CEED - Charité Healthcare Services GmbH

CEED is the MedTech consultancy of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. We support MedTech and Digital Health companies in developing better products more efficiently by bringing clinical expertise directly into the innovation and development process.

Our goal is to advance healthcare innovation by ensuring that new solutions are aligned with real clinical needs, workflows and requirements from an early stage. To achieve this, we combine four core areas of expertise: usability and real-world testing, continuous involvement of clinical experts, healthcare data and evidence, and regulatory guidance.

As an interface between industry and clinical practice, CEED provides structured access to the Charité ecosystem and supports companies from early product development through validation and implementation.

Clinical Expertise & Charité Ecosystem We provide structured access to clinical and administrative experts across the Charité ecosystem. Through expert guidance, interviews, workshops and workflow analyses, we integrate real clinical needs and requirements into product development and implementation.

Real-World Testing & Usability We support usability and UX testing, proof-of-concept studies and product evaluations in realistic healthcare environments. Projects can include testing in the Berlin Simulation and Training Center (BeST) as well as clinically relevant settings.

Regulatory We support MedTech and Digital Health companies with regulatory strategy and tailored Regulatory Lab workshops, helping teams understand and address regulatory requirements throughout product development.

Healthcare Data & Evidence We support companies in developing evidence strategies and exploring access to clinical and Real-World Data. Depending on the project, this can include clinical studies, data-driven validation and the analysis and interpretation of healthcare data.

Our core expertise lies at the interface between MedTech development and clinical reality.

CEED supports companies in understanding:

• Clinical needs and unmet needs • Use cases and clinical workflows • User requirements and usability • Product integration into hospital environments • Clinical and administrative stakeholder requirements • Regulatory requirements and evidence needs • Clinical data and Real-World Data opportunities • Clinical validation and implementation strategies

We work across MedTech and Digital Health projects and can involve interdisciplinary expertise from medicine, nursing, IT, research, administration and hospital operations.

FAQs

Who can work with CEED? We work with MedTech, Digital Health and HealthTech companies ranging from start-ups and SMEs to established international manufacturers.

At what development stage can CEED support us? Projects can start at different stages, from early clinical need and use-case validation to usability testing, clinical validation, evidence generation and post-market survaillance.

Can CEED connect us with Charité experts? Yes. Based on the project question, CEED identifies and coordinates relevant clinical and administrative expertise within the Charité ecosystem.

Can projects include testing in a clinical environment? Depending on the product, development stage and project requirements, CEED can support simulation-based testing, real-world evaluations and other clinically oriented validation formats.

Can CEED support projects involving clinical data? Yes, depending on data availability, feasibility, legal requirements and data governance. CEED can help assess suitable approaches for clinical data, Real-World Data and evidence projects.

How does a collaboration start? Usually with an initial meeting, where we clarify the product, development stage and clinical or operational question and then develop a tailored project proposal.