Building Collaborations To Shape Global Healthcare Innovation

The world’s foremost research and teaching hospitals are now at the heart of global health innovation, shaping breakthroughs that translate rapidly from research to patient care.

It is our pleasure to extend to you an exclusive invitation to a high-level gathering at the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Charité, on November 21st, convening a select group of leaders driving the future of academic medical innovation.

Guest of Honor

We are privileged to welcome Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Governor Walz will share his vision for positioning Minnesota as a leading global health innovation hub, anchored by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and how strategic public leadership can empower research and teaching hospitals and their ecosystems to innovate on a global scale.

Program

• Opening vision : Governor Tim Walz, Prof. Dr. Heyo Kroemer (CEO, Charité) and Prof. Dr. Christopher Baum (Chair of the BIH Board & Chief Translational Research Officer, Charité) on the role of world-class research and teaching hospitals in driving medical innovation.
• Strategic Roundtable: Charité/BIH, Mayo Clinic, AP-HP and BioLabs on how their collaborations are enabling new innovation platforms to scale globally.
• Startup Spotlight: Select breakthrough ventures in robotics, automation, and transplant technologies emerging from academic innovation ecosystems.
• Networking Reception with senior leaders shaping the future of academic medicine.

Why attend

This event is presented by BioLabs and BIH in collaboration with Destination Medical Center (DMC) and Discovery Square, home of the forthcoming BioLabs–Rochester, MN facility opening in late 2026. The event will include participation from several dozen Minnesota-based MedTech companies traveling to Germany as part of Governor Walz’s trade mission, representing the growing strength of Minnesota’s health technology ecosystem and its expanding global connections.

This is a unique behind-the-scenes exchange and opportunity to discuss with key decision makers on how alliances between leading research and teaching hospitals and innovation platforms accelerate breakthroughs for patients worldwide.

⚠️ Please note: Space is limited — registrations will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis.

Looking forward to having you.