Get access to people from all areas of the healthcare and ICT sector to promote and seek a simple and solution-oriented exchange.
Our Mission
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
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.
Scope
As a tech startup incubator, we provide expert knowledge in how to work together with startups. We focus on software solutions and
Prevention
Diagnosis
Treatment
Coping
Health Admin
What do you get?
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.
DHI Challenges 2022
Are you a healthcare professional, researcher, a startup or an individual with a great idea – we want to hear from you! Implement your ideas & solutions with leading healthcare organizations – and be an active part in innovating the Swiss Healthcare System!
Health Awareness Generation Z
► Prevention
How can we provide the necessary support for young people to take care of their own physical and mental health?
Teenagers and young adults have different needs and understandings of health than older people. Diet, mental health, dealing with ideals of beauty and digital media are just a few examples that show how important early sensitization and awareness of one’s own body are. Gen Z is especially struggling with lower levels of emotional and social well-being and increased mental health issues than older generations.
The goal of this challenge is to understand and address the needs and expectations of young people in terms of health and provide them with adequate tools and support to take care for their own physical and mental health.
Company Health Management
► Prevention
How can companies prevent health-related long-term absences before they occur?
Long-term absences of employees due to health problems are steadily increasing. Therefore, we are looking for solutions that enable employees to perceive their situation at an early stage and communicate it accordingly. Furthermore, we seek solutions to help reduce stress at the workplace.
The goal of this challenge is to prevent long-term absences by identifying employees at risk at an early stage. By giving employers an overall view of the health status of employees in the company they are enabled to identify and proactively support employees at risk.
Preventive Outpatient Care
► Prevention
What kind of services can help us recognize and prevent potential health risks?
Many diseases can be detected or even prevented at an early stage through regular preventive check-ups and a change of lifestyle.
The goal of this challenge is to support people to receive easily accessible, comprehensible information about their state of health as well as individual outpatient services that feel as simple and natural as taking a car in for servicing.
Health Assessment
► Prevention
How can we simply and comfortably assess one’s overall health condition in order to prevent and detect potential health risks?
There is no doubt that regular and proper health checks conducted by health experts would be a good thing – for the people receiving the check, but also for the healthcare system itself. Such regular health assessments would significantly help to prevent and detect potential health risks.
The goal of this challenge is to find innovative ways to assess a person’s current health condition as simply and comfortable as possible.
Employee Case Management
► Health Administration
How can we reduce the administrative workload in the event of accidents and illnesses?
The current process in the event of an incapacity to work due to illness or an accident is complicated in its handling. Multiple parties using different types of media (paper, programs, emails etc.) are involved which all need access to the same information. For patients, doctors, service providers, employers, and the insurance company, this represents a major time burden and can result in delayed payouts.
The goal of this challenge is to find a digital solution which manages all information at one central place and helps to coordinate the interaction between these players in a simpler, more efficient, and secure way.
Macular Degeneration
► Diagnosis; Treatment; Coping
How can we help newly diagnosed patients of eye-sight threatening diseases to accept their condition and provide them with the necessary support to adapt to their changes in vision and maintain their independent lifestyle to a large extent?
The diagnosis of chronic retinal diseases, which inevitably result in vision loss if not treated, raises many unanswered questions and concerns among patients and their caregivers about how disease progression and necessary adherence to livelong therapy will affect their daily live(s) in the future, e.g. how to prepare their environment accident-proof and prevent self-imposed isolation.
The goal of this challenge is to ensure an independent lifestyle, support applications to health insurance funds and establish an accident-proof household with the aim to relieve the initial anxiety and despair for the patient and make the great burden of their illness more bearable by making them feel less insecure and dependent.
Alzheimer’s Awareness
► Diagnosis; Treatment; Coping
How can we support people to have a more open approach to Alzheimer’s Disease and help them to acknowledge symptoms early?
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease is steadily increasing due to aging societies in western countries. Many of us will be faced with elderly parents, partners and loved ones that need special care and are unable to manage their lives on their own. Still, dementia is heavily stigmatized and many patients, as well as partners, are in denial of cognitive and behavioral changes.
The goal of this challenge is to address the stigma of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia by developing solutions to sensitize the Swiss people to dementia and provide guidance for patients and partners alike on how to address the topic early and openly.
