Ariel Dora Stern

"Es ist sehr peinlich, dass wir noch immer so viel über die #Digitalisierung im Allgemeinen reden und nicht die vielen konkreten digitalen Anwendungen beurteilen." - @arieldora.bsky.social @hpi.bsky.social

We had a blast at the second edition of our Applied Econ in #DigitalHealth workhop! So much exciting #HealthEconomics research going on ☺️ Let me know if you want to receive updates for next years edition! @arieldora.bsky.social @hannesullrich.com @zew.de

Now is THE moment to strengthen tech transfer and entrepreneurship within German academia and speed up administrative processes. These are overdue, but with a new government on the way (🤞), there’s real and important momentum to build on.

In my recent conversations, the most likely academic migration pattern isn’t a mass exodus of American scientists, but a “reverse brain drain” of talented European (& other international) researchers. For them, both the costs (+) and benefits (-) of working in the US are shifting more dramatically.

These restrictions—combined with widespread budget cuts—send a troubling signal to students and young researchers: Don’t go into science. To me, this is one of the saddest aspects and one that will cause lasting damage for years, if not generations.

The situation in U.S. science is, unfortunately, worse than many people in Europe realize. Academic freedom is being restricted in ways that are real and far-reaching.

This week I found out just how many people I know watch the @zdfde.bsky.social Morgenmagazin. Thanks for the messages (and now I know what many of your TVs look like)! Here’s what I shared:

Wie können innovative #Gesundheitslösungen durch besseren Datenzugang ermöglicht werden?

Antworten in #SessionI der diesjährigen #Jahreskonferenz mit @hannahottenrott.bsky.social, @arieldora.bsky.social und Martin #Gersch

📅 30.04., Berlin

HIER anmelden ⤵️
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Oh, and support print journalism!

We have a responsibility to advance science—one that also presents a significant opportunity for the German economy. Now is the time to enact meaningful change.

When Martin, Monika, and I drafted this editorial a few weeks ago, we wrote, "One can only hope that the expected funding cuts will not be as severe as feared." Sadly, the outlook continues to worsen by the day.

It remains uncertain how the situation in the U.S. will unfold. We are talking about the future of biomedicine, and it is no exaggeration to say that lives depend on it.

What do top researchers want? Beyond competitive salaries, they seek a high quality of life for their families, efficient administration, and engaged colleagues. Most importantly, we must meaningfully improve the landscape for tech transfer and entrepreneurship.

First and foremost, Germany—and all of Europe—should welcome scientists with open arms. Many European Scientists are interested in returning (indeed, I've spoken to some of them myself). So now, more than ever, is the time to implement long-overdue changes to Germany's academic infrastructure.

So what is to be done? @monika-schnitzer.com, @martin-watzinger.com and I have some thoughts in today's @faznet.bsky.social (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung):
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I have spent years studying the economics of innovation and entrepreneurship and this much we know: excellent science drives growth and prosperity—in other words, good science policy has always been good economic policy.

It has been enormously difficult to watch the damage inflicted on U.S. science in the weeks since the inauguration. As the Nature Editorial Board so clearly stated, "An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere."

Unser Beitrag in der @faznet.bsky.social :
In den 🇺🇸 werden Wissenschaftlern die Mittel gekürzt. Das ist der richtige Moment, um
US-Spitzenforscher nach 🇩🇪 zu holen!
@arieldora.bsky.social & @martin-watzinger.com & ich
in FAZ Wirtschaft/Der Volkswirt: „Deutschlands Chance“

Just over a week left to submit: join us for this year's Workshop on Applied Economics in Digital Health June 5-6 in Mannheim at the @zew.de. We have terrific keynotes speakers lined up. Junior researchers are warmly encouraged to apply!

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Presenting a panel that could not be more at home in the @hpi.bsky.social Digital Health Cluster:

🔭 Data Science 2025: Doing what was impossible a decade ago; enabling what is needed a decade from now.

Register here 👇
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Genau. Das müssen wir in 🇩🇪 und der 🇪🇺 nutzen!

Talk about an all-star lineup! Women have higher health spending than men, but continue to be under-represented in clinical research and startup funding. The @hpi.bsky.social Digital Health Innovation Forum Townhall on The Future of Women's Health is going to be next-level:
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Thank you for the great chat ‪@denisesilber.bsky.social‬ !

The @hpi.bsky.social Digital Health Innovation Forum is seven weeks away and I'm stoked. We'll be sharing more information about our diverse sessions, speakers, and workshops over the coming weeks.

I'm excited to introduce the panel “How to Generate Value from Health Data”
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Happy new year! How about a trip to Venice in 2025? In June, @jkwinter.bsky.social and I are organizing a Workshop on Digital Healthcare with two spectacular keynote speakers - come for the research, stay for the art and the gondoliers 🛶!

My first post is an invitation! We are hosting the Digital Health Innovation Forum at the @hpi.bsky.social on March 26th and 27th and I'd love to see you there! 🩻🩺📲

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