Rainer Birkenbach, CEO of Brainlab
From day one, Brainlab has invested in the development of AI-powered software across multiple clinical applications, not for the sake of AI itself, but to provide clinicians with the best possible tools for treating their patients.
What is already possible today?
Our automated image analysis technology identifies relevant structures based on our Anatomical Patient Model (APM) and assigns anatomical reference points automatically in a standardized, traceable and high quality database.
Anomalies and changes in tissue are automatically detected, which can increase efficiency.
Visualizations, analyses and the integration of information from different clinical layers helps clinicians make better-informed medical decisions.
Our product ecosystem emerged from the early days of AI and has been evolving ever since. Today, our AI solutions are trained on carefully curated, high-quality medical datasets.
Brainlab AI Solutions form an adaptive, invisible layer that scales across our complete digital ecosystem: intelligence that supports clinical workflows, extends human capabilities and provides clinicians with relevant information. Layer by layer, we are shaping the future of medicine.
AI is part of the natural evolution of everything we’ve built and believe in. Over the last 35 years, we’ve made innovational leaps in research, product development and the way we run our business.
Surgeons used Brainlab software to trace each vertebra by hand within digital images, bringing a new level of computerized accuracy to surgical planning. It made the process easier, though it remained time-consuming and demanded precise specialist expertise.
Modern, AI-powered software transforms the process entirely, automatically recognizing and classifying vertebrae. Analyses are faster, more consistent and more precise, giving clinicians more time for what matters most: patient care.
Our AI solutions will be as intuitive as they are intelligent. They won’t just recognize vertebrae automatically, they will predict individual disease trajectories, identify and classify risks like vertebral fractures at an early stage and support personalized treatment plans in real time.
Surgeons used Brainlab software to trace each vertebra by hand within digital images, bringing a new level of computerized accuracy to surgical planning. It made the process easier, though it remained time-consuming and demanded precise specialist expertise.
Modern, AI-powered software transforms the process entirely, automatically recognizing and classifying vertebrae. Analyses are faster, more consistent and more precise, giving clinicians more time for what matters most: patient care.
Our AI solutions will be as intuitive as they are intelligent. They won’t just recognize vertebrae automatically, they will predict individual disease trajectories, identify and classify risks like vertebral fractures at an early stage and support personalized treatment plans in real time.
35 years ago, Brainlab was founded on the idea that software is the key to transforming healthcare. Building on this foundation, AI represents the next logical step. Each generation of AI opens up new ways for us to make this vision a reality.
ZDF report “AI in medicine”
The TU Klinikum Rechts der Isar in Munich uses Brainlab Elements AI Tumor Segmentation software. The software automatically segments cranial tumors, enabling more precise and faster treatment planning.
Rainer Birkenbach on the panel “AI for Health: The Opportunity for Europe” at DLD 2025, with Nick Schneider, Federal Ministry of Health, and Prof. Ariel Dora Stern, Hasso Plattner Institute.
Brainlab takes an open approach to AI development. Through collaborations with technology and research partners, we integrate AI solutions and promote interoperability, for flexible, future-proof systems.