Patient Journey in Hospital
► Diagnosis; Treatment; Coping
How can hospitals understand the individual expectations of their patients better and based on that, deliver the best possible experience?
Patients expect to have more choices about what they want their care experience to be. In order for hospitals to be able to meet individual expectations, they need innovative patient-centric solutions.
The goal of this challenge is to find ideas & solutions along the entire patient journey but especially in the areas of:
- hospitality services
- discharge management & patient support to return to everyday life
- individual care after hospital stay
Health Questionnaire
► Health Administration
How can we improve the efficiency and user experience of questionnaires that have to be filled out regularly in the Swiss health system?
Questionnaires are ubiquitous in the health system – to prepare for a doctor’s visit, a blood donation, or a change of health insurance policy. However, filling out those questionnaires is a tedious and sometimes redundant practice.
The goal of this challenge is to identify new and creative ways to provide the necessary information to health experts and therefore improve the user experience of the said practice.
Why Participate?
Partnership
REAL OPPORTUNITY
Match the need of our health community with your solution and use your chance for a sustainable partnership.
Speed
FAST LANE TO CUSTOMERS
Collaborate with the leading organizations who defined the challenges and co-create in a non-bureaucratic way.
Knowhow
GAIN KNOWLEDGE
You get access to the knowledge and resources of Digital Health Initiative community members in order to implement and expand your product.
Visibility
INCREASE REACH
Increase visibility and expand your reach through the Digital Health Initiative community
DHI Timeline Innovation Calls 2022
30.03.: COMMUNITY DAY
BEST PRACTICE
HACK THE SYSTEM – Business Modelling
01.09: DEMO DAY
Activities
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.
Offerings
Startups
Are you a Digital Health Startup? Do you want to pitch your solution, be part of a panel discussion, or join our programs?
Partner
Do you want to gain access to members-only events and create a customized program with us?
Network
Are you an investor, interested in being part of our Digital Health Ecosystem, or do you want to join our events?
YOUR BENEFITS
- fast lane to customers
- chance for a sustainable partnership
- attract investors
- gain access to knowledge and resources of Digital Health Vertical community members
- Increase visibility and expand your reach
- gain ground in Swiss Ecosystem
PROGRAM
PRE-SEED ACCELERATION PROGRAM
Fast-track your business in our jam-packed 10-week acceleration program that covers the most important topics, from team setup to fundraising strategies, in the pre-seed phase.
EVENTS
JOIN OUR PANEL DISCUSSION
You are, of course, more than welcome to join our public events as a member and benefit from the networking possibilities. We are, however, specifically looking for startups to join us in the panel discussion on industry specific topics. Benefit from the exposure in front of the Digital Health community and position yourself as a critical thinker
CALL 4 INNOVATION
WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR SOLUTION
Together with our partners, we identify challenges in the healthcare sector and invite innovators to implement ideas and solutions with leading healthcare organizations.
NO OPEN CALL AT THE MOMENT
WORKSHOPS
join our workshop formats
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
YOUR BENEFITS
- Exposure: Visibility as sponsor in the largest Digital Health cluster in Zurich
- identify trends and opportunities
- find solutions and exchange best practices
- learn from each other: more informed decisions and better results
- form partnerships: direct access to different stakeholders in the Digital Health community (Corporates, experts, startups, research & academia)
- co-selection of startups to be supported with grants and acceleration services
- Cooperation, investment or M&A in and with strategically relevant startups
Program
CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM
We offer you a customized program – from identifying the right solutions for you, to market overview and soft due diligence to intrapreneurship programs and co-investment. Choose your preferred offerings
EVENTS
Decide the topics
We offer different event formats every year, some public and some members-only. Let us know which topics are most urgent to you and we will develop the right kind of event format for it
CALL 4 INNOVATION
FIND Solutions
You have a specific business relevant and urgent topic for which you are looking for the right solution(s)? Contact us and together we will develop the right kind of challenge for which we will create a Call 4 Innovation and provide you curated solutions that fit your requirements
WORKSHOPS
YOUR TOPICS
Members-only best practice workshops, multi-stakeholder workshops. you decide the topic
YOUR BENEFITS
AS A CORPORATE
- visibility
- networking opportunities
- low effort to have initial contact with the community
AS AN INVESTOR
- invest in promising startups
- be close to potential startups
- good conditions (early phase projects)
- “Unfair advantage” via Digital Health network
- little effort (finished deals, including due diligence)
AS AN IT PROVIDER
- sales channel: get exposure to potential clients and early-stage startups
AS A DIGITAL HEALTH EXPERT
- Join us for our workshop formats and provide in-depth inputs to specific topics
- increase your visibility
Events
JOIN US
Join us for free on all public events and benefit from the networking possiblilites
WORKSHOPS
WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO ONE OF OUR WORKSHOPS?
