%0 Generic %A Langejürgen, Jens %A Maier, Patrick %A Hennes, Hans-Jürgen %A Fox, Katharina %A Eichner, Simone %A Winter, Laura K %A Krause, Hannah %A Gustedt, Anna %A Moorthy, Preetha %A Langhals, Martina %A Siegel, Fabian %C Mannheim %D 2024 %F heidok:36380 %K White Paper, Medical Technology, Living Labs, Innovation, Mannheim %R 10.11588/heidok.00036380 %T Living Labs for Medical Technology: The Mannheim Model %U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/36380/ %X The Mannheim Living Labs are part of a highly innovative and dynamic ecosystem with a variety of players that together form a unique and integrative medical technology landscape of clinics, industry and science. In these living labs, complex medical and regulatory challenges are tackled by companies and start-ups alike. Participatory processes and bundled expertise help to overcome these challenges. This White Paper presents the Mannheim Model of living labs, which serves as a beacon in the German-speaking world due to its pioneering structure in the medical technology sector.