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He conducted research alongside the future Nobel laureate Ferid Murad, and has led international teams, institutes and research centres in Germany, the USA, Australia and, currently, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Harald Schmidt coordinates major European innovation programmes, including REPO4EU under Horizon Europe, and is regarded as one of the leading figures in systems medicine and network pharmacology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-digitalisation-in-medicine-everyone-is-talking-about-it\">Digitalisation in medicine \u2013 everyone is talking about it\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>But the crisis in medicine runs much deeper, and so does its potential for innovation. The aim cannot simply be to digitalise the status quo in medicine. Nor is more investment in the healthcare system needed \u2013 quite the contrary. Digitalisation is not the key<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a critical analyst, Prof. Harald Schmidt recognised the broad conceptual crisis in medicine and became one of the pioneers of systems medicine \u2013 that is, a complete redefinition of what we actually call a \u2018disease\u2019, how we organise medicine, and how we use big data to heal rather than treat, to prevent rather than cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Harald Schmidt is a committed, sought-after panellist, podcaster, screencaster and founder of the German-language patientenwiewir.de platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His hobbies include sport \u2013 he was a football referee for many years \u2013 and social engagement, for example with Rotary International, particularly in support of the homeless, such as through the Homeless World Cup. 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