Digital Health Day 2025
October 29, 2025
Zurich
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Where Healthcare Meets Innovation

Switzerland’s leading healthcare innovation event is back! Digital Health Day 2025 brings together the brightest minds in healthtech—startups, entrepreneurs, corporates, and investors—to shape the future of healthcare. Our vibrant ecosystem of 700+ startups and over 55 corporate and network partners will meet once more to showcase groundbreaking ideas, share exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, and foster game-changing collaborations.

With over 300 participants from across the healthcare sector, this is your chance to gain a holistic view of the latest developments and connect with key players driving innovation.

Join us for a day of inspiration, learning, and high-impact networking. The future of healthcare starts here!


🗣️ Event Language: English

The countdown has started till the next edition of the DHD on October 29, 2025!
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Program

  • 8:30 AM

    Arrival & Coffee

    Kick off the day with fresh coffee, great conversations, and your first discoveries at the Market Places and Startup Corner during registration.

  • 9:30 AM

    Main Stage

    Opening the Conversation

    Welcome speech by Fabian Unteregger, Comedian, Showmaster and Co-Initiator of SHS and Introduction by Diana Hardie, CEO of SHS

  • 10:00 AM

    Main Stage

    Beyond Apps & Trackers: Health Innovation Where You Least Expect It - In Your Pajamas

    Inspiring keynote by Andreas Lenzhofer, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Dagsmejan

  • 10:30 AM

    Matchmaking

    Investor Meetups Part 1

    Exclusive 1:1 sessions: Selected startups meet directly with leading investors in private, pre-arranged sessions. Meetups begin here and continue alongside the main program.

    No general audience access.

  • 10:30 AM

    Main Stage

    When Doctors Are Few, Data Becomes Power: AI for Women’s Global Health Equity

    Inspiring keynote by Lisa Falco, Co-Founder of N23 and former #1 employee at AVA Women

  • 11:00 AM

    Main Stage

    Panel: Voices in FemHealth Innovation

    A bold conversation at the intersection of innovation, equity, and the female health experience - expect the unexpected.

  • 11:30 AM

    Main Stage

    Inspiration & Innovation

  • 12:00 PM

    Lunch & Networking

    Refuel, connect, and discover — lunch is served alongside vibrant networking and new insights at the Market Place and Startup Corner.

  • 1:15 PM

    Main Stage

    DTx/DiGA: Who is going to write the check? The #1 neglected question in Health Tech Start-ups

    Insightful keynote by Marcus Bergler, Advisory Board Member and Jury Chair at MEDKAP, a Swiss HealthTech Business Angel Association

  • 1:15 PM

    Matchmaking

    Investor Meetups Part 2

    Exclusive 1:1 sessions: Selected startups meet directly with leading investors in private, pre-arranged sessions. Meetups begin here and continue alongside the main program.

    No general audience access.

  • 1:30 PM

    Main Stage

    From DHD to Impact: QUMEA’s Patient Monitoring scaling across Europe

    Success Story by Cyrill Gyger, CEO & Co-founder QUMEA

  • 1:45 PM

    Main Stage

    CSS "Innovation in Health" Award

    • Live pitches for the award

    • Live audience voting on site

  • 2:45 PM

    Break

    Recharge with coffee, make new connections, and explore the Market Place and Startup Corner.

  • 3:15 PM

    Main Stage

    Investor Panel

    Startup Funding in Healthcare

  • 3:45 PM

    Main Stage

    Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: How NVIDIA Empowers Startups and Corporates with AI

    Thoughtful keynote by Dr. Eva-Maria Hempe, Healthcare & Life Sciences Executive Director EMEA at NVIDIA.

  • 4:15 PM

    Main Stage

    SHS Corporate Insights

  • 4:45 PM

    Main Stage

    CSS Innovation in Health Award Ceremony

  • 5:00 PM

    Apéro & Networking

    Wrap up the day with an apéro, networking, and final discoveries at the Market Place and Startup Corner.

Award

Get ready for the CSS Innovation in Health Award 2025! Watch five startups pitch their groundbreaking ideas live on stage during Digital Health Day. The audience will vote in real-time for the most innovative winner, who will receive a prize of 5,000 CHF.

