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Sector Award · Health and life sciences · 2026

Medical Technology and Digital Health: the winner and finalists

10 finalist partnerships, chosen from 710 eligible university and company partnerships in the open record. The winner is listed first; the other finalists follow in alphabetical order of university. The winner in each category is the finalist with the highest partnership score (volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30%) in the frozen Edition 1 record. No panel, nomination or payment plays any part. Winners were announced with the index at 05:30 BST, Thursday 15 October 2026, after the corrections and opt-out window closed at 17:00 BST on Tuesday 13 October.

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Winner · partnership score 93.6, the highest in the category

University of Bern×Siemens

Switzerland · company based in Germany · 40 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.55
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Axel RomingerAcademic co-author · University of Bern · 32 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
MC
Maurizio ContiIndustry co-author · Siemens · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Emory University×Medtronic

United States · company based in Ireland · 21 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.99
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Mikhael F. El‐ChamiAcademic co-author · Emory University · 13 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
KS
Kurt D. StrombergIndustry co-author · Medtronic · 14 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Fudan University×United Imaging Healthcare

China · company based in China · 48 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.85
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Chun YangAcademic co-author · Fudan University · 8 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
YD
Yongming DaiIndustry co-author · United Imaging Healthcare · 9 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai×Abbott

United States · company based in United States · 17 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 3.65
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Gregg W. StoneAcademic co-author · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · 8 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
JB
Jana R. BuccolaIndustry co-author · Abbott · 4 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Radboud University Nijmegen×Philips

Netherlands · company based in Netherlands · 18 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.10
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José P. MarquesAcademic co-author · Radboud University Nijmegen · 2 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
JM
Jakob MeinekeIndustry co-author · Philips · 2 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Stanford University×Siemens Healthineers

United States · company based in Germany · 24 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.06
KS
Kawin SetsompopAcademic co-author · Stanford University · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Thorsten FeiweierIndustry co-author · Siemens Healthineers · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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University College London×Medtronic

United Kingdom · company based in Ireland · 16 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.94
DK
Danyal Zaman KhanAcademic co-author · University College London · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
KK
Karen P. KerrIndustry co-author · Medtronic · 7 joint works in the partnership
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University of British Columbia×HeartFlow

Canada · company based in United States · 30 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.95
JL
Jonathon A LeipsicAcademic co-author · University of British Columbia · 16 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Campbell RogersIndustry co-author · HeartFlow · 13 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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University of Cambridge×AstraZeneca

United Kingdom · company based in United Kingdom · 12 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.78
MH
Matthew Thomas HarperAcademic co-author · University of Cambridge · 2 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
KJ
Karin JennbackenIndustry co-author · AstraZeneca · 2 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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University of Tübingen×Siemens Healthineers

Germany · company based in Germany · 34 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.26
SA
Saif AfatAcademic co-author · University of Tübingen · 20 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
EW
Elisabeth WeilandIndustry co-author · Siemens Healthineers · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID

Partnership score: volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30% (shrunk toward 1.0 when evidence is thin). Joint works count half where the only company author also holds a post at the university. The named researchers co-wrote the cited paper and represent a wider team. Full rules.