On October 11, 2025, a full-day symposium of the Radiology Section of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina will take place in Halle (Saale). Under the motto “Technology and AI in medicine. Unleashing Innovation – Unraveling Bureaucracy: The Fine Line of Regulation”, experts from science, healthcare, industry, politics and patient advocacy will discuss the use of modern technologies and artificial intelligence in medicine. The aim is to identify structural hurdles and promote innovation-friendly framework conditions.

“The further development of modern technologies in medicine has achieved astonishing successes in recent decades and, with the help of artificial intelligence, opens up a wide field of new possibilities for diagnostics and treatment,” says Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anca-L. Grosu, Senator of Section 21 Radiology of the Leopoldina and Medical Director of the Clinic for Radiation Medicine at the University Medical Center Freiburg. Grosu invites to the symposium together with Deputy Senator Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Maximilian Reiser.

The program includes lectures on current developments and challenges in medical diagnostics and therapy, in particular on regulatory requirements, the interface between research and care, and the role of industry. Perspectives from politics and patient representation will be brought in in discussion rounds in order to develop concrete approaches for future-oriented medicine in Germany. The event at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (Jägerberg 1, 06108 Halle) is free of charge, but requires registration.

Program (as of 19.09.2025)

Saturday, October 11, 2025 |Halle (Saale) | 8.00 am – 4.00 pm
From 8 a.m. | Registration

8.20 a.m. | Greeting

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Anca-L. Grosu, FACR, ML,
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Maximilian Reiser, FACR, FRCR, ML

Video greeting
Dorothee Bär MdB
Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space

8.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. | Research and Clinic
Chair: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Maximilian Reiser, FACR, FRCR, ML

1. Challenges of Clinical-Technological Research in Germany
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Michael Baumann, ML
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the German Cancer Research Center

2. Helmholtz Biomedical Engineering – A New Alliance of Biomedicine, Engineering and Digital
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. d. c. mult. Otmar Wiestler, ML
President of the Helmholtz Association

3. Curing cancer with high-tech: radiation therapy
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anca-L. Grosu, FACR, ML
Director of the Clinic for Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg

4. Robotics and Navigation in Skull Base Surgery: Gentle and Precise Procedures
Prof. Dr. med. Barbara Wollenberg, ML
Director of the Clinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Munich

5. Precision in imaging, not just beautiful pictures! Precise Multiparametric Imaging – Guide to Effective, Gentle and Cost-Efficient Therapy and Prevention
Prof. Dr. med. Fabian Bamberg ML
Director of the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg

6. Bittersweet experiences with theranostics in Germany
Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Weber, ML
Director of the Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Munich

10.30 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Coffee break

11 a.m. – 12.40 p.m. | Academia and Industry
Chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anca-L. Grosu, FACR, ML

7. Innovation for the healthcare of tomorrow: Siemens Healthineers
Dr. Bernd Montag
Managing Director (CEO) of Siemens Healthineers

8. Quality medicine in real time – how can a lane departure warning system be obtained from care data using AI to improve patient treatment
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Frederik Wenz
Medical Director of the University Medical Center Freiburg

9. Prerequisites for a European Data Ecosystem for Clinical, Scientific and Industrial Use
Stefan Vilsmeier
Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Brainlab AG

10. Cooperation Academia – Industry: Joint Project, Start-Ups, Patents
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Jens Schneider
Rector of the Vienna University of Technology

11. Medical technology as a driver of innovation in the healthcare sector
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kaschke, ML
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

12.40 pm – 1.30 pm | Lunch break

1.30 pm – 4 pm | Regulation: Patient protection and innovation
Chair: Prof. Dr. med. Barbara Wollenberg, ML

12. Radiation protection and medical research must not stand in each other’s way
Prof. Dr. med. Ursula Nestle
Director of the Clinic for Radiotherapy, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Mönchengladbach
Chairwoman of the Commission on Radiological Protection

13. Innovation and regulation in high-tech medicine aligned with practice
Walter Nussel, Member of the Bundestag
Commissioner for Bureaucracy Reduction of the Bavarian State Government and Chairman of the Bavarian Regulatory Control Council

14. Research without shackles – but with a compass: The way out of the bureaucratic desert
Prof. Dr. Silja Voeneky
Director of the Chair of International Law, Comparative Law and Legal Ethics at the University of Freiburg

15th Round Table Discussion
Chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Baumann ML
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the German Cancer Research Center

Participating:

Prof. Thomas Bortfeld, ML, Harvard Medical School, USA
Prof. (ret.) Dr. Olaf Dössel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Gerd Nettekoven, Dr. Franz Kohlhuber, DKH
Walter Nussel, Member of the Bundestag
Christoph Schmitt, Patient Advisory Board DKFZ
Prof. Dr. med. Britta Siegmund ML, Vice President DFG

Further information:
https://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/leopoldina-veranstaltung.html Detailed overview of the program and registration options

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