Innovators

They develop new ideas for services, push for intelligent e-health solutions and campaign for patient-centered health policy. With their commitment, their professional expertise and the knowledge they have gained through personal experience, our innovators provide crucial sparks to ignite reforms and improvements in the health sector. They develop their own projects and provide answers to the health questions of the future. In the process, they are committed to ensuring that all innovations place usefulness for the patient front and center. Their shared objective is to improve the health system – both for patients and with them.

Bernd Rosenbichler

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Bernd Rosenbichler

Social Entrepreneur, Branewo gUG

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Bernd Rosenbichler worked in the automotive industry for brands like Ford, Audi and BMW for more than 20 years, most of the time in leadership roles. Since the start of 2021, he has committed himself to creating structures to support research for Alstroem syndrome, improve care for patients and create a Center of Excellence in this area.

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Prof. Dr. Annette Grüters-Kieslich

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Prof. Dr. Annette Grüters-Kieslich

Chair of the Board, Eva Luise and Horst Köhler Foundation

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Annette Grüters-Kieslich is a medical doctor, former dean of Charité hospital in Berlin and former executive director of Heidelberg University Hospital. She is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (Senator of the section for Gynecology and Pediatrics). She also chairs the Board of the Eva Luise and Horst Köhler Foundation for People with Rare Diseases.

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Nikolas Groth

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Nikolas Groth

Founder & CEO, IntensivKontakt GmbH & Co. KG

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Nikolas Groth is the founder and managing director of IntensivKontakt GmbH & Co. KG and has been studying medicine at MSH Medical School Hamburg since 2021. Established as a company in April 2022, IntensivKontakt aims to improve hospitals / the healthcare system in a lasting way with the aid of a digital communications platform.

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Tanja Renner

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Tanja Renner

Founder NIK e.V.

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Tanja Renner is the founder and chair of NIK (Netzwerk Autoimmunerkrankter), a network of people with autoimmune diseases. Her personal experience with psoriatic arthritis motivated her to take action on behalf of other patients. NIK grew organically as people connected with each other and now supports those with rheumatic diseases, multiple sclerosis and chronic inflammatory skin and bowel diseases.

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Wolfgang Branoner

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Wolfgang Branoner

Managing Partner SNPC, former Senator (Minister) in Berlin

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Wolfgang Branoner has degrees in administration and policy. From 1998 to 2001 he was Berlin’s Senator for economics and technology. After his political career, he held leading positions with Telekom and Microsoft Deutschland. Since 2007 he has been with Berlin strategy and policy consultants SNPC, since 2011 as managing director.

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Meike Hörnke

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Meike Hörnke

Founder Wendepunkt Schlaganfall

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Meike Hörnke is a coach, therapist and trainer and the founder of Wendepunkt Schlaganfall (Turning-point stroke). Her main areas are post-stroke management, health promotion, resilience and rehabilitation after illness. Having herself successfully overcome the effects of a stroke, she specializes in coping with the consequences of illness.

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Christina Claussen

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Christina Claussen

Senior Director Patient Advocacy, Pfizer

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Christina Claussen is Senior Director Patient Advocacy at Pfizer in Germany. She holds a Diploma in Administration and has been with Pfizer since 2002, developing the company’s approach to patient centricity. She is a member of the Global Patient Advocacy Leadership Team and is also responsible for Pfizer’s commitment to patients in Eastern Europe.

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