FUTURE FORUM 2025: Health. Tech. Diplomacy.
Hosted by the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, the FUTURE FORUM is our flagship event, fostering dialogue and establishing lasting networks at the intersection of science, technology, and international collaboration. The 2025 edition is dedicated to the DWIH network’s annual focus: Global Health.
This year’s FUTURE FORUM is made possible through close collaboration with the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA, a leading biomedical research center whose commitment to accelerating innovation dovetails with the DWIH NY´s mission to connect science, society, and policy on both sides of the Atlantic. The event is structured in two parts:
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An expert-only Network Exchange featuring hands-on workshops focused on tech transfer, start-up incubation, and digital health foresight;
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A public-facing program including a keynote address, panel discussion, and networking session designed to amplify dialogue across sectors.
The FUTURE FORUM provides a critical space for institutions—universities, research organizations, venture capital firms, incubators, and municipal agencies—to collaborate on sustainable and scalable solutions. With 29 member institutions and deep partnerships across North America, DWIH New York leverages its transatlantic network to promote innovation ecosystems that are locally grounded and globally connected.
For more information, please visit our dedicated event website.
FUTURE FORUM 2025 - Takeaways
This document summarizes the key insights from the Future Forum 2025, where experts from Germany and the United States discussed the intersections of health, technology, and diplomacy. It highlights outcomes from two workshops on decision-making in life sciences and the research-to-innovation pipeline and includes a brief analytical contribution by ISTARI.AI that helped frame the Forum’s discussions with data-driven context.
A Study by the German Startup ISTARI.AI
ISTARI.AI is a German data-analytics company specializing in large-scale WebAI, ecosystem mapping, and digital firm-level intelligence. As part of the FUTURE FORUM, the team presented their approach. Using AI-driven clustering, spatial analysis, and hyperlink mapping, ISTARI.AI’s report compares the health innovation landscapes of Massachusetts and Baden-Württemberg. The study highlights complementary regional strengths and identifies opportunities for future U.S.–German collaboration in health, AI, and life science innovation.
FUTURE FORUM 2025 Recap Video
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Event Information
September 8, 2025
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, MA
Organizer(s): DWIH New York