Are you a Digital Health Expert and want to collaborate with us on our workshop formats for 2023? Or would you like to participate in the public workshops? Register now
Offerings
Startups
Are you a Digital Health Startup? Do you want to pitch your solution, be part of a panel discussion or join our programs? Here are your benefits:
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PROGRAM
STILL LOOKING FOR A CO-FOUNDER?
We know the struggle – and are here to help. Join our co-founder pool and get matched with potential co-founders based on your defined needs
EVENTS
privileged access
Our program will grant you privileged access to the leading early stage investors in Switzerland. We know exactly what these investors are looking for and can help you improve your investor-readiness.
CALL 4 INNOVATION
Personal introductions
Even the best idea in the world will not make it off the ground if it does not reach the right people. Bluelion connects you to a broad community of supporting and experienced entrepreneurs, potential customers, co-founders and partners on a personal basis.
WORKSHOPS
join our workshop formats
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
Partners
Are you a Digital Health Startup? Do you want to pitch your solution, be part of a panel discussion or join our programs? Here are your benefits:
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PROGRAM
STILL LOOKING FOR A CO-FOUNDER?
We know the struggle – and are here to help. Join our co-founder pool and get matched with potential co-founders based on your defined needs
EVENTS
privileged access
Our program will grant you privileged access to the leading early stage investors in Switzerland. We know exactly what these investors are looking for and can help you improve your investor-readiness.
CALL 4 INNOVATION
Personal introductions
Even the best idea in the world will not make it off the ground if it does not reach the right people. Bluelion connects you to a broad community of supporting and experienced entrepreneurs, potential customers, co-founders and partners on a personal basis.
WORKSHOPS
join our workshop formats
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
Network
Are you a Digital Health Startup? Do you want to pitch your solution, be part of a panel discussion or join our programs? Here are your benefits:
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PROGRAM
STILL LOOKING FOR A CO-FOUNDER?
We know the struggle – and are here to help. Join our co-founder pool and get matched with potential co-founders based on your defined needs
EVENTS
privileged access
Our program will grant you privileged access to the leading early stage investors in Switzerland. We know exactly what these investors are looking for and can help you improve your investor-readiness.
CALL 4 INNOVATION
Personal introductions
Even the best idea in the world will not make it off the ground if it does not reach the right people. Bluelion connects you to a broad community of supporting and experienced entrepreneurs, potential customers, co-founders and partners on a personal basis.
WORKSHOPS
join our workshop formats
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
Join
Startups
Are you a Digital Health Startup? Do you want to pitch your solution, be part of a panel discussion or join our programs? Here are your benefits:
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PROGRAM
We know the struggle – and are here to help. Join our co-founder pool and get matched with potential co-founders based on your defined needs
EVENTS
Our program will grant you privileged access to the leading early stage investors in Switzerland. We know exactly what these investors are looking for and can help you improve your investor-readiness.
CALL 4 INNOVATION
Even the best idea in the world will not make it off the ground if it does not reach the right people. Bluelion connects you to a broad community of supporting and experienced entrepreneurs, potential customers, co-founders and partners on a personal basis.
WORKSHOPS
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
Partner
Network
Activities
Startups
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- Kunden gewinnen
- Investoren gewinnen
- Grants bekommen
- Im Schweizer Ökosystem Fuss fassen
PROGRAM
STILL LOOKING FOR A CO-FOUNDER?
We know the struggle – and are here to help. Join our co-founder pool and get matched with potential co-founders based on your defined needs
EVENTS
privileged access
Our program will grant you privileged access to the leading early stage investors in Switzerland. We know exactly what these investors are looking for and can help you improve your investor-readiness.
CALL 4 INNOVATION
Personal introductions
Even the best idea in the world will not make it off the ground if it does not reach the right people. Bluelion connects you to a broad community of supporting and experienced entrepreneurs, potential customers, co-founders and partners on a personal basis.
