Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Special Issue on 'Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship'

Guest Editors:

Bettina Maisch, HM Munich University for Applied Sciences and Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship, Germany
Pieter Vandekerckhove, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Steven Howard, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States of America
Louis J. Koizia, Imperial College and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Benjamin H.L Harris University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Luc de Witte, The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Christian Hanshans, HM Munich University for Applied Sciences, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany

In the scientific spirit of CERN, this Special Issue focuses on one of the most urgent and transformative experiments in human history: Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The global healthcare and well-being sector is facing unprecedented challenges with increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and workforce crises. Digital health investments reached a record in 2022, reflecting the urgent need for scalable, technology-driven solutions. Yet, these investments are not sufficiently creating value in the healthcare systems for key stakeholders like patients and care professionals. We need a healthcare innovation renaissance. How can we transition to more effective healthcare innovation to ensure equitable, sustainable, and impactful healthcare solutions for the future?

We need to learn from bold, experimental and disruptive approaches in this highly multidisciplinary field. We counter increasing economic and political pressures favoring siloed and disciplinary research. The purpose of this special issue is to be a safe harbor, where research that bridges different fields and disciplines can flourish.