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
📸 pictures by Tomm Gadient

Event Impressions

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.

  • 9:15 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

  • 9:35 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

  • 9:45 AM

    Matchmaking

    Investor Meetups Part I

    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.

  • 10:05 AM

    Main Stage

    30 Years of Trust: Navigating Compliance and Driving Innovation in a Changing Health Tech World

    by TÜV SÜD Medical Health Services

  • 10:20 AM

    Main Stage

    Building the Bridge to Investors: A Three-Step Approach.

    by Greentec-consulting AG

    This presentation will be held partly in German.

  • 10:30 AM

    Short Break

  • 10:45 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

  • 10:45 AM

    Matchmaking

    Investor Meetups Part II

    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.

  • 11:15 AM

    Main Stage

    Innovating for a Healthier Future

    CSEM’s Digital Health Successes and the Road Ahead, featuring VidaSense & Idunox

  • 11:30 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.

  • 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.

  • 1:10 PM

    Main Stage

    Short Breathwork Session with KEEN Wellbeing

  • 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

  • 1:45 PM

    Main Stage

    CSS "Innovation in Health" Award Intro

  • 1:55 PM

    Main Stage

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

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

  • 2:15 PM

    Main Stage

    CSS "Innovation in Health" Award startup pitches and audience voting

  • 2:45 PM

    Break

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

  • 3:15 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.

  • 3:45 PM

    Main Stage

    Investors Speak Out

    Navigating the Healthcare Funding Crunch - Helsana Invest, ZKB, Zühlke Ventures

  • 4:00 PM

    Main Stage

    Fast Track to the Future: Startup Pitches in Healthcare

    10 startups. 10 minutes. 60 seconds to impress.

  • 4:15 PM

    Main Stage

    "Ask me anything session" with SHS Corporates

    Straight Talk with SHS Corporates: Your Questions, Their Answers

  • 4:30 PM

    Main Stage

    CSS Innovation in Health Award Ceremony

  • 4:40 PM

    Main Stage

    Conclusion

  • 4:45 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

Winner of the 2025 Award

Monix

Monix is building a future where no woman has to guess what’s happening inside her body. With breakthrough biosensor technology, the company makes real-time hormone insights accessible to every woman.

Being voted winner of the CSS Innovation in Health Award is a powerful signal that women’s hormonal health matters. We’re honored and grateful to CSS and Swiss Healthcare Startups for creating the stage—and to everyone in the room for the vote of confidence. We’ll turn this momentum into clinical impact as we build real-time hormonal health for women.

— Lida Ahmadi (Co-Founder and CEO)

Investor Panel & Pitches

Investors

How does it work?

The day starts with exclusive 1:1 pitch sessions for up to 30 startups in the morning (09:45–12:00). Each selected startup gets 15 minutes to present their ideas to one of the three investors and potentially secure valuable investment.

In the afternoon, the three investors take the stage for our Investor Panel, sharing valuable insights and perspectives on the future of healthcare innovation.


The Investors


Michelle Tschumi
Head Start-up Finance at Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB)

Michelle leads ZKB’s Venture Capital team, one of Switzerland’s most active early-stage investors (CHF 200k–1.5m). She brings expertise from UBS, ZKB Innovation Lab, and start-up business development.

Patrick Griss
CEO and Partner at Zühlke Ventures

Patrick is CEO of Zühlke Ventures and has an international track record as value adding investor, engaged non-executive director, or discreet advisor to leadership teams involved in key decision processes.

Dietrich Aumann
Investment Manager at Helsana HealthInvest

Dietrich backs European Series A companies with Helsana HealthInvest’s CHF 100M fund, advancing healthcare access, quality, and efficiency. He brings experience from Automotive, Telco, and Marketplaces.

ADVICE
SHS startups with a valid ticket can apply for the one-on-one sessions. Only startups that register before October 2, 2025 can be considered.


Timeline

  • Application deadline: October 6, 2025

  • Selected startups will be informed by October 21, 2025

Registration
Embrace the future of healthcare, where innovation paves the way to a healthier tomorrow.

Speakers

Dr. 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 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 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.

Royth von Hahn

Sr. Vice President MHS Business Unit Manager, TÜV SÜD

Royth, with a PhD in electrical engineering, has driven innovation, strategy, and global leadership within TÜV SÜD’s MedTech business.

Josef Hayoz

Senior Manager Medtech Bern, CSEM AG / former CEO of Sentec AG

Josef drives digital health and medtech innovation with 20+ years in R&D, product development, and leadership at SenTec, Swisstom, and Optimo Medical.

Dr. Samantha Paoletti

Head of Research and BD Life Science Technologies, CSEM

Samantha drives collaborative innovation in Life Sciences and Healthcare, with a strong passion for personalized medicine and equitable access. She actively promotes gender equity and inclusion in tech and health.

Vivien Wieder

Life Science Startup Project Manager at Greentec-consulting AG

Vivien bridges science and business to help life science startups secure funding. With a background in anatomical sciences and biotech consulting, she connects innovation with investors to advance healthcare.

Alfred Wieder

Startup Project Manager at Greentec-consulting AG

Alfred brings 20+ years of experience in consulting and investment, guiding life science and tech ventures from concept to capital with strong expertise in business development and investor relations.

"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

Sponsors

Media Partner

Community Partner

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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Startup Corner and 60' sec Pitches on Stage

Discover emerging startups that bring fresh perspectives to healthcare. Whether on stage, at their booth, or both - each one contributes to the vibrant mix of innovation shaping the future of digital health. Meet the founders, explore their ideas, and get inspired by their vision.

Discover the startups

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

Getting there

Welcome to our cinematic venue, an expansive space designed to captivate and inspire. With a grand stage for our luminaries, ample seating for over 300 attendees, cosy breakout rooms for intimate 1:1 sessions and a welcoming entrance that unfolds into a vibrant meeting area, it's the perfect backdrop for companies to showcase their innovations in their own mini-marketplaces.


blue Cinema Abaton | Heinrichstrasse 269, 8005 Zürich
 

Parking: Parkhaus Pfingstweid, Pfingstweidstrasse 1, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland, 6 minutes walking distance
Metro: Zurich Hardbrücke, 8 minutes walking distance

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

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