WORKSHOPS
join our workshop formats
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
JOIN?
CHECK OUT
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
Partner
Do you want to become partner in our Digital Health Ecosystem? Gain access to members-only events and create a customized program with us?
- Exposure: Aufmerksamkeit und Visibilität als Träger:in der grössten Net Zero Initiative der Schweiz.
- Direkter Zugang zu verschiedensten Stakeholdern in der NØI Community (Stadt Zürich, verschiedene Corporates, Expert:innen, Startups etc.)
- Best Practice Exchanges und Multistakeholder Workshops um Lösungen auszutauschen und zu erarbeiten.
- Climate Tech Lösungen für sich selber und Kund:innen identifizieren um die Net Zero Ziele zu erreichen
- Zusammenarbeit, Investment oder M&A in und mit strategisch relevanten Startups
- Co-Selection von Startups die mit Grants und Acceleration Services unterstützt werden sollen
- Trendradar (spannende Themen, Konkurrenten, Opportunities)
- → Am ehesten Early Stage Startups (international)
PROGRAM
STILL LOOKING FOR A CO-FOUNDER?
We know the struggle – and are here to help. Join our co-founder pool and get matched with potential co-founders based on your defined needs
EVENTS
privileged access
Our program will grant you privileged access to the leading early stage investors in Switzerland. We know exactly what these investors are looking for and can help you improve your investor-readiness.
CALL 4 INNOVATION
Personal introductions
Even the best idea in the world will not make it off the ground if it does not reach the right people. Bluelion connects you to a broad community of supporting and experienced entrepreneurs, potential customers, co-founders and partners on a personal basis.
WORKSHOPS
join our workshop formats
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
JOIN?
CHECK OUT
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
Network
Are you an investor, interested in being part of our Digital Health Ecosystem or do you want to join our events?
- In vielversprechende Startups investieren
- Nähe zu potentiellen Startups bekommen
- Gute Konditionen (Co-Invest mit Stadt, Frühphasen Projekte)
- Wenig Aufwand (Fertige Deals inkl. Due Diligence)
- “Unfair advantage” durch NØI Netzwerk (Stadt, Corporates, Bluelion Program)
- → Am ehesten Seed Startups (international)
PROGRAM
STILL LOOKING FOR A CO-FOUNDER?
We know the struggle – and are here to help. Join our co-founder pool and get matched with potential co-founders based on your defined needs
EVENTS
privileged access
Our program will grant you privileged access to the leading early stage investors in Switzerland. We know exactly what these investors are looking for and can help you improve your investor-readiness.
CALL 4 INNOVATION
Personal introductions
Even the best idea in the world will not make it off the ground if it does not reach the right people. Bluelion connects you to a broad community of supporting and experienced entrepreneurs, potential customers, co-founders and partners on a personal basis.
WORKSHOPS
join our workshop formats
Have you checked out our event formats this year? Do you see yourself fitting in in one of them, as a best case example or expert? Contact us, we want to hear from you
OTHER OFFERINGS
INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
JOIN?
CHECK OUT
We offer a lot, from space to check up sessions to programs. Check out our industry-agnostic offerings for startups.
DHI Timeline 2023
Community Day
-30. MARCH 2023-
-public-
Get inspired at an evening of great conversations on Digital Health. Listen to a Panel discussion and get valuable insights from the community. Network with like-minded entrepreneurs, experts, and corporates in the ecosystem in an informal setting.
Best Practice
-26. APRIL 2023-
-members only-
This Best Practice event will be centered around the question of how to introduce value-based healthcare in your own organization and, thereby, treat more effectively, efficiently and patient-centric. Startups will present their solutions
Hack the System
-2. JUNE 2023-
-public-
The future hospital will be very different from how it is today. The goal of this Multistakeholder workshop is to work together and come up with potential solutions and models how the future can look like.
Best Practice
-22. JUNE 2023-
-members only-
During this event, startups and hospitals present their best practice cases on how to improve efficiency in a hospital. Get inspired and learn from others.
Digital Health Timeline 2023
Call 4 Innovation
KPIs
ideNtified startups in eu & ch
1000
STARTUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY
100
ORGANISATIONS
20
What others say
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
Our Digital Health Ecosystem
partners
Startups
network
Join us!
Do you want to become a member in our Digital Health Vertical? Or do you want to collaborate with us on one of our formats? Let us know!
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