Unicorns transforming the practice of urology: value creation and allocation in the digital age

Purpose To analyze what kind of products and services unicorns, which create a substantial financial value, provide in urology and what this means for the future of urological practice. So far, the added value of unicorns has hardly been utilised for medical research, although a fraction of it would...

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Hauptverfasser: Erben, Philipp (VerfasserIn) , Rodler, Severin (VerfasserIn) , Turki, Amin T. (VerfasserIn) , Witzsch, Ulrich (VerfasserIn) , Thielscher, Christian (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: December 2025
In: World journal of urology
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 43, Heft: 1, Pages: 1-7
ISSN:1433-8726
DOI:10.1007/s00345-025-05828-6
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-025-05828-6
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Verfasserangaben:Philipp Erben, Severin Rodler, Amin T. Turki, Ulrich Witzsch, Christian Thielscher

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