With high-caliber experts from the field AI in Medicine & Healthcare the BAIOSPHERE network set a clear substantive emphasis on the DLD Munich 2026. The BAIOSPHERE Health Track formed the kickoff for a joint BAIOSPHERE x DLD Vertical in May, with a deeper focus on AI in Medicine & Healthcare.

As part of the DLD Munich 2026, the launch of the Bavarian Health Cloud (BHC) announced. A central, government-supported research data platform that will securely consolidate Bavarian health data in the future and make it usable for medical research and personalized care using AI.

BAIOSPHERE Health Track Highlights

Thematic diversity from practice and research

The BAIOSPHERE Health-Track delves into key issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medicine, and health data. The focus is on concrete application examples and systemic challenges—from translating AI-based research into clinical practice to handling sensitive health data, as well as questions of scalability, regulation, and responsibility.

The track spans the content from medical imaging and data-driven, multimodal AI to digital health solutions and assistive technologies, ultimately addressing Responsible AI in the healthcare context. The perspectives of university hospitals, research institutions, start-ups, and industry partners highlight how closely research, application, and ecosystem development are intertwined in the Bavarian and European context.

Markus Blume speaks on stage at a conference with "DLD" branding, colorful lights, and eye-shaped patterns in the background.
Markus Blume (Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts) opened the BAIOSPHERE Health Track at DLD Munich on January 16, 2026 | © Philipp Guelland for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Panel Talk BAIOSPHERE Track DLD
Panel Talk: From the Cell to Clinical Application with Petra Schwille, Cyriac Roeding, Simon Jacob, Anna Bauer-Mehren, and Fabian Theis (l.t.r.) | © picture alliance for DLD/ Hubert Burda Media
Foto des Paneltalk „AI in Healthcare: From Prototype to Production“
Panel Talk: "AI in Healthcare: From Prototype to Production" with Jacqueline Lammert (TUM), Andreas Maier (Friedrich Alexander University, Pattern Recognition Lab), Pierre Manceron (Raidium), Max Tschochohei (Google), Ralf Huss (BioM Biotech Cluster Development) | © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / picture alliance for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Fabian Theis auf der Bühne der DLD Munich 2026
Fabian Theis during his keynote "From Models to Medicines: AI-guided Experimental Biology" | © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / picture alliance for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Impulses from politics, science, and business were provided by, among others:
  • Markus Blume (Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts) and Judith Gerlach (Bavarian State Ministry for Health, Care, and Prevention) on the strategic positioning of AI and digitization in the healthcare sector. They set the political framework for the use of AI and data infrastructures in healthcare and emphasized the importance of the Bavarian Health Cloud for research and care in Bavaria.

  • Fabian Theis (Helmholtz Munich), chairman of the Bavarian AI Council, stated in his lecture "From Models to Medicines: AI-guided Experimental Biology" Insights into the use of AI-supported models in experimental biology.

  • Daniel Rückert (Technical University of Munich) showed in his lecture "AI and the Future of Medicine: From Sci-Fi to Your Doctor’s Office", how AI is driving the shift from reactive treatment to proactive, personalized, and preventive medicine and increasingly becoming part of everyday clinical practice.

  • The panel talk "From the Cell to Clinical Application" discussed how AI enables the transfer of biomedical research into clinical applications.
    Speaker: Anna Bauer-Mehren (Roche Diagnostics, Bavarian AI Council), Simon Jacob (Technical University of Munich), Cyriac Roeding (Earli), Petra Schwille (Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry).
    Moderation: Fabian Theis

  • The panel talk "AI in Healthcare: From Prototype to Production" illuminated the path of AI prototypes into application in healthcare.
    Parlante: Jacqueline Lammert (TUM University Hospital rechts der Isar), Andreas Maier (FAU, Bavarian AI Council), Pierre Manceron (Raidium), Max Tschochohei (Google);
    Moderation: Ralf Huss (BioM).

Judith Gerlach (Bayerische Staatsministerin für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention) auf der DLD Munich26
Judith Gerlach (Bavarian State Minister for Health, Care, and Prevention) at the BAIOSPHERE Health Track as part of DLD Munich | © Philipp Guelland for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Besucher der DLD 26
Great interest at the BAIOSPHERE Health Track at DLD Munich 2026 | © Enno Kapitza for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Daniel Rückert auf der DLD 26
Daniel Rückert (TUM) during his keynote at the DLD | © Philipp Guelland for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Pressekonferenz Bavarian Health Cloud

News

Starting signal for the Bavarian Health Cloud: Bavaria's leap into data-driven medicine
Bavaria launches the "Bavarian Health Cloud," a central platform for health data. With AI analyses, medical research is to be accelerated and personalized medicine enabled, under the strictest data protection regulations.

Impressions of the BAIOSPHERE x DLD Future Hub in September 2025

Two days dedicated to the future: On September 10-11, 2025, the international AI community met at the Amerikahaus in Munich. International experts discussed the opportunities and responsibilities of artificial intelligence.

The conference brought together high-caliber experts from technology, science, business, politics, and culture. In panels, lectures, and interactive formats, it became clear that innovations must have a societal impact. Technical feasibility and societal relevance were equally in focus.

Panel
Fabian Mehring (Bavarian State Minister of Digital), Judith Gerlach (Bavarian State Ministry for Health), Markus Blume (Bavarian State Minister of Science), Hubert Aiwanger (Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs & Deputy Prime Minister of Bavaria), Ann-Kristin Achleitner (Technical University Munich) at the DLD Future Hub, September 10, 2025. Free press image © Enno Kapitza for DLD / Hubert Burda
Gruppenbild
Markus Blume (Bavarian State Minister for Science and Art), Philipp Welte (Hubert Burda Media), Steffi Czerny (DLD Conferences), Markus Söder (Bavarian Minister President), Judith Gerlach (Bavarian State Minister for Health and Prevention), Hubert Aiwanger (Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs and Deputy Minister President of Bavaria), Michael Klimke (Bavarian AI Agency BAIOSPHERE) at the DLD Future Hub: Impact of AI, September 9 to 11, 2025. © Dominik Gigler for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Dr. Michael Klimke
Michael Klimke (Bavarian AI Agency BAIOSPHERE) at the DLD Future Hub, September 10, 2025. © Enno Kapitza for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
DLD
Steffi Czerny (DLD Conferences), Michael Klimke (BAIOSPHERE), Yossi Vardi (DLD Chairman), Alessia Sinzger (DLD) at the DLD Future Hub: Impact of AI, September 9 to 11, 2025 © Dominik Gigler for DLD / Hubert Burda Media
Dieter Kranzlmüller
Dieter Kranzlmüller (LMU Munich / Leibniz Supercomputing Centre) at the DLD Future Hub, September 10, 2025. © Enno Kapitza for DLD / Hubert Burda Media

Aftermovie der BAIOSPHERE x DLD Future Hub 2025