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Where innovation meets implementation – a look back at Insuring Digital Health 2025

When health insurance companies and healthcare startups come together, the result is more than just networking: it creates momentum. This was impressively demonstrated again this year at Insuring Digital Health 2025, the matching event organized by 5-HT Chemistry & Health, which was once again held at our partner CUBEX ONE.

5-HT Innovators Club: A Deep Dive into the Future of Self-Driving Labs

Together with industry experts, we explored the transformative power of lab digitalization, automation, and self-driving labs.

Inspiration, exchange & new solutions: 5-HT X-Linker 2025 drives innovation in OHM

On May 21, 2025, Mainz was the hotspot for everyone who wants to rethink occupational health. At the 5-HT X-Linker, OHM experts from all sectors came together to shape the future of occupational health management (OHM) - with strong impulses, practical solutions and lively networking.

Innovation in Action: The fourth 5-HT Innovators Club in Heidelberg

On September 11–12, 2024, the fourth 5-HT Innovators Club gathered innovators, startups, and industry leaders in the chemistry and health sectors for an inspiring two-day event in Heidelberg. With an agenda full of thought-provoking discussions, success stories, and dynamic networking opportunities, the event once again demonstrated the power of collaboration in driving innovation.

Successful premiere of the 5-HT X-Linker 2024 at GELITA

On November 7, 2024, GELITA AG opened its doors in Heidelberg/Eberbach for the first 5-HT X-Linker with a focus on “Food & Nutrition”. The 5-HT pitching and matchmaking event, which was organized together with GELITA, offered around 50 participants - including start-ups, industry leaders and multipliers - the opportunity to discover innovations and make valuable contacts.

5-HT X-Linker „Smart Industry Connect”

On October 17, 2024, the top-class 5-HT X-Linker took place digitally under the motto “Smart Industry Connect”. Numerous guests took part in this event, which has established itself as Europe's leading platform for networking start-ups with established companies from the chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries.

Partner event: EEN MEDICA Healthcare Brokerage Event 2024

Meet international participants on-site at the Brokerage Event of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) during the fair!

Trusting, at eye level and open - that's how Insuring Digital Health was in 2024 too

THE meeting place for leading health insurance companies and digital health startups - 5-HT brought together innovative players for the 6th time to promote needs-based and digital solutions for patients.

Walking healthy paths together: Highlights of the 5-HT X-Linker Special 2024

On June 13, 2024, the "5-HT X-Linker Special 2024" took place in Mannheim under the motto "Walking healthy paths together". The event brought together numerous OHM managers from various industries to discuss and present innovative approaches to occupational health management (OHM). The focus was on promoting the health of employees through innovative solutions and the exchange of best practices.

Startup innovations for clinical care - successful launch at WE CARE

Clinic representatives had the opportunity to speak exclusively with the startups and exchange ideas about implementation options. In addition, the head of the Inspire Living Lab at Mannheim University Medical Center, Hannah Schlott, gave a keynote on the Collaboration with Startups in the Hospital Environment.

Focus on collaborations: review of the Insuring Digital Health anniversary event

"Insuring Digital Health" took place for the 5th time on 26 October 2023, this time under the sole organization of 5-HT in Mannheim, at CUBEX ONE. The event, which was described by participants as the highlight of the year, once again brought digital health start-ups together with leading health insurance companies to promote innovative solutions for the healthcare sector.

5-HT X-Linker „Generative AI in Chemistry & Pharma“

On October 13, 2023, the eagerly awaited 5-HT X-Linker took place digitally under the motto “Generative AI in Chemistry & Pharma”. Around 90 guests from all over the world took part in this unique event, which has established itself as Europe's leading platform for networking start-ups with established companies from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

5-HT at the Startup BW Summit Stuttgart

Pitches, games and plenty of inspiration were on offer at the Startup BW Summit 2022 in Stuttgart! Amelie Nigbur from our 5-HT Ecosystem Team spent the day at the Digital Hub Initiative stand together with CODE_n and Digital Hub Karlsruhe. Here she not only met many familiar faces, but also got to know committed and inspiring new people.

5-HT at the Heraeus Accelerator Pitch Day

Today, step one of the Heraeus Accelerator Program 2022 for digital solutions took place: The Heraeus Accelerator Pitch Day! We as 5-HT were also involved in this: Our colleagues Alexander Böser, Max Huber and Julius Halder used their insight into the startup ecosystem and their scouting skills to collect a longlist of potentially interesting startups for the Precious Metal business unit of Heraeus (Heraeus HPM).

5-HT on tour: Vivatech in Paris

Amazing 3 days at Vivatech in Paris! Our Ecosystem Manager Lisa Tschalenko was on site at the german-french together with Digital Hub Initiative & Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz!

5-HT on tour: Future Labs Live Basel 2022

How will future labs look like? Plenty of inspiration could be seen yesterday and today at Future Labs Live in Basel. We as 5-HT sponsored the startup pitching at the innovation zone.

5-HT at Future Labs 2022

The effects of digitization have long been noticeable in today's laboratories. Without a doubt, the paradigm shift that is emerging from this will permanently change the laboratory world. To ensure that innovations in this field continue to advance, this year's Future Labs Live, taking place at the Congress Center Basel, Switzerland, from June 07 to 09, 2022, will be the venue for knowledge sharing and networking.   

5-HT on tour: DMEA conference Berlin

Halftime at the 3 days DMEA - Connecting Digital Health conference in Berlin! Lisa Tschalenko, our digitalhealth ecosystem manager is connecting with innovative startups and corporates & meeting our 5-ht ecosystem startups such as ExactCure , ACTIMI & mama health - winner of our last 5-Ht X-linker in person!

It's time to pitch and network! - X-Linker New Energies - H2 2021

„The key driver for digital transformation is collaboration. Build crosslinks now!“, resounds from the loudspeakers of the 5-HT Eventspaces at...

CHEManager Report on 5-HT X-Linker 2021

5-HT X-Linker 2021: digital innovations in the field of chemistry Record attendance at Germany's largest international bootcamp for digital chemistry...

4C Accelerator Tübingen

Compared to other industries, the survival of life science startups is particularly challenging due to the long timeframes and capital...

MedTech Change 2021 - successfully mastering the digital transformation

As in the previous year, the startup Kite IT, which is part of the 5-HT network, is organizing the virtual...

„Greener and more efficient" - MATCHMAKING EVENT 2021

23rd to 25th February 2021 - EIT Manufacturing is hosting the virtual event "MatchMaking 2021" to track and support innovative...