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Policymakers and funding organizations create the framework conditions that enable medical innovations to reach healthcare more quickly, safely, and effectively. Fraunhofer IMTE supports this translation through application-oriented research, advanced technological infrastructure, and regulatory expertise – from the earliest concept to validated solutions. Together, we develop projects, funding programs, and strategic initiatives that address key healthcare challenges and generate measurable societal impact.

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GRANNI

GRANNI – Medical Technology for Healthy and Resilient Ageing

GRANNI demonstrates how publicly funded translational research can address the key challenges of an ageing society. Together with partners from academia, healthcare, industry, and society, we develop medical technologies that reduce the burden on healthcare systems, harness the potential of digitalization, and support ageing with dignity and independence.

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LIROS

LIROS – Research Infrastructure for the Future of Surgery

With the Lübeck Innovation Hub for Robotic Surgery, Fraunhofer IMTE creates a realistic development and testing environment for robot-assisted, automated, and AI-supported surgery. LIROS demonstrates how strategic research infrastructure contributes to advancing patient safety, quality of care, and technological sovereignty in healthcare.

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Trans-Belt Medical Robotics Cluster

Trans-Belt Medical Robotics Cluster – Cross-Border Technology Transfer

The Trans-Belt Medical Robotics Cluster brings together expertise from Germany and Denmark to evaluate robot-assisted systems under real-world conditions and accelerate their translation into clinical practice. The project demonstrates how public funding can create cross-border innovation ecosystems, reduce market entry risks, and bring new technologies closer to everyday healthcare.

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Fraunhofer IMTE is funded by

Project: "Individualisierte Medizintechnik für bildgestützte, robotische Interventionen (IMTE 2)"

Proposal-Nr.: 125 24 009

Project: "LIROS - Lübeck Innovation Hub for Robotic Surgery"

Proposal-Nr.: 124 22 005

Project: "Hospital Service and Interaction Robot (HospiBot)"

Proposal-Nr.: 19 1 23 1

Project: "StarFiSH OAQUA” – Stärkung einer nachhaltigen Aquakulturentwicklung durch industrienahe Forschung, Entwicklung und Innovation in Schleswig-Holstein"

Proposal-Nr.: 125 25 009

Project: "SeAfiSH - Stärkung exzellenter Aquakulturforschung in Schleswig-Holstein"

Proposal-Nr.: 125 26 003