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". We brought together innovative managers from top-class companies at CUBEX ONE in Mannheim to discuss and present innovative approaches to occupational health management (OHM).

The aim was to exchange views on challenges and opportunities and to explore smart solutions for promoting employee health.

The focus was on innovative concepts from the areas of mental health, screening & prevention and exercise & nutrition.

Highlights of the event

The day began with the arrival of the guests and a welcome from the organizers.

One highlight was the insight into BASF's new integrated medical center. Christoph Oberlinner, Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, presented the concept, which is based on cross-sector care by internal and external healthcare partners. An impressive redefinition of health management!

BASF has taken a new approach as a pioneer in occupational health management and has built a new integrated medical center at its own plant. This is open to the public on the one hand and offers company services exclusively for employees in one building on the other.

Christoph Oberlinner called for a new way of thinking about health and offering cross-sectoral care for internal and external health partners.

_{Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Oberlinner über das neue integrierte Medical Center der BASF}

Startup presentations and discussion rounds

After the inspiring keynotes, several start-ups presented their innovative solutions in the areas of mental health, resilience & sleep, nutrition & exercise and prevention & screening:

• Mental Health: improveMID, Likeminded

• Nutrition & Exercise: DeepCare, odacova, Teamfit

• Prevention & Screening: Exploris Health AG, Diametos GmbH/Snorefox

• Occupational safety: Sentics

These presentations were introduced in two pitch sessions. In subsequent discussion rounds, the participants explored the topics in greater depth:

• Mental health: Low-threshold services for mental health and resilience

• Exercise & nutrition: making existing health courses and fitness studios more attractive, future BGM offerings

• Screening & prevention: integration of innovative screening services into preventive concepts

Networking and exchange

The Marketplace offered participants the opportunity to obtain information at exhibition stands and hold further discussions. The subsequent networking dinner facilitated lively discussions between OHM innovators from companies such as AbbVie, BASF, BioNTech SE, Essity, Freudenberg, GELITA, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, Kurita, Eli Lilly and Company, Mercedes-Benz, Merck, RENOLIT, Roche, Rowe, SAP and the startup representatives.

_{Lisa Tschalenko leads through the event}

Conclusion and outlook

Lisa Tschalenko, who conceived and moderated the event, emphasized: "Today's innovations in occupational health management clearly show how important it is to continuously look ahead and break new ground. Seeing health as the most important asset and working on it together is fundamental. The solutions presented today in the areas of mental health, nutrition & exercise and prevention, as well as the discussion rounds, show how much low-threshold provision is possible. It is now up to the companies to evaluate these and decide which are the right innovative solutions for their employees. After all, only employees who are healthy in the long term can make a decisive contribution to the company's success."

Many thanks to all the speakers, guests and start-ups for their openness and active contribution to employee health. Special thanks also go to Lisa Tschalenko for her wonderful moderation and to Amelie Nigbur and Peter Kuhn for their expert chairing of the discussion rounds. Katharina Klotzbach and Isabell Dahmen from CUBEX ONE also deserve a big thank you for their excellent cooperation.

We are convinced that many of the solutions presented today will soon be used in practice. Numerous ideas and inspirations have been generated, contacts have been made and starting points for further cooperation have been developed.

We look forward to further innovative impulses and an ongoing exchange in the field of occupational health management!

_{Dr. Frank Funke (managing partner) Peter Kuhn & Corinna Herrmann}

5-HT X-Linker: BGM - a complete success

Amelie Nigbur, 5-HT Chemistry & Health: "Really a great and important event! I was most impressed by the openness of all participants, which enabled valuable discussions about hurdles and solutions in the discussion rounds and 1:1 conversations!"

Sarah Wenk, Teamfit: Yesterday, together with my colleague Sebastian Brunner, I had the great opportunity to take part in an inspiring event in Mannheim - the "Innovation in BGM 2024" day, organized by 5-HT Chemistry & Health. The discussions clearly showed how diverse innovative solutions can be to proactively promote employee health and provide immediate help. One highlight was the insight into BASF's new integrated medical center. Christoph Oberlinner, Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, presented the concept, which is based on cross-sector care by internal and external healthcare partners. An impressive redefinition of health management! The day together was extremely enriching and provided an excellent opportunity for networking between start-ups and companies.

Manuel Römer, Exploris Health: "The "Innovation in BGM" event organized by 5-HT and the partner companies was inspiring, relevant and very important for us as a startup. The exchange with representatives from large corporations took place at eye level. We are convinced that this event will be the starting signal for successful collaborations and thus strengthen Germany as a business location. Keep up the good work!"

Timo Sievernich, odacova: "Many thanks to the 5-HT team for the excellently organized "INNOVATION IN BGM" event. The structured exchange in pitches, focus discussions and networking opportunities with other innovators and leading companies was extremely inspiring and provided valuable impetus for the further development of our healthcare solution. Such "Connect" events between established companies and start-ups are a great benefit for everyone involved and a real innovation accelerator!"

_{Impressions of the event}