Prof Jochen KLUCKEN

Jochen Klucken is a Professor of Digital Medicine at the University of Luxembourg. He is also Head of the Digital Medicine group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB).

He is a pioneer in data-driven healthcare, advancing Parkinson’s disease care through clinically meaningful insights from structured health information. As co-leader of a European consortium of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) bodies, he shapes innovative HTA models in Germany and across Europe. Appointed Europe’s first full professor of Digital Medicine, JK has defined this interdisciplinary field by integrating medicine, engineering, data science, social sciences, and health economics to accelerate digital health adoption. He has led the development and clinical implementation of sensor-based gait analysis systems, transforming diagnostics and disease monitoring across neurological, musculoskeletal, and oncological conditions. With over 240 peer-reviewed publications (H-index 51), extensive industry collaborations, and multiple awards, his work demonstrates both scientific impact and translational relevance.

Jochen Klucken’s work has been recognised through competitive national and international awards and funding programs. Highlights include the prestigious PEARL Fellowship of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (2021), leadership of the Digital Health Ecosystem initiative funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economics (2019), and the Fraunhofer Attract Program grant for the DHPmove project (2018). He also served as spokesman for European innovation initiatives such as EIT Health MoveIT (2018) and contributed to EIT Digital Vital@Home (2018).

Earlier recognitions include the Medical Valley Award from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs (2017), the Bavarian Innovation Prize for Health Telematics (2015), and the Erlangen Medical-Technical Award for embedded gait analysis (2014). Jochen Klucken’s scientific career began with a competitive DFG Postdoctoral Fellowship on the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders (2005).

Between 2019 and 2021, he was an ATTRACT fellow and group leader of Digital Health Pathways, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Germany and the medical director of the Medical Valley Digital Health Application Center (dmac). Between 2008 and 2021, he was Vice Head and Senior Clinician at the Movement Disorder Unit and group leader of Digital Health at the Department of Molecular Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany. He joined the University of Luxembourg in 2021.

Prof. Jochen Klucken received his medical degree (Approbation) from the  medical faculties of the Universities of Bochum and Regensburg, Germany. From 2002 to 2005, he completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. He became a board-certified neurologist in 2007 at the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg. He later earned his habilitation (Doctor of Medicine) at the Movement Disorder Unit of University Hospital Erlangen, Germany.