Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health – Website & TYPO3 Implementation

Intelligent design and data architecture for a one-of-a-kind AI institute in Germany

Client

The Hertie Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Brain Health (Hertie AI) is a unique research institution within the medical faculty of the University of Tübingen. Using artificial intelligence methods, the institute focuses on early—ideally pre-symptomatic—diagnosis and prevention of neurological diseases. Hertie AI is part of the Cyber Valley ecosystem and collaborates closely with the Tübingen AI Center and the Cluster of Excellence “Machine Learning – New Perspectives for Science.”

Briefing

As a newly established institute, Hertie AI required a modern, scientifically sophisticated website capable of representing the complexity of its interdisciplinary research. The platform had to display the relationships between departments, research groups, staff members and publications in an intelligent way—without redundant data entry and with maximum flexibility for future growth.

Concept & Implementation

We developed a cohesive corporate design for the institute and translated it consistently into the website experience:

Logo design with scientific precision and a clear visual identity
A modern, clean website design that presents research content effectively
Intuitive navigation through complex scientific structures

The technical implementation was carried out using TYPO3 as the content management system. The core of the project was the development of an intelligent relational data architecture:

Centralised management of staff, research groups, departments and publications
Automatic linking between all entities: a publication can be assigned to multiple authors who may belong to different research groups
Redundancy-free data management: each piece of information is maintained once and displayed automatically wherever needed
Dynamic overview pages that update automatically when changes occur
Flexible extensibility for future departments, groups and research areas

This relational structure enables, for example:

Research group pages automatically displaying all associated staff and their publications
Each publication linking to all contributing authors and their group affiliations
Staff profiles showing all publications, group memberships and department assignments

Result

The hertie.ai website presents the institute professionally while making its complex research structures transparent and accessible. Thanks to the intelligent TYPO3 architecture, the Hertie AI team can manage content efficiently without having to worry about technical dependencies.

The solution translates the scientific excellence of the institute into a clear digital presence: a modern design paired with a thoughtful technical infrastructure that scales as the institute grows. New staff, publications and research groups can be added seamlessly—connections are created automatically.

Notably, the platform’s scalability positions Hertie AI perfectly for the future: as one of the first institutes within the emerging Center for Digital Health, it is equipped for continued expansion. The website achieves the ideal balance between scientific precision and digital accessibility.

Your contact at Mediatis

Anja Witczak