iX-Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung

What iX-Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung does

iX-Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung is a Berlin-based health policy think tank and communications platform founded in 2012 that operates at the intersection of German healthcare regulation, cross-sector convening, and policy advocacy. The institute's core products are the iX-Media newsletter/program, policy conferences (including the Projekt Hybridversorgung initiative on hybrid care models), and published works such as the 2017 "Fokus Gesundheitspolitik" book. Its flagship policy actions include the 2016 G-BA transparency lawsuit — funded via crowdfunding and won against the federal joint committee — and the BSPG (Bundesstiftung für Prävention und Gesundheit) initiative advocating for a national prevention foundation.

The institute's business model is a hybrid of policy consulting, content/media revenue, book sales, conference fees, and crowdfunding for specific advocacy campaigns. It is built around a small core team of approximately 7 people and a partner network of 16+ organizations spanning payers, providers, industry, and medical associations. Named supporters of specific initiatives include Siemens SBK, BDDC, and Diabetologen Hessen. The underlying technology stack is conventional web-publishing infrastructure (the iX-Media site uses Google Analytics), with no proprietary algorithms, data products, or AI components — the "platform" is fundamentally a reputation- and convening-driven media operation rather than a technology product. The institute serves German healthcare decision-makers (policy makers, payers, providers, physician associations, and industry stakeholders) seeking independent policy commentary and structured cross-sector dialogue.

Name

iX-Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung

Legal name

iX – Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung

Website

https://ix-institut.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

iX-Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung is a Berlin-based health policy think tank founded in 2012 that convenes German healthcare stakeholders through the iX-Media platform, policy conferences, advocacy work, and publications such as "Fokus Gesundheitspolitik."

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Policy Consulting

NAICS

Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO), Patient Advocacy, Navigation & Access to Care (BPAGACAH)

Keywords

• Health policy consulting
• Healthcare system research
• Integrated care advocacy
• Policy concept development
• Health policy media

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Policy Consulting & Concept Development: The institute develops concepts and provides strategic consulting services to stakeholders across the German healthcare system.
2. Publishing & Book Sales: Publication of books on health policy positions, such as 'Fokus Gesundheitspolitik' (2017, co-authored with Clarissa Kurscheid and Sophia Wagner), sold through Books on Demand.
3. Conference & Event Management: Organizes and hosts conferences such as the 'Integrierte Hybridversorgung' conference, bringing together hybrid care providers for exchange and concept development.
4. Crowdfunding / Project Funding: G-BA lawsuit project was funded via crowdfunding with contributions of 500 to 2,500 euros per supporter, handled through the institute.
5. iX-Media Newsletter & Media Services: Weekly email newsletter (iX-Highlights) and multimedia content (print, audio, video) serve as the primary media platform for the health policy community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The iX-Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung is a Berlin-based health policy think tank and discourse platform that develops concepts and brings together stakeholders from all sectors of the German healthcare system — ambulatory, inpatient, nursing, and palliative — to foster an efficient, solidarity-based, and patient-oriented healthcare system. It operates the iX-Media weekly newsletter and multimedia platform, organizes conferences on integrated hybrid care, publishes comparative health policy analyses, and drives advocacy initiatives such as the BSPG prevention foundation and the G-BA transparency lawsuit project.

Product overview

iX-Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Entwicklung operates as a health policy think tank and communications platform offering multiple interconnected products and initiatives. The core offerings include iX-Media/iX-Highlights (a weekly email newsletter and multi-channel media platform), Projekt Hybridversorgung (advocacy for integrated hybrid healthcare), Projekt G-BA (transparency litigation via crowdfunding), the book "Fokus Gesundheitspolitik" (health policy position analysis), and the Bundesstiftung für Prävention und Gesundheit initiative (national prevention foundation). These products collectively support dialogue, advocacy, and policy development for an efficient, solidarity-based, and patient-oriented healthcare system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bundesstiftung für Prävention und Gesundheit (BSPG): A proposed cross-sectoral public-private platform for promoting health and prevention in Germany.
• Projekt G-BA
• Projekt Hybridversorgung
• Fokus Gesundheitspolitik

Products and services

• iX-Media / iX-Highlights
• Projekt Hybridversorgung (Integrated Hybrid Care Conference)
• Projekt G-BA (Transparency Lawsuit Project)
• Fokus Gesundheitspolitik (Book Publication)
• Bundesstiftung für Prävention und Gesundheit (BSPG)

