MII Symposium 2026
Annual Meeting of the Medical Informatics Initiative
The Medical Informatics Initiative is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year with a two-day symposium. It will take place on 24 and 25 March 2026 at the dbb forum berlin. The symposium’s motto is “Shaping the Future of Health: Using Data. Promoting Connectivity. Driving Innovation. Ten Years of the Medical Informatics Initiative – A Foundation for Research, Healthcare, and Digital Sovereignty in Europe.” We are particularly pleased that Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space, will open the symposium.
The program and further information on the MII Symposium 2026 will be published on the MII website.
Overview of Program Topics
- From research to clinical practice: Applications and achievements of the Medical Informatics Initiative
- Regulatory developments through MDR & AI Act: Opportunities, strategies, and impacts on academic projects
- Successfully leveraging the MII infrastructure: FDPG and DIZ enabling data use projects
- The role of Data Integration Centers within the MII: Status quo, development, and challenges
- Next Gen MII – Data, ideas, and impulses for the medicine of tomorrow
- Enabling integrated care: Results, experiences, and perspectives from the Digital Health Progress Hubs
- Connecting sectors, improving care, strengthening research: The shared future of the DigiHubs
- Learning together: Insights and perspectives from the MII working groups
- Connectivity of MII structures with other frameworks
- Medical informatics in transition – Retrospective, momentum, and future perspectives
Topic
The motto of the MII Symposium 2026 is “Shaping the Future of Health: Using Data. Promoting Connectivity. Driving Innovation. Ten Years of the Medical Informatics Initiative – A Foundation for Research, Healthcare, and Digital Sovereignty in Europe.”
Conference
At the MII Symposium, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), the current results of the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) will be presented to the (specialised) public.
Initiative
Scientists in the fields of medicine, information technology and other disciplines at German university clinics collaborate on the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII), a project funded throughout Germany. Its objective is to digitally connect patient data generated during hospital treatment nationwide. Research can thus be conducted on such data in order to better and faster treat diseases in the future.
Programm (as of 22 February 2026)
Day 1
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11:00–11:05 a.m.
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Welcome
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11:05–11:25 a.m.
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Keynote
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11:25–11:45 a.m.
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Opening Remarks
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12:00–1:00 p.m.
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Session 1: From Research to Clinical Practice: Applications and Achievements of the Medical Informatics Initiative
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2:00–3:00 p.m.
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Session 2: Regulatory Developments under MDR & AI Act: Opportunities, Strategies, and Impacts on Academic Projects
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3:20–4:20 p.m.
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Session 3: Successfully Leveraging the MII Infrastructure: FDPG and DIZ Enable Data Use Projects
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4:40–5:40 p.m.
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Session 4: The Role of Data Integration Centers in the MII: Current Status, Development, and Challenges
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5:40–6:35 p.m.
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Session 5: Next Gen MII – Data, Ideas, and Impulses for the Medicine of Tomorrow
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6:35–6:55 p.m.
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Session 6
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6:55–7:00 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
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7:00–10:00 p.m.
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Get-Together
Day 2
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9:00–9:10 a.m.
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Welcome to the Annual Symposium of the Digital Health Progress Hubs – Kick-off of the 2nd Funding Phase
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9:10–9:35 a.m.
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Keynote
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9:35–10:35 a.m.
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Session 7: Enabling Integrated Care: Results, Experiences, and Perspectives from the Digital Health Progress Hubs
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11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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Session 8: Connecting Sectors, Improving Care, Strengthening Research: The Shared Future of the Digital Health Progress Hubs
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1:00–1:45 p.m.
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Session 9: Learning Together: Insights and Perspectives from the MII Working Groups
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2:05–2:55 p.m.
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Session 10: Connectivity of MII Structures with Other Frameworks
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2:55–3:35 p.m.
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Session 11: Medical Informatics in Transition – Retrospective, Momentum, and Future Perspectives
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3:35–3:40 p.m.
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Closing Remarks and Farewell
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around 3:40 p.m.
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End of the Symposium
Further Information
Science Year 2026
The MII Symposium 2026 is part of this year's Science Year, which has the theme “Medicine of the Future.”
