Now as then: Thinking ahead, starting to act ... Overcoming
different challenges together The healthcare industry gives rise
to numerous innovations that noticeably improve our quality of
life. How can our countries benefit from them? One of the
highest and most important goods for people everywhere on the
planet is personal health. The conditions, however, in which
people care for and maintain their health are not the same
everywhere. But diseases don't stop at country borders. The
problems they create are as global as the ethical responsibility
to share existing knowledge and expertise. This makes
collaboration in the healthcare industry one of the most
important fields of international research and scientific
partnerships. Germany, as a high-tech location, doesn't just
play a traditionally prominent role in the pharmaceutical
industry. Biotechnology and medical technology also ensure that
Germany has an excellent healthcare system by international
standards based on a healthy research landscape – probably