How will the Swiss healthcare system develop further? Prof. Dr. Alfred Angerer and Sina Berger from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) investigated this question and interviewed various experts. This article also appeared in this year’s Digital Health Startup Market Report by Health-Trends. Prof. Dr. Alfred Angerer and Sina Berger*, ZHAW Who doesn’t know the bon mot: “Forecasts are difficult. Especially when they concern the future”? Statements about the implementation of digital health in Switzerland are indeed very vague, and the accuracy of the forecasts is often low. This is ..read more

Health-Trends co-hosted the startup pitching session at the 5th ZHAW Digital Health Lab Day end of August. A total of eight startups participated in the pitching session, with Leg&airy taking both prizes in the jury and public voting. Our team was on-site and has summarized a few impressions for you. The 5th Digital Health Lab Day at ZHAW with a focus on “Digital Strategies for Future Healthcare” took place this year on August 24, 2023. Through compelling keynote addresses, energizing startup presentations, and in-depth workshops in the field of digital health, participants grasped the fu ..read more

Our SWISS DIGITAL HEALTH STARTUP MAP continued to grow. We were able to welcome 9 new Swiss digital health startups on our map in October 2023. So, learn more about our latest map update in this blog post. Compared to the previous update at the beginning of April 2023, we welcomed 9 new digital health startups to the map. In the same period, however, the map was adjusted by 7 startups, resulting in a net growth of 2 new startups on the map. These adjustments are due to new information (e.g. discontinuation of business activities, relocation of headquarters abroad, etc.) that reaches us from t ..read more

Innovation in the Swiss healthcare system thrives on partnerships. Health-Trends has therefore recently expanded its partner network and is now working with the digital health center Bülach and the DayOne platform. Learn more about the background of these partnerships in this blog post. As an independent think tank for digital health in Switzerland, we work with selected partners in the swiss market environment. It is important to us that we work together in partnerships on innovative projects and topics and bring thought leaders for innovation and digitalization in the health sector to ..read more

Health-Trends co-hosted the startup pitching session at the ZHAW Digital Health Lab Day mid of September. A total of eight startups participated in the pitching session, with aiEndoscopic taking both prizes in the jury and public voting. Our team was on-site and has summarized a few impressions for you. The 4th Digital Health Lab Day at ZHAW with a focus on “Smart Healthcare & Digital Innovation” took place this year on September 12, 2022. Through compelling keynote addresses, energizing startup presentations, in-depth workshops, and a panel discussion on innovation management in the fiel ..read more

Our SWISS DIGITAL HEALTH STARTUP MAP continued to grow. We were able to welcome 8 new Swiss digital health startups on our map in October 2022. So, learn more about our latest map update in this blog post. Compared to the previous update at the beginning of April 2022, we welcomed 8 new digital health startups to the map. In the same period, however, the map was adjusted by 5 startups, resulting in a net growth of 3 new startups on the map. These adjustments are due to new information (e.g. discontinuation of business activities, relocation of headquarters abroad, etc.) that reaches us f ..read more

Our SWISS DIGITAL HEALTH STARTUP MAP continued to grow. We were able to welcome 8 new Swiss digital health startups on our map in October 2022. So, learn more about our latest map update in this blog post. Compared to the previous update at the beginning of April 2022, we welcomed 8 new digital health startups to the map. In the same period, however, the map was adjusted by 5 startups, resulting in a net growth of 3 new startups on the map. These adjustments are due to new information (e.g. discontinuation of business activities, relocation of headquarters abroad, etc.) that reaches us f ..read more

The MAS in eHealth of the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons is based in Zurich and prepares management figures for digitisation in the healthcare sector. Health-Trends and the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons have recently agreed on a partnership and will collaborate intensively on the topic of eHealth and specifically on this new MAS. Learn more in this blog post about this new degree program. Digitisation is on everyone’s lips and has also reached healthcare as one of the most important sectors. Irrespective of whether we are talking about digital health, eHealth, m ..read more

Health-Trends co-hosted the Startup Pitching Session at the ZHAW Digital Health Lab Day mid of September. A total of eight startups participated in the pitching session, with Resmonics and TOM Medications taking the top prizes in the jury and public voting. Our team was on-site and has summarized a few impressions for you. The third Digital Health Lab Day at ZHAW took place this year on September 16, 2021. Around 170 participants from universities and industry discussed the latest trends and solutions in the field of digital health. Another 150 health professionals, developers, managers, prac ..read more

Do you need support regarding the topic of digital health or would you like to gain market tailored and need-specific insights, e.g. into the Swiss digital health startup landscape? We have the answers. Our team supports you in specific consulting and research projects, which are fully geared to your needs. Collaboration Opportunities Health-Trends is your independent research partner and can provide you with a wide range of insights for example based on our startup database. Below we have listed several ways we can work closer together. Startup Database Insights: Health-Trends maintains ..read more