Post by Thomas Dobmeyer

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔?   I got a front-row seat recently as a reviewer for the Science4Life e.V. Startup Competition, Germany's leading incubator for life sciences, chemistry and energy ventures.   Reading through the business plans, three patterns stood out that mirror what's happening across the whole German healthtech ecosystem right now:   🟢 AI has moved from buzzword to workhorse. The strongest concepts don't sell "AI" -  they sell saved time, reduced workload and measurable outcomes in daily practice. ROI beats platform visions.   🟢 B2B infrastructure over consumer apps. The money and the founder energy is flowing into hospital systems, care workflows and diagnostics, not another wellness app. Even SAP is now investing in hospital information systems.   🟢 The bar is higher, and that's healthy. Rounds are getting larger but more selective. Founders know they need validated business models, not just elegant technology.   Above all, it was the founders who impressed me most. The ambition and entrepreneurial drive in these teams - that's the part you can't engineer.   Happy I could contribute a small piece to this process. Congratulations to the winning teams - keep building. 🚀