Else Kröner-Fresenius Center for Digital Health
About Else Kröner-Fresenius Center for Digital Health
The Else Kröner-Fresenius Center for Digital Health (EKFZ) at TU Dresden is an interdisciplinary research center that brings together medicine, engineering and computer science to develop digital health solutions. EKFZ focuses on translating research into clinical applications, advancing patient-centered technologies, and shaping standards and regulatory pathways for medical digital products.
Activities & Opportunities
EKFZ runs collaborative research projects and innovation initiatives across multiple domains, including clinical artificial intelligence, electronic tissue technologies, medical nanotechnology, smart home care and medical ultrasound. The center supports early-stage innovation, provides regulatory affairs expertise, and hosts events, training programs and exhibitions to connect researchers, clinicians and industry partners.
Key activities include:
- Translational research projects and innovation funding for Dresden campus teams
- Regulatory support to help move prototypes toward marketable medical devices
- Educational programs and events such as spring schools and workshops
Connect & Careers
EKFZ publishes news, events and an annual report on its website. Job openings are listed on the EKFZ job offers page; community updates are shared via their LinkedIn profile.
Job listings: https://digitalhealth.tu-dresden.de/career-education/job-offers/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/else-kroener-fresenius-center-for-digital-health