Technology and AI in medicine: Leopoldina symposium in Halle (Saale)

On October 11, 2025, experts will discuss the opportunities and challenges for research and the use of modern technology and artificial intelligence in healthcare.

On Saturday, October 11, 2025, the Radiology Section of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina invites you to a full-day symposium in Halle (Saale). Under the title "Technology and AI in medicine. Unleashing innovation - untangling bureaucracy: the fine line of regulation", experts from science, healthcare, industry, politics and patient representatives will discuss how to deal with technological innovations in medicine. The aim is to identify structural hurdles and promote innovation-friendly framework conditions. The venue is the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina e. V. (Jägerberg 1, 06108 Halle (Saale)). The event is free of charge, registration is required.

"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 range 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 Department of Radiation Oncology at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg. Grosu is hosting the symposium together with Deputy Senator Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Maximilian Reiser.

Lectures and discussions with a view to clinical application

The program offers specialist presentations on current developments and challenges in the use of new technologies and artificial intelligence in medical diagnostics and therapy. Topics will include regulatory requirements, interfaces between research and healthcare and the role of industry in the implementation of new technologies. Patient representatives and political decision-makers will also be involved in several discussion rounds. "Together, we want to develop concrete approaches for innovation-friendly medicine in Germany from different perspectives," says Grosu.

A detailed overview of the program and registration details can be found here: www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/leopoldina-veranstaltung.html