Digital Health Day 2024

October 29, 2024

Zürich, blue Cinema Abaton

Where Healthcare Meets Innovation

Swiss Healthcare Startups' flagship event DIGITAL HEALTH DAY is back for another edition in 2024. This year's event promises to surpass previous years, offering an even grander and more enriching experience for all participants.

As the leading healthcare event for startups and innovators in Switzerland, Digital Health Day will showcase inspiring innovation journeys, provide behind-the-scenes insights, and share both success stories and valuable lessons from healthcare startups and corporates that are a direct result of the collaborative efforts of the SHS healthcare ecosystem.

Get inspired by the world of health tech, digital health and medtech - become part of a movement that's redefining the future of healthcare. Don't miss out – read more about this transformative event and secure your ticket today to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation!

The countdown has started till the next edition of the Digital Health Day!

94Days : 02Hours : 19Minutes : 14Seconds :

Program

9:30 AM
Doors Open
Registration, welcome coffee, networking and Startup Corner
10:00 AM
Main Stage
Welcome
Welcome speech by Fabian Unteregger
10:10 AM
Main Stage
Transformative Healthcare Innovation - Bridging Technology, People, and Processes
Speech by Christine Jacob
10:35 AM
Main Stage
Becoming Innovation Champions: How to Build Science Based Health Businesses
Speech by Patrick Griss
11:15 AM
Main Stage
CSS "Innovation in Healthcare" Award
- Live pitches for the award
- Live audience voting on site
12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
Lunch, networking and Startup Corner
1:30 PM
Main Stage
CSS Innovation in Healthcare Award Ceremony
1:40 PM
Main Stage
Investor Panel
Startup Funding in Healthcare
2:00 PM
Main Stage
Business Insights
Case studies from corporates and startups: stories about cooperations
2:00 PM
Second Stage
Investor pitch slots Part 1
2:45 PM
Main Stage
Building the Healthcare of our Future
Speech by and talk with Arthur Germain
3:05 PM
Break
Break and Startup Corner
3:30 PM
Main Stage
Healthcare Data Monitoring for Better Patient Outcomes
Panel discussion with the participants from Digital Health Academy 2024
3:30 PM
Second Stage
Investor pitch slots Part 2
4:00 PM
Main Stage
Spreading the Travel Virus - a Healthy Founders Story
Speech by Tobias Rein
4:30 PM
Main Stage
Conclusion
4:45 PM
Apéro
Meet the startups, investors and corporates; discover our Startup Corner

Award

Get ready for the CSS Innovation in Health Award 2024! 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 2023 Award

Pipra

PIPRA AG has developed a cutting-edge AI-based preoperative risk assessment tool called PIPRA (short for Pre-Interventional Preventive Risk Assessment), to assess the risk of a patient developing POD. The test uses standard medical data and provides an immediate score-based risk assessment.

"Winning the CSS Innovation in Health Award 2023 has been fantastic for our visibility, with the highly reputable recognition from both CSS and SHS. It has helped us especially in discussions with health insurances and the event itself was an excellent opportunity for networking."

— Benjamin Dodsworth (CTO/ CSO & Co-founder PIPRA AG)

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.

Christine Jacob

Founder and Managing Director Digi-Bridges GmbH

Christine (PhD) is also Lecturer and Health Researcher at the FHNW. Her work focuses on connecting key healthcare stakeholders to co-develop and implement impactful and sustainable eHealth solutions.

Tobias Rein

Co-Founder GetYourGuide

Tobias studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich. After a year, he gave up his PhD work to venture into entrepreneurship as co-founder of one of the most successful Swiss startups ever: GetYourGuide.

Patrick Griss

CEO Zühlke Ventures

As CEO of Zühlke Ventures, Patrick has an international track record as a value adding investor, engaged non-executive director, and discreet advisor to leadership teams.

Arthur Germain

Co-founder of OneDoc

Arthur is axpert on the Swiss healthcare system and co-founder of OneDoc. He works at the intersection between digital and healthcare to simplify the daily life of patients and healthcare professionals.

Embrace the future of healthcare, where innovation paves the way to a healthier tomorrow. - Where Healthcare Meets Innovation -

Sponsors & Partners

Media Partner

Looking to become a sponsor?

This year, we're thrilled to introduce an exciting upgrade for corporates: sponsoring packages designed to offer supreme visibility and preferred access to innovation. Corporates interested in elevating their presence are encouraged to contact our CEO Diana for more information on these exclusive opportunities.

Become a sponsor or partner

Investor Panel & Pitches

Investors

How does it work?

Our Investor Panel features three leading investors on stage, followed by live 1:1 pitch sessions for a total of 30 startups. Each selected startup gets a unique chance to showcase their ideas within 10 minutes to one of the three investors and potentially secure valuable investment.

How to get in? If you have a event valid ticket, you qualify! End of September, check your email inbox for a short application form. Our investors will handpick the most compelling startups, with the lucky ones announced by October 21st.

This is your chance to take your startup to the next level. Don’t miss it!

Deadline: October 22, 2024

SHS Startups

CHF 79.-

(Verification via Cortex Link required) Food and drinks during the event are included.

Regular Price

CHF 399.-

Food and drinks during the event are included.

Tickets must be purchased/registered for in advance.

🦜 20% early bird discount code: JOINDHD2024 (You will be asked "Do you have a promo code?" after you have selected a ticket type.)

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.
You are kindly requested to register only if you are planning on participating.

Please note that purchased tickets are non refundable.

Prices are excluded VAT and ticket fees (3%).

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

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

Cinzia Sanfilippo

Project Lead Digital Health Day

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