HealthAI Venture Forum

​Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare, but few sectors are as regulated and complex. Strict requirements around evidence, data protection, and market access create significant barriers, while also opening unique opportunities for entrepreneurs who know how to navigate them.

​The HealthAI Venture Forum brings together perspectives from academic research, healthcare practice, and startup ecosystems to explore how AI innovations can successfully reach real-world application. Through best practices and strategic insights, the forum offers inspiration and practical guidance for founders, investors, researchers, and decision-makers building scalable AI-driven healthcare ventures.

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​Agenda

​16:30 – Doors Open & Arrival

17:00-17:10 – Welcome & Framing
Nico Heinzelmann (TUM Venture Lab Healthcare)

​Setting the stage: Why AI in healthcare creates new venture opportunities — and why execution matters more than hype.

17:10-17:30 – Research Perspective
Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier (LMU AI in Health)
From Scientific Breakthrough to Entrepreneurial Potential: How current advances in AI research are shaping new applications in healthcare — and what it takes to move beyond model performance toward real-world impact.

17:30-17:50 – System Perspective
Prof. Dr. Dominik Pförringer (Orthopedist/Venture Lab Health)
What the Healthcare System Actually Adopts — and Why: Implementation realities in clinical environments, decision-making logic in healthcare institutions, and how ventures can strategically navigate complexity.

17:50-18:10 – Startup Best Practice
Daniel Angloher (Head of AI and Co-Founder of care.ai)
Scaling HealthAI in Practice: From early validation to market expansion: lessons learned in building and scaling an AI healthcare venture.

18:10-18:30 – Integrated Discussion & Audience Q&A
Where research, system requirements, and venture strategy intersect.
What differentiates scalable HealthAI ventures from promising prototypes?

18:30-19:00 – Networking & Exchange