Exponential Technology Platforms (AI, 5G, Deep Learning, Sensors, Robotics, …) as Health Democratize Enablers

Healthcare Innovation is typically based on incrementals of current processes and procedures. Real disruption rarely happens, actually is often aggressively prevented due to the rigidity of the system and its established stakeholders, time it takes to obtain regulatory approvals, and established reimbursements for existing approaches. Exponential technologies and exponential thinking (10x) could help to create completely new devices / processes and with that could help to democratize global health delivery. Covid-19 has already boosted telemedicine applications globally and 5G is a base requirement for other potential remote services. The talk will highlight some of the current issues and health challenges and provide innovation guidelines combined with some current examples.