In bright sunshine and summer temperatures, BIPS once again took part in the B2Run company run in Bremen in 2025.

The Post-COVID Challenge, initiated by Germany’s Federal Ministries of the Interior and for Economic Affairs, is accelerating the use of health data. The winning project, Datennexus, is a proposal developed by a consortium led by European…

For the third time, Research Data Day took place in Bremen on June 11, 2025. The event promotes exchange on current developments in research data management. Organized by the U Bremen Research Alliance, the day was held under the motto…

The last episode showed that digital solutions are only of limited help to people waiting for a donor organ. Host Rasmus Cloes discusses with Bremen's Senator for Health Claudia Bernhard which digital gaps politicians can fill. She draws on…

The Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, together with its partners from Ulm, Hanover, and Pakistan, has won the prestigious GLOHRA Prize for Global Health Research 2025. The award was given to the WellPak…

In this episode of the Digital Public Health Podcast, Rasmus Cloes talks to Sonja Schäfer, the organ donation officer for the state of Bremen. The topic is the new digital organ donor registry, which has been available in Germany since…

Apps for weight loss – Can digital health apps effectively treat obesity? Anouk Wellmann talks to Rasmus Cloes about opportunities, challenges, and ethical issues.

Many people in Germany regularly participate in cancer screening programs. However, the same rules apply to everyone—for example, the recommended age and frequency of screening. New research, in which the Leibniz Institute for Prevention…

How can digital health applications become fairer, more inclusive, and better? In conversation with host Rasmus Cloes, Prof. Dr. Ansgar Gerhardus explains how a new framework helps to evaluate digital services in a structured way – so that…

Why does it often take years for a healthcare innovation to reach market maturity in Germany? Jan Elsner reports on host Rasmus Cloes's practical experience: clinical studies, technology, bureaucracy – and a clear vision.