Digital Health Day 2024
October 29, 2024
Zürich, blue Cinema Abaton
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Where Healthcare Meets Innovation

Swiss Healthcare Startups' flagship event, Digital Health Day 2024, has wrapped up another successful edition. This year’s event surpassed expectations, offering an even grander and more enriching experience for everyone who attended.

As Switzerland’s leading healthcare gathering for startups and innovators, Digital Health Day showcased inspiring innovation journeys, provided exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, and shared both success stories and valuable lessons. These stories highlighted the incredible outcomes and collaborations made possible by the vibrant SHS healthcare ecosystem.

Thank you to everyone who made this event unforgettable!

pictures by Tomm Gadient | movie by Nicola Euler

"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"

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Program

  • 9:30 AM

    Doors Open

    Registration, welcome coffee, networking and Startup Corner

  • 10:00 AM

    Main Stage

    Welcome

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

  • 10:20 AM

    Main Stage

    Transformative Healthcare Innovation - Bridging Technology, People, and Processes

    Speech by Christine Jacob, Founder and Managing Director Digi-Bridges GmbH

  • 10:50 AM

    Main Stage

    Becoming Innovation Champions: How to Build Science Based Health Businesses

    Speech by Patrick Griss, CEO Zühlke Ventures

  • 11:20 AM

    Main Stage

    CSS "Innovation in Health" Award

    • Success story from award winner 2022, Magnes AG

    • Live pitches for the award

    • Live audience voting on site

  • 12:30 PM

    Lunch & Networking

    Lunch, Networking, Book Signing, Market Place and Startup Corner

  • 1:45 PM

    Main Stage

    CSS Innovation in Health Award Ceremony

  • 2:00 PM

    Main Stage

    Investor Panel

    Startup Funding in Healthcare

  • 2:20 PM

    Main Stage

    Building the Healthcare of our Future

    Speech by and talk with Arthur Germain, Co-Founder of OneDoc

  • 2:25 PM

    Second Stage

    Investor pitch slots Part 1

  • 2:40 PM

    Main Stage

    Healthcare Data Monitoring for Better Patient Outcomes

    Panel discussion with the participants from Digital Health Academy 2024

  • 3:15 PM

    Break

    Break, Networking, Market Place and Startup Corner

  • 3:45 PM

    Main Stage

    Business Insights

    Power Pulse: Exclusive Q&A with SHS Corporate Members

  • 3:45 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, Co-Founder GetYourGuide

  • 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.

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Participating Startups

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)

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

Sponsors

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

Exhibitors and Startup Corner

Adamcares
DATABIOMIX
Medisanté Group AG
Praxy.ai
Saipient
TheraBuddy
Viopas

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

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

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