Innovade is a public-interest innovation and development organisation for better healthcare. We combine the roles of a think tank, an innovation lab and an implementation network.
Why we exist
Healthcare is rich in knowledge, committed people and good ideas. Yet care too often stops at the boundaries of sectors and institutions, and promising approaches never make it beyond the pilot stage. That is where we come in.
Mission
We are reshaping healthcare. Together with people, researchers, practitioners and society, we develop innovative solutions that make health information easier to understand, care pathways more seamless and health services more accessible.
Vision
Healthcare that is built around people – not around the boundaries of its institutions.
How we work
- People first: Patients and professionals shape solutions from the very beginning.
- Committed to the common good: Our yardstick is the benefit for patients and society.
- Tested, not claimed: We trial under real-world conditions and measure impact transparently.
- Built to last: What works should become part of existing structures.
Organisation
Innovade is an initiative of Innovade Consulting GmbH in Freiburg, Germany. The company provides organisation, infrastructure and expertise. Innovade's projects follow their own public-interest mission: we are transparent about whom we work with and how projects are funded.
Founder
PD Dr. med. Tobias Schäfer, M.Sc. – physician and researcher, managing director of Innovade Consulting GmbH.