Sponsored by

Participating Startups - to be announced soon

Winner of the 2024 Award

YLAG AH

ylah, a young Swiss company dedicated to the groundbreaking field of digital healthcare, provides a medical device software registered with Swissmedic for blended psychotherapy for depression – the most effective method of guiding patients and therapists to a successful outcome throughout the treatment pathway.

«Winning the CSS Innovation in Health Award 2024 holds immense significance for me. This award reflects the valuable collaboration between ylah and CSS through the Future of Health Grant, ylah’s integration into the Health Coaches program, and the inclusion in CSS’s supplementary insurance catalog. Furthermore, it stands as a testament that digital innovation in psychotherapy has great potential to succeed and make an impact in Switzerland.»

— Florence von Gunten (CEO and Founder)
Embrace the future of healthcare, where innovation paves the way to a healthier tomorrow.

Speakers

Fabian Unteregger

Comedian, Showmaster and Co-Initiator of SHS

Fabian is a co-initiator of SHS and the current co-president. He is a passionate entrepreneur, an award winning standup comedian and SRF showmaster.

Andreas Lenzhofer

Co-founder & Co-CEO Dagsmejan

Andreas works where apparel meets science, creating tools and products that empower people to take charge of their sleep, one night at a time.

Marcus Bergler

Advisory Board Member and Jury Chair at MEDKAP

Marcus is a thought leader in Commercial Excellence across Pharma, HealthTech, and DTx. He advises Life Sciences founders and investors on go-to-market and commercial strategy.

Diana Hardie

CEO Swiss Healthcare Startups, digital health startup founder

Diana Hardie is a healthcare strategist and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience across pharma, corporates, and startups. As CEO of Swiss Healthcare Startups, she drives collaboration and accelerates innovation.

Lisa Falco

Co-founder & CEO of N23

Lisa Falco is the CEO and co-founder of N23. She is an expert in medical AI, FemTech, and women’s health, and was the first employee and Head of Data Science at Ava Women.

Dr. Eva-Maria Hempe

Healthcare & Life Sciences Executive Director EMEA at NVIDIA

Dr. Eva-Maria Hempe inspires and enables stakeholders across EMEA to unlock the potential of AI in genomics, drug discovery, medical imaging and med tech to transform the industry - because she believes everyone deserves a chance to live a long and healthy life.

Cyrill Gyger

CEO & Co-founder of QUMEA

Cyrill is CEO and co-founder of QUMEA, pioneering sensor-based mobility monitoring in care. With a background in AI, medtech and entrepreneurship, he bridges tech and healthcare to drive patient safety across Europe.

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INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS AND SPONSORS

As SHS Corporate Member or Sponsor you are entitled to complimentary tickets. Please enter the special access code sent to you by email in the "Do you have an access code?" box during the first step of the ticketing process.



CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note that purchased tickets are non-refundable.

If you register and unfortunately can no longer attend, we kindly ask you to drop us an email at info@swisshealthcarestartups.com.

"I went here to discuss about the business and the trends and what to do or not to do. Just for that 1:1, it was a spectacular event for me"

Sponsors & Partners

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Become a Sponsor

This year, we’re taking corporate sponsorship to the next level! Our tailored sponsorship packages offer premium visibility, direct access to top healthcare innovators, and exclusive networking opportunities. Join leading companies already benefiting from this unique platform. For details on how to position your brand at the forefront of innovation, contact our community manager Katharina.

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Get in touch

If you have any questions about the event, sponsorship, tickets or anything else, please don't hesitate to contact our dedicated team who will be happy to help.

Diana Hardie

CEO Swiss Healthcare Startups

diana@swisshealthcarestartups.com

Katharina Kreitner

Events & Community Management

katharina@swisshealthcarestartups.com

Janine Unfug

Marketing Communications

janine@swisshealthcarestartups.com

Retrospect

Digital Health Day: Catalyzing Innovation in Healthcare Since 2018

The Digital Health Day (DHD) has become one of the most impactful events in the Swiss healthcare sector since its inception in 2018. The event series has demonstrated time and again how innovation and networking can shape the future of healthcare, even during the brief hiatus caused by the pandemic.

Every year, the DHD delivers high-calibre speeches, an exceptional moderation by Fabian Unteregger, and a plethora of startups, creating an unmissable platform for innovation, content, collaboration and networking.

2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

Highlights from Last Year – A Look Back

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