Get access to people from all areas of the healthcare and ICT sector to promote and seek a simple and solution-oriented exchange.
Mission
Connecting the Digital Health Ecosystem
The Digital Health Vertical is an open community bringing together health, technology, and innovation actors. Our mission is to identify challenges in the healthcare sector and to invite innovators to implement ideas and solutions with leading healthcare organizations. We are THE hub for all players in Digital Health to come together and collaborate.
Scope
Unleashing Patient-Centric Digital Innovations for the Swiss Healthcare System
As a tech startup incubator, we provide expert knowledge in how to work together with startups. We focus on software solutions and are looking for patient-centric and digital innovations for the Swiss healthcare system.
WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN?
Unlocking New Potential
Likeminded Community
Facilitated Collaboration
The Swiss healthcare system is complex and many challenges can only be addressed together. With our multi-stakeholder workshops, we help you to create transparency and facilitate cross-organizational collaboration.
New Opportunities
We help our community to get a holistic view of the Swiss healthcare and startup ecosystem. Trends & needs can be identified early and opportunities can be validated together.
Likeminded Community
Simplified access to likeminded people makes many things easier. More than 500 people from all areas of the healthcare and ICT sector participated at the DHI community activities 2022 to promote and seek a simple and solution-oriented exchange.
Facilitated Collaboration
The Swiss healthcare system is complex and many challenges can only be addressed together. With our multi-stakeholder workshops, we help you to create transparency and facilitate cross-organizational collaboration.
New Opportunities
We help our community get a holistic view of the Swiss healthcare and startup ecosystem. Trends & needs can be identified early and opportunities can be validated together.
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Call 4 Innovation
Testimonials
Praise from Our Partners and Startups
Don’t just take our word for it – here is a selection of our community members. Hear directly from them and see for yourself.
Reto Kaul
Sublimd
“We really enjoyed the simple application process which only consisted of some essential information about our ideas and was followed by an in-depth meeting with interested corporate partners. Thanks to the Digital Health Vertical we were able to connect with two important players in the Swiss healthcare system.”
Birgitta Doppstadt
Roche Pharma Schweiz
«At Roche we are consistently engaging with various patient journeys and identify potential areas for improvement. Together with Bluelion, we are looking for the best innovations in Switzerland to improve healthcare in a sustainable and patient-oriented way.»
Denise Richard
Microsoft Schweiz
«Working closely with our customers and partners, Microsoft is committed to accelerating the digitization of the Swiss healthcare system for the benefit of patients. This is why we are very excited to be an active partner in Bluelion’s Digital Health Vertical.»
Tanja Schiess
Kinderspital Zürich
«The University Children’s Hospital Zurich has decided to become a member of the Bluelion Foundation’s Digital Health Vertical. This collaboration with well-known healthcare providers and companies with many years of experience in the healthcare industry strengthens our innovative power.»
FAQ
Who can participate in the DHI?
We are looking for Swiss and EU startup companies in the seed, early and later stage with a validated product, who would like to accelerate their go to market in Switzerland.
How do I submit my application?
The Call 4 Innovation will be open again in March 2023. Ideas can be submitted via application form, deadline end of April 2023
Do I have to move to Zurich for the program?
No, the part-time program consists primarily of various matchmaking meetings and workshops and can be easily integrated into the normal work week. However, to fully benefit from the program, we recommend that you attend the meetings in person and not virtually.
Is my IP protected?
You will, of course, retain all rights to your solution. Any collaboration (PoC’s) with one of our partners will be regulated bilateral. DHI doesn’t take over intellectual property rights.
What are the review & selection criteria?
Need: the solution should address one of the above mentioned challenges in a promising, new way and create a great value proposition for the customer.
Feasibility: The technology behind the product has to be validated and the product/MVP should work properly in a professional healtcare environment.
Impact: The solution changes patients’ life to the better and/or the healthcare system in a meaningful way.
Questions?
If you have further questions or need more information on our Digital Health Initiative, we are happy to help! Write us an email and we will get back to you!
Become a Partner
Within the DHI we support innovation teams to build their own ecosystems, increase innovation dealflows, validate more ideas in a shorter time and focus resources in order to reduce development time & costs.
- identify trends & opportunities: Within DHI, we combine various analytics tools, our industry network and leading experts to create a holistic overview of the startup ecosystem in EU & CH.
- learn from each other: In small groups and multi-stakeholder workshops experiences can be exchanged and own activities be optimized. This leads to more informed decisions and better results
- save time, focus resources: With the DHI, partners get their own customized ecosystem. Screening, networking, and analyzing new opportunities becomes much more efficient, freeing up internal resources.
- form partnerships: From hundreds of identified opportunities, we invite only those that best meet the needs of the partners. The matchmaking process is accompanied by us and supported where required.
Are you interested in the DHI and want to become partner? Contact us for more information
FAQ
Who can participate in the Digital Health Vertical?
Any player within the Digital Health Ecosystem is more than welcome to join our vertical! We make sure you get connected to the right people in our community. For startups, we are looking for Swiss and EU startup companies in the seed, early and later stage with a validated product, who would like to accelerate their go to market in Switzerland.
How do I join?
Simply fill out the link to the survey and we will contact you in due time.
Is my IP protected?
You will, of course, retain all rights to your solution. Any collaboration (PoC’s) with one of our partners will be regulated bilateral. The Digital Health Vertical doesn’t take over intellectual property rights.
Do I have to move to Zurich for the program?
No, the part-time program consists primarily of various matchmaking meetings and workshops and can be easily integrated into the normal work week. However, to fully benefit from the program, we recommend that you attend the meetings in person and not virtually.
What are the review & selection criteria?
Need: the solution should address one of the above mentioned topics in a promising, new way and create a great value proposition for the customer.
Feasibility: Since we are tech startup incubator, we focuse on software solutions. The technology behind the product has to be validated and the product/MVP should work properly in a professional healthcare environment.
Impact: The solution changes patients’ life to the better and/or the healthcare system in a meaningful way.
Questions?
If you have further questions or need more information on our Digital Health Initiative, we are happy to help! Write us an email and we will get back to you!
Become a Partner
Within the DHI we support innovation teams to build their own ecosystems, increase innovation dealflows, validate more ideas in a shorter time and focus resources in order to reduce development time & costs.
- identify trends & opportunities: Within DHI, we combine various analytics tools, our industry network and leading experts to create a holistic overview of the startup ecosystem in EU & CH.
- learn from each other: In small groups and multi-stakeholder workshops experiences can be exchanged and own activities be optimized. This leads to more informed decisions and better results
- save time, focus resources: With the DHI, partners get their own customized ecosystem. Screening, networking, and analyzing new opportunities becomes much more efficient, freeing up internal resources.
- form partnerships: From hundreds of identified opportunities, we invite only those that best meet the needs of the partners. The matchmaking process is accompanied by us and supported where required.
Are you interested in the DHI and want to become partner? Contact us for more information
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