Dr. Hermann Kollmar

Advice, support and training group-wide and for international clients on the implementation of all data protection requirements and related legislation. Implementation of automated deletion concepts for internal purposes. Design of a deletion concept for DiGA (digital health applications) according to DIN 66398. Development of an inventory and evaluation of AI systems for various purposes. Advice, training and guidelines for employees on legally compliant use, including in accordance with the EU AI Act.

Internal Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the Medgate Group Switzerland (Medgate AG, Medgate Mini Clinic AG, Medgate Technologies AG, Foundation Medgate Partner Network). Advice and training for over 300 employees, including on the Swiss Data Protection Act, the EU GDPR and related areas of law to ensure compliance and legal conformity.

Project Manager for the Medgate apps (2013-2016). Technology scouting in the areas of AI and sensor technology for the Medgate apps and telemedicine in general. Advice on EU medical device regulations, data protection and electronic patient record. The Medgate apps, later marketed as a medical device, provided the majority of people with health insurance in Switzerland with innovative, low-threshold access to Medgate's telemedicine services, which could be expanded even further through the use of AI.

Design, software development, installation and operation of a comprehensive telemonitoring (remote patient monitoring) solution for the care of chronically ill patients. Training of doctors and patients. Evaluation of sensors and other technologies for their suitability for telemonitoring to expand the range of applications. This enabled innovative chronic care management programs that improved the quality of life and autonomy of patients and reduced acute inpatient treatment and costs.

Introduction of a coding system (ICPC-2) in the primary medical care of the telemedicine service provider Medgate to classify, among other things, the reasons for encounter and the procedures performed. Analysis and optimization of the internally developed patient management system. This created significant added value for the company in terms of research, quality assurance, resource planning and improvement of patient-centered primary care.

Medical director of the AVISEO working group at Heidelberg University Hospital to develop a knowledge-based software system for medical history support and early disease detection in primary care (funded by the EXIST-SEED Program of the EU and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs). Conception and programming of a functional prototype (“AVISEO Anamnese Assistent”). Elaboration of a business plan. Achieved 6th place in the “CyberOne Hightech Award” business plan competition.

Research project for development of a sensor system to determine the state of consciousness of jet fighter pilots (in collaboration with Teldix (now Collins Aerospace), Heidelberg). Student education (Java, UML).

Research Assistant for Object Oriented Software Engineering (OOSE)

In vivo-researches on tumor cell metabolisms of human colorectal carcinomas using 13C-leucine tracer techniques.

Object Oriented Software Engineering (OOSE); Electronics

Tumor cell metabolism