DigiHealthStart.NRW – Building a Digital Health Ecosystem in NRW
The initiative Digital Health Ecosystem NRW – Focus Start-ups 2025 is building a sustainable ecosystem for start-ups in the Digital Health sector. This includes developing and establishing sector-specific support, networking, co-creations and training services. Continuous monitoring accompanies the development and provides recommendations for policymakers, industry, and research. Das Healthlab NRW entwickelt im Rahmen des Projekts sogenannte Kompetenznetzwerke und diverse Co-Creation-Formate, bei denen Start-ups bereits früh mit Patient:innen und Akteuren der Versorgung zusammenkommen, um gemeinsam technologische Innovationen zu erproben. Daneben entwickelt das Healthlab NRW verschiedene branchenspezifische E-Learning-Angebote für Digital Health Startups aus NRW.
Project partner: Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of Medicine, Junior Professorship for Health and eHealth
Funded by: Ministry for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy (MWIKE) of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
New Energy after Breast Cancer: Development of an Integrative Lifestyle Workshop
Fatigue is one of the most common and burdensome long-term effects after breast cancer. Previous studies and needs assessments show that many patients in Germany and the Netherlands are looking for practical ways to regain energy and quality of life. Lifestyle interventions focusing on exercise, nutrition, sleep, and mental health can have a positive impact on fatigue. The project aims to analyze the breast cancer aftercare needs of patients with fatigue and to develop a integrative lifestyle workshop.
Project partner: Stichting Integrale Oncologische (Na)zorg ION, Nijmegen / Netherlands
The project “New Energy after Breast Cancer – Nieuwe energie na borstkanker” is supported by the Interreg program Germany–Netherlands and its program partners and co-financed by the European Union (EU).
Care and Mobility Innovation (CMI)
The Care and Mobility Innovation project develops solutions to ensure quality care and smart mobility in the innovative Aachen region. Its goal is to integrate digital and technological innovations, products, services, and processes into the healthcare and mobility systems of the future. Partners from science, business, and municipalities across the Aachen economic region have joined forces for this project. Together, they aim to use innovation transfer not only to boost economic growth but also to improve people’s lives in the region. As part of this initiative, Healthlab NRW conducted strategic workshops with regional healthcare stakeholders, carried out a potential analysis, and prepared an innovation report for the regional healthcare market.
With financial support from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the European Union
DIGITALIS: Digital Implicit-Motor Learning Strategies after Stroke
Motor learning strategies can positively support rehabilitation after stroke. However, therapists and patients often find it difficult to apply these strategies in everyday care, due to a lack of supporting (digital) tools. This Dutch-German project aims to develop and test a first prototype of a digital application for arm and hand training after stroke using implicit learning strategies, created in co-creation with the end users.
With financial support from the Interreg project Digipro, funded by the INTERREG V A program “Germany–Netherlands” through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).