and KDS
Dr. Danny Ammon, University Hospital Jena - Data Integration Center at the University Hospital Erlangen: Integration of Research, Care, and Management
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ganslandt, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg - Data Integration Center Heidelberg University Hospital: Review of the challenges of a DIZ
Dr. Angela Merzweiler, Heidelberg University Hospital
5:40 p.m. – 6:35 p.m. Session 5 – Next Gen MII – Data, ideas, and inspiration for tomorrow's medicine
Moderators: Anne Seim, Dresden University of Technology & Dr. Lara Marie Reimer, University Hospital Bonn
- Intro: Junior research groups & networking
Anne Seim, Dresden University of Technology - AI-Lov
Prof. Dr. Sasanka Potluri, Jena University Hospital - TOP: Lost in translation? TOP or flop!
Dr. Alexandr Uciteli, Leipzig University - NDE-Mobil: The UK Biobank – A short conversation between two researchers
Fabian Kahl, Bonn University Hospital
Leon Nissen, University Hospital Bonn
Followed by live voting for the best science slam
6:35 p.m. – 6:55 p.m. Session 6 (title to follow shortly)
6:55 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Closing remarks for day 1 and transition to Get-together
- Jens Bussmann, Association of University Hospitals in Germany / MII Coordination Office
- Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e.V./MII Coordination Office
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Get-together
10:00 p.m. End of Day 1
Wednesday, 25.03.2026
09:00 – 09:10 a.m. Welcome to the Annual Symposium of the Digital Progress Hubs for Health – Launch of the Second Funding Phase
- Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office
- Prof. Dr. Martin Sedlmayr, MiHUB / TU Dresden
09:10 – 09:35 a.m. Keynote
Moderation: Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e. V. / MII-Koordinationsstelle
- Dr. Johanna Ludwig, gematik GmbH
09:35 – 10:35 a.m. Session 7 – Enabling Connected Care: Findings, Experiences, and Outlooks from the Digital Progress Hubs for Health
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Martin Sedlmayr, MiHUB / TU Dresden
- CAEHR: Implementation of an interface between emergency medical services and the stroke center to transfer electronic documentation from the emergency medical services to the hospital information system of the receiving hospital
Dr. Christian Hametner, CAEHR / University Hospital Würzburg
Dr. Hans Worthmann, CAEHR / Hannover Medical School - DISTANCE:PRO: Lessons Learned from Collaborating with Rollout Partners
Andreas Bleilevens, DISTANCE:PRO / University Hospital RWTH Aachen - MIDIA Hub: Cross-sectoral Support for the Care of People with MS
Dr. Viola Pongratz, MIDIA / TUM Medical Center - MiHUB: Development of a patient portal to improve clinical collaboration between outpatient and inpatient care providers
Prof. Dr. Hannes Schlieter, MiHUB / TU Dresden
10:35 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 a.m. Session 8 – Connecting Sectors, Improving Care, Strengthening Research: The Shared Future of the Digital Progress Hubs for Health
Moderator: Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office
Panel discussion
- Prof. Dr. Gernot Marx, DISTANCE:PRO / University Hospital Aachen
- Dr. Torsten Panholzer, DECIDE / University Medical Center Mainz
- Prof. Dr. Patrick Jahn, Care:ecoHUB / University Medical Center Halle
- Prof. Dr. Falko Sniehotta, LeMeDaRT / University Medical Center Mannheim
- Dr. Karen Voigt, MiHUB / TU Dresden
12:00 p.m. End of the Annual Symposium of the Digital Progress Hubs for Health
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch break
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Session 9 – Learning Together: Insights and Perspectives from the MII Working Groups
Moderator: Dr. Frank Wissing, Association of Medical Faculties (Medizinischer Fakultätentag e. V.) / MII Coordination Office
Panel discussion
- Gabriele Müller, Spokesperson for the Consent Working Group / Dresden University Hospital
- Prof. Dr. Toralf Kirsten, Spokesperson for the Data Sharing Working Group / University of Leipzig
- Dr. Elisa Henke, Spokesperson for the External Data Working Group / Dresden University Hospital
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Ganslandt, Spokesperson for the IOP Working Group / FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Dr. Claudia Heine, Spokesperson for the Communication Working Group / Dresden University Hospital
1:45–2:05 p.m. Coffee break
2:05 – 2:55 p.m. Session 10 – Interoperability of MII Structures with Other Structures
Moderator: Dr. Frank Wissing, Association of Medical Faculties (Medizinischer Fakultätentag e. V.) / MII Coordination Office
- NFDI4Health and Integration into the Health Data Infrastructure Landscape
Prof. Dr. Juliane Fluck, ZB MED/University of Bonn
Dr. Marie Gebhardt, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office - MII-Gaia: Connecting Health-X/Gaia-X Infrastructure with MII/NUM
Dennis Appelt, European Health Data Alliance e.V. - ENRICH
Prof. Dr. Sylke Zeissig, University of Würzburg - genomDE as a Pioneer of European Health Data Infrastructures
Prof. Dr. Thomas Berlage, FIT-Fraunhofer - Cooperation between TMF e. V. & SPHIN-X
Maro Bader, sphin-X e.V.
2:55 – 3:55 p.m. Session 11 – Medical Informatics in Transition – A Look Back, Current Trends, and Future Prospects
Moderator: Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e. V. / MII Coordination Office
Panel discussion
- Prof. Dr. Markus Löffler, SMITH / University of Leipzig
- Prof. Dr. Ulrich Prokosch, MIRACUM / FAU Erlangen
- Prof. Dr. Martin Boeker, DIFUTURE / TUM
- Prof. Christoph Dieterich, HiGHmed
- Prof. Dr. Martin Sedlmayr, Digital Progress Hubs for Health
3:55–4:00 p.m. Closing remarks and farewell
- Sebastian C. Semler, TMF e.V./MII Coordination Office
- Dr. Frank Wissing, Association of German Medical Faculties / MII Coordination Office
Approx. 4:00 p.m. End of the symposium
The symposium is part of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR)'s “Year of Science 2026,” themed “Medicine of the Future.”
Click here to visit the Year of Science website.
