The German healthcare system will face a shortage of about 1.8 million skilled workers by 2035. At the same time, many qualified doctors and nurses from abroad are currently failing due to the hurdles of a fragmented and lengthy recognition process. The consequences: frustrated talent and an increasingly strained supply situation in Germany. The start-up Get2Germany, funded by Science & Start-ups, the Berlin University Alliance’s start-up service, wants to make it much easier for international health professionals to integrate in Germany. The start-up is developing a platform that digitally maps the professional recognition process for foreign professionals in Germany – from the first orientation step to integration in the German labor market.

In addition to medical professionals, Get2Germany also offers potential employers such as doctors’ clinics, hospitals and care facilities the opportunity to provide more efficient support to their future employees. To achieve this, the platform combines support services, such as automated document verification, translation services, targeted exam preparation and community elements.

The founding team consists of Dr. med. René Rheimann (CEO, studied medicine at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the joint medical faculty of the Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University Berlin), Johanna Engelhardt (CSO, completed her Master of Business Marketing at the Free University Berlin) and Pasha Alidadi (CTO, contributes technological expertise as a business information scientist with a master’s degree from the Technical University of Berlin.

Get2Germany is currently in the product development and market entry phase. Pilot users and important partnerships have been established. “Science & Start-ups provided us with crucial support as part of the Berlin Start-up Scholarship – through financing, mentoring and a strong network,” says Dr. med. René Rheimann, CEO of Get2Germany. The exchange in the “Healthcare x Prevention” cluster, which is part of Science & Start-ups at Freie Universität Berlin, was particularly important.