NEOM joins Startup Creasphere's program powered by Plug and Play Munich

Startup Creasphere, the digital healthcare platform of Plug and Play in Munich, has announced its new partnership with NEOM's Health, Wellbeing & Biotech Sector. Established in 2018 by Roche and Plug and Play in Munich, Startup Creasphere is one of the largest hubs for digital health innovation worldwide.

Startup Creasphere powered by Plug and Play is connecting the key stakeholders in the healthcare industry, offering partners such as NEOM, access to a dynamic ecosystem that encourages co-creation and open innovation between like-minded organizations who are driven to disrupt industry norms and accelerate advances in healthcare.

NEOM is a regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia that aims to redefine livability, business, and conservation. Being built from the ground up with the world's most advanced technologies, it is an attempt to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity, including climate change, natural habitat preservation and revolutionizing healthcare.

Mahmoud AlYamany, Sector Head for Health, Wellbeing & Biotech at NEOM: "We are delighted to become an anchor partner of the Startup Creasphere innovation ecosystem alongside Plug and Play, Roche, Daiichi Sankyo and BIX. We are excited to collaborate with innovative businesses and expert individuals to deliver a fundamentally different model of healthcare that the world of tomorrow, with its ever-growing population, will need."

Frederike Rohr, Global Director Startup Creasphere and Head of Munich: "NEOM is adopting a completely fresh perspective on our international ecosystem. Their active involvement in Startup Creasphere will be a great chance for many start-ups in the healthcare space to push boundaries and explore opportunities to implement ground-breaking solutions within NEOM communities, inspiring healthcare professionals and decision-makers around the world by demonstrating better ways forward in a real-world setting. It will open all our eyes to what's truly possible through collaboration and we are excited to support NEOM on their journey, driven by our shared ambition to transform healthcare together."

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