The Bremen Symposium AI in Health brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry experts to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in applying artificial intelligence to healthcare.Key topics of talks and discussions included AI-driven diagnostics, ethical considerations, and the integration of AI into clinical practice. Interactive sessions and panel discussions provided valuable insights into the transformative potential of AI in improving patient care and healthcare systems.

Further impressions & networking

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Opening, Welcome Address & Opening Talk on December 2, 2024

Opening by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rainer Fechte-Heinen, Deputy Chairperson of the U Bremen Research Alliance & Chair of the Board of Directors at the Leibniz-IWT   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Welcome Address by Kathrin Moosdorf, Senator for Environment, Climate and Science   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Opening talk "Is AI a lifeline for our healthcare?" by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst Karl Hahn   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  

Opening, Welcome Address & Opening Talk on December 3, 2025

Opening by Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther, Chairperson of U Bremen Research Alliance and President of the University of Bremen   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Welcome Address by Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte, President of the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Opening Address "Biosignal-Adaptive KI 4 Health" by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tanja Schultz   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  

Plenary Sessions on December 3, 2024

Prof. Dr. Gitta Kutyniok on Reliable Artificial Intelligence   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hindricks presents how digital cardiac medicine can save lives and cut costs.   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  

Parallel sessions on December 2 + 3, 2025

Leibniz ScienceCampus Digital Public Health Bremen (LSC DiPH) Team   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Full house for JAAI talk: "Artificial colleagues - Safe and meaningful automation with LLMs in the healthcare sector"  
Prof. Dr. Matthias Zündel und Prof. Werner Brannath on "Development and Evaluation of eHealth Interventions: Challenges and Approaches"  
Dr. Stefanie Helmer presents new Methods for Developing More Effective eHealth Interventions: MOST, CEEBIT & SMART.  
Prof. Dr. h.c. Michael Beetz with "Towards Empowering People with AI-Powered and Cognition-Enabled Robots"   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Lifespan AI team   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Sven Venzke-Caprares talks about challenges regarding to the AI Act.   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Robotics and rehabilitation   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  
Working group Small Data from the UBRA Peer to Peer AI Network with lecturer Prof. Harald Bender   © Lehmkühler / UBRA  

Flashlight Talks & Poster Session AI Center for Health Care Projects

AI Center for Health Care researchers   © Lehmkühler / UBRA
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Panel discussion "Artificial Intelligence for sustainable health and resilience?"

Moderated by Felix Krömer, Radio Bremen   © Lehmkühler / UBRA
Prof. Dr. Mark Schweda, Head of Department of Ethics in Medicine at the Department of Health Services Research, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg   © Lehmkühler / UBRA
Prof. Dr. med. Ralf Kuhlen, Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Group   © Lehmkühler / UBRA
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Britta Wrede, Head of the Medical Assistive Systems Group at the Medical School OWL at Bielefeld University   © Lehmkühler / UBRA
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hindricks, Acting Clinic Director, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin   © Lehmkühler / UBRA
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i2b meet-up "AI 4 Health im Nordwesten" 02.12.2024

Opening remarks by moderator Lisa Ringen-Jacobs   © Alexander Flögel
Greeting Address by Prof. Dr. Matthias Zündel, Director of the Integrated Health Campus Bremen   © Alexander Flögel
Keynote "Myth, hope, and reality: AI in the clinic today and tomorrow“ by Prof. Dr. med. Ralf Kuhlen, Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Group   © Alexander Flögel
Panel discussion (f. l.) with Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Weyhe, Prof. Dr. Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Prof. Dr. Michal Kucera, Prof. Dr. Horst Hahn   © Alexander Flögel
Panel discussion (f. l.) with Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Weyhe, Prof. Dr. Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Prof. Dr. Michal Kucera, Prof. Dr. Horst Hahn   © Alexander Flögel
Networking   © Alexander Flögel

Organizer

U Bremen Research Alliance

 

The U Bremen Research Alliance brings together the University of Bremen and twelve research institutes based in the federal state from all four German science organizations as well as the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. The aim of the cooperation is to closely interlink the diverse, excellent research in the fields of research data and artificial intelligence across institutional boundaries.
The research and action field of digital healthcare has become increasingly relevant, accelerated by the recognizable deficits in the corona pandemic. The U Bremen Research Alliance, funded by the state of Bremen, is therefore expanding the field of AI in the healthcare sector by establishing an AI Center for Health Care. This includes nine interorganizational scientific projects on AI and health as well as measures for science communication and transfer.

https://www.bremen-research.de

Cooperation partners

JUST ADD AI

 

JUST ADD AI (JAAI) helps companies understand and apply the latest AI technology to their business. JAAI's focus is on programming scalable AI solutions that immediately create added value for their customers. As soon as an AI solution is marketable and has its first customers and sales, it is spun off into a subsidiary and scaled up there. In order to secure the growth of the spin-offs, investments are made in the subsidiaries and strategic partners are brought on board.

The team consists of top specialists in the fields of speech processing, computer vision, big data and robotics, as well as experienced IT managers and architects. The mission: "Unlock Human Talent". By automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, AI opens up new scope for developing the full potential of human talent.

JAAI was founded in 2017 and is based in Überseestadt.

https://justadd.ai/

Transferzentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz BREMEN.AI

 

The Transfer Center for Artificial Intelligence BREMEN.AI supports companies in the adoption of AI technologies and promotes the integration of the AI scene in Bremen. The center operates at the intersection of business, science, and politics.

With the official opening of the Transfer Center, the AI Transfer Center Bremen and the BREMEN.AI cluster have been merged to form the Transfer Center for Artificial Intelligence BREMEN.AI. By combining the cluster and the center, the concerns of the AI landscape in Bremen will be advanced with united efforts, providing an even broader range of topics to all interested parties. The center organizes various events, including networking meetings, AI training sessions, meetups for AI startups, general events, and potential analyses.

The Transfer Center is funded by the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labor, and Europe and is located in the Digital Hub Industry.

https://transferzentrum-bremen.ai

Integrierter Gesundheitscampus Bremen

 

The Integrated Health Campus Bremen (IGB) has existed since 2021 and was initiated by the Senator for Science and Ports in cooperation with the Senator for Health, Women, and Consumer Protection.

The IGB sees itself as a strategic and creative framework for a network of stakeholders from the fields of health research, health economics, healthcare, and health and nursing professions (referred to as 4G). With this strong networking structure, currently comprising over 40 network partners, the aim is to showcase Bremen’s regional potential in these areas, leverage synergies, and drive innovations within the region.

https://gesundheitscampusbremen.de

The AI Center for Health Care is supported by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.