CAIMed is the Lower Saxony research center for artificial intelligence and causal methods in medicine. We develop innovative methods for improved, personalized healthcare and contribute to the management of widespread diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and infections. The combination of excellent locations in Lower Saxony for methodical AI research, data-intensive medicine, medical informatics and basic medical research creates a unique flagship project for research into AI and personalized medicine.

CAIMed startet mit 13 methodenorientierten Nachwuchsgruppen an den beteiligten Universitäten, die aus über 100 wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeitern bestehen. Die Gruppen werden von erfahrenen Forschern in Informatik und Medizin geleitet, die auch als CAIMed-Mitglieder fungieren und Mentoren für die neuen Gruppen sind. Die strategische und inhaltliche Vernetzung aller beteiligten Institutionen aus Hannover, Göttingen und Braunschweig ist von Anfang an gewährleistet und kann dynamisch weiterentwickelt werden. Die Einbindung von Mentoren mit medizinischem Hintergrund stellt den direkten Bezug zu den medizinischen Schwerpunkten von CAIMed sicher. Alle 13 Gruppen stellen Ressourcen für die Datenverarbeitung in den medizinischen Schwerpunkten bereit. Die Nachwuchsgruppen sind in vier methodischen Clustern organisiert: „KI und Semantik“, „KI und Entscheidungen“, „KI und Wirkstoffe“ und „KI und Signale“, jeweils mit ClustersprecherInnen.

Executive Director,
L3S Research Center

"At CAIMed, we develop innovative methods for improved and personalized healthcare. In doing so, we are providing solutions to urgent challenges in global healthcare. By by networking and strengthening excellent locations in Lower Saxony for methodical AI research, data-intensive medicine, medical informatics and basic medical research, we are creating a unique beacon for research into artificial intelligence and personalized medicine. for research into artificial intelligence and personalized medicine."

Dr. Georg Schütte

Secretary General,
VolkswagenStiftung

"If we want to take advantage of the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, we must master and further develop the technologies. The CAIMed network brings together the expertise of different locations. Together, we can succeed in putting Niedersachsen on the map of KI research and attract talent from all over the world," says Dr. Georg Schütte, General Secretary of the Volkswagen Foundation.

Falko Mohrs

Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture

"With CAIMed, research in Lower Saxony is consistently continuing the necessary interdisciplinary and cross-method networking of its research activities and is bringing the strong life and data science expertise in the Hanover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg metropolitan region closer together. and data science expertise in the Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg metropolitan region more closely together. Using methods of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the aim is to provide new impetus for modern, increasingly personalized medicine, increasingly personalized medicine in order to open up new healing prospects, especially for patients suffering from widespread diseases"

On 24 June 2026, we invite you to the next CAIMed Meet-up in Hanover. This time, the focus will be on the topic of "Machine Learning Beyond Textual Data". The event will kick off with the HAIMed format, an interactive workshop experiment for PhD students. In the afternoon, there will be two keynote speeches and a presentation of the research findings. Registration is now open.
Welches Medikament wirkt bei welchem Patienten? Diese Frage ist in der Krebsmedizin von zentraler Bedeutung – und bislang schwer zu beantworten.
Zwei CAIMed-Partnerinstitutionen wurden als Partner im neu bewilligten Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Doktorandennetzwerk (MSCA-DN) REGolution im Rahmen des Horizon-Europe-Programms aufgenommen.