Quantifiable outcome

• G-BA transparency lawsuit won — Berlin Administrative Court ruled in favor of disclosure of subcommittee member names on 17 March 2016
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DGIV – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Integrierte VersorgungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGIV is listed as a key partner on the iX-Institut's partner page. DGIV focuses on integrated care in Germany and aligns with the institute's mission to bridge the ambulatory and inpatient divide.
• Herzkreislauf ImpulsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiovascular health initiative listed as a partner, supporting the institute's broader health system development goals.
• DGPS – Deutsche Gesellschaft für PatientensicherheitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient safety organization listed as a partner, aligned with the institute's patient-centered healthcare system mission.
• Schlegel Hohmann Diarra Kanzlei für GesundheitsrechtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare law firm listed as a partner, supporting the institute's legal and regulatory reform activities.
• WifOR InstitutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic research institute (WifOR) focused on health economics, listed as a partner supporting the institute's research activities.
• GesundheitsforenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth forums network listed as a partner, contributing to the institute's stakeholder exchange and dialogue mission.
• WeActConminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth policy consulting/network organization listed as a partner supporting collaborative healthcare system development initiatives.
• Agentur Deutscher Arztnetze e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe agency represents approximately 400 physician networks in Germany, supporting the development of networked care models aligned with the institute's hybrid care mission. Since its founding in 2011, it has become a recognized dialogue partner in politics andcorporate bodies.
• Bundeskongress Gender & GesundheitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal congress on gender and health listed as a partner, contributing to the institute's cross-cutting health policy analysis.
• Dr. Albrecht Kloepfer – Büro für gesundheitspolitische KommunikationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe founder's own policy communications consultancy is listed as a partner. It offers professional networking and strategic contact management for companies, associations, and institutions in the healthcare sector, leveraging an extensive health policy network.
• BVDH – Bundesverband der Deutschen HumanwissenschaftlerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal association of German human science researchers listed as a partner.
• BVASV – Berufsverband für Angestellte in der SelbstverwaltungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association for employees in self-governance bodies listed as a partner.
• gfH – Gesellschaft für GesundheitswissenschaftenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSociety for health sciences listed as a partner.
• FigusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed on the iX-Institut partner page.
• MUL – Medizinische Universität LübeckminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical University of Lübeck listed as a partner, contributing academic research capabilities to the institute's initiatives.
• BSPG – Bundesstiftung für Prävention und Gesundheit (Ideelle Unterstützer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe institute is a driving force behind the BSPG initiative. Over 25 organizations provide ideological and financial support for BSPG, including: AstraZeneca, BASF, BÖSL, Bundeszahnärztekammer, BVKJ, Chiesi, DAK Gesundheit, DGAUM, Deutsche Olympische Gesellschaft, Deutscher Pflegerat, Gilead, Grill Ninjas, GSK, IKK Südwest, Kanzlei für Gesundheitsrecht, KV Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Linda Apotheken, LUGS, MSD, ONCARE, Pfizer, Siemens, Sozialbank, VDBW, Virchow Foundation, Vision Zero, Viversus, Volkswagen, WifOR, and Ärztliche Gesundheitsbildung.
• Siemens Betriebskrankenkasse SBKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporter of the G-BA transparency lawsuit crowdfunding project. Siemens SBK is a German company health insurance fund (Betriebskrankenkasse).
• Berufsverband der Deutschen Chirurgen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of German surgeons, supporter of the G-BA transparency lawsuit crowdfunding project.
• Diabetologen Hessen eGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiabetologists in Hesse, supporter of the G-BA transparency lawsuit crowdfunding project.
• Bundesverband der Ergotherapeuten in DeutschlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal association of German occupational therapists, supporter of the G-BA transparency lawsuit crowdfunding project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bertelsmann Stiftung: Major German foundation operating a healthcare program that analyzes health system structure, integrated care, and digital health — the most prominent German health policy think tank, with substantially greater resources but the same convening/research remit as iX-Institut.
• IGES Institut: Berlin-based health economics and policy research institute providing consulting, studies, and concept development for German healthcare stakeholders; a direct competitor for the same consulting and concept-development work iX-Institut performs.
• BMC – Bundesverband Managed Care: German managed care advocacy association that brings together stakeholders for integrated/innovative care models and policy engagement — same convening-and-advocacy niche as iX-Institut with comparable project portfolio.
• Stiftung Münch: German foundation focused on healthcare system innovation and reform; operates in the same health policy think tank space as iX-Institut, particularly around integrated and patient-centered care concepts.
• WIdO (Wissenschaftliches Institut der AOK): Research institute of the AOK health insurer group producing health system analyses, quality reporting, and policy studies for German healthcare; comparable in its mix of research, publications, and policy influence work.
• DGIV – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Integrierte Versorgung: German society for integrated care that is both a listed partner of iX-Institut and a directly comparable organization promoting cross-sector care concepts via networking, advocacy, and publications.

Others

• Agentur Deutscher Arztnetze: Agency representing ~400 physician networks in Germany and a listed core partner of iX-Institut; collaborates on hybrid/integrated care initiatives and operates in the same health system reform dialogue.
• WifOR Institut: Health economics and impact research institute listed as an iX-Institut partner; comparable as a research-driven contributor to health policy analysis but serves more as a research supplier than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesärztekammer: National chamber of physicians in Germany; a larger institutional voice on healthcare policy and reform that competes for policymaker attention and coalition partnership on health system topics.
• SVR – Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der Entwicklung im Gesundheitswesen: Government-appointed advisory council that produces influential biennial reports on German healthcare system development; an established incumbent shaping the same policy discourse iX-Institut aims to influence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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