Matthias Steffen has advised many well known companies from the health care industry such as, Asklepios, Allmirall, and Merck. He has also advised ministries and worked with the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His entrepreneurial experience lies in the field of software development and integrated communication. He is active in numerous associations such as BitKom, Accociation of AI, and Federal Association of Internet Medicine (BIM). In 2016, he founded the Medical App Award. In 2019, he was elected Director of Life Sciences Nord. He regularly gives lectures on "AI and medicine" at congresses (Congress of Health Economics Hamburg), thus further developing the FUSE-AI network. Matthias Steffen has a degree in media communication.