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About digitalMedLab GmbH

Our mission: Connecting Health, Technology and Design to create Value.

digitalMedLab is a startup, founded in 2012 by a medical doctor and a mobile developer. We are based near Zürich, Switzerland and benefit from the dynamic eco-system of Technopark-Winterthur. We are specialized in mobile technology for professional health care. As Healthcare provider are under pressure, digitalMedLab build mobile solutions to reduce time, costs and errors.

History

• digitalMedLab is a Bootstraped Startup
• Aug 2011 – First concept after “Startup Bootcamp Basel”
• Sept 2011 – digitalMedLab Founded
• Mars 2012 – CTI coach acceptance
• Aug 2012 – Incorporated
• Sept 2012 – Office at Technopark, Winterthur
• June 2014 – Clinical study at Institut of Global Health, University of Geneva
• Mars 2015 – Launch of +WoundDesk at Mobile World Congress Barcelona
• April 2015 – Launch of Hypertension eDiary App for Novartis Pharma Switzerland
• April 2015 – Finalists Startup Pitch @ App Circus, Connecting Health IT Messe Berlin
• June 2015 – Nominated for the “Digital Health Innovation Award 2015” as one of the 15 most interesting Tech-Ventures out of Europe, Israel and Maghreb
• Aug 2015 – Partnership with Noser Health Switzerland
• Feb 2016 – Research pilot at Notional University of Athens, Greece
• Jan 2017 – Pilot at Centre Hospitalier Cambrai, France
• Jan 2017 – Nominated as Global Top 100 Digital Health Company 2017
• July 2017 – Move company headquarter to Zurich/Switzerland
• Aug 2017 – Experimental study at Voronezh Medical University, Russia
• Oct 2018 – Finalist IFAS Healthcare Challenge
• Jan 2020 – Nominated as Global Top 100 Digital Health Company 2020

 

Executive Team

An experienced team with an deep domain expertise.

Dr. med. Patricia Sigam (*1972), 2 children

Co-Founder & CEO
Research, Strategy & Management

After her medical studies, Dr. Patricia Sigam started her medical carrier in surgery departments where she has been practicing during 6 years. Her interest in technology and in new ways of providing care brought her to eHealth. She worked more than 5 years as physician for several telemedicine companies in Switzerland. Beside this, she also achieved a Master Studies in Public Health at the University of Geneva. Passionate about the revolution brought by mobile technology in the society, she associate with an experimented It entrepreneur and founded in 2012 digitalMedLab, a startup with the aim of developing mobile solutions for Health Professionals.

Andreas Lorenz (*1968), 2 children

Co-Founder & Head of Technology
Development, Design & Marketing

After his Master in Architecture, Andreas was an internet early-adopter and founded in 2000 dctrl – studio for creative technology in Zurich, Switzerland. During all this years he has developed numerous online solutions for a wide range of high-profile brands including UBS, Credit Suisse, IBM, Swiss Post, Clariant, Sunrise, BASF, Novartis and Migros. Next to his competence in mobile development and internet technology, he brings strong skills in UX-Design and Marketing. He was also co-founder of the “Swiss Flash User Group” and co-organisator of “Flash at the Lake 2009 Conference” in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Press releases

Swiss mHealth startup digitalMedLab named one of top 100 global digital health companies (EN/DE – PDF 57 KB)

20.02.2017

digitalMedLab Updates the Mobile Wound Care Solution +WoundDesk with Translation and Localization (EN/DE/FR – PDF 69KB)

31.03.2016

digitalMedLab und Noser Health gehen Partnerschaft ein (DE PDF 73 KB)

28.08.2015

Crowdfunding to improve outcomes by patients with chronic wounds (PDF 145 KB)

22.06.2015

mHealth App +WoundDesk launch at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona (PDF 165 KB)

27.02.2015

Winterthurer Startup launcht Mobile Health App am Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona (PDF 165 KB)

27.02.2015

Lancement d’une appli de santé pour le traitement des plaies @ Mobile World Congress 2015 (PDF 165 KB)

27.02.2015

digitalMedLab an der Startupfair Zürich (PDF 60 KB)

09.12.2013

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In the News

2020

“Digital Wound Care Management Market Outlook 2020”

“Yahoo Finance”, 04/2020, UK, April 2020

“Global Digital Health 100”

“The Journal of mHealth”, 01/2020, UK, January 2020

“5 digitale Trends in der Wundversorgung”

“Rechtsdepesche”, 01/2020, Köln/Germany, January 2020

2018

“IFAS Innovation Challenge: Die Starts von morgen”

“Heime & Spitäler”, 04/2018, Glarus/Switzerland, October 2018

“Grosser Einsatz für mehr Kreativität im Gesundheitswesen”

“Spitex Magazin”, 05/2018, Berne/Switzerland, October 2018

“Mobile applications in wound care: a digital transformation”

“Health Europa”, Cheshire/UK, Sept 2018

“La technologie mobile : L’avenier des soins médicaux?”

“Swiss Digital Health”, Sierre/Switzerland, June 2018

“La santé globale de demain sera digitale”

“Tribune de Genève”, Geneva/Switzerland, April 2018

2017

“Votre smartphone, nouvel outil de diagnostic médical”

“Innovatys Consulting”, Paris/France, October 2017

“Global Digital Tools in Wound Assessment and Management Report 2017 – Research and Markets”

“Business Wire”, San Francisco/USA, May 2017

“Das Schweizer Startup unter den Top 100 der digitalen Gesundheits-Unternehmen”

“Healthcare Startups Deutschland”, Berlin/Germany, March 2017

“Schweizer Startup digitalMedLab unter Top 100 der globalen digitalen Gesundheits-Unternehmen”

“Moneycab”, Zurich/Switzerland, February 2017

2016

“Neue Apps: +WoundDesk”

“Netzwoche”, Nr. 09, Zurich/Switzerland, Mai 2016

“Schweizer Innovationen an der Health 2.0” ( Website)

“MedInside”, Zurich/Switzerland, April 2016

“App der Woche: +WoundDesk für professionelle Pfleger” ( Website)

“SonntagsZeitung”, Ausgabe 10.04.2016, Zurich/Switzerland, April 2016

“Jahrbuch für Ärzte und Zahnärzte 2016”

“Gesundheits-App-Beispiele – +WoundDesk”, Rebmann Research, Vol.7, 2016, Stuttgart/Germany, January 2016

2015

“Im Zeichen der Patienten” ( Website)

Medizin & Technik, Germany, November 2015

“Easy as an App” ( Website)

(See Timeframe 01:33-02:35 of the video), MedicalExpo Medica, Germany, November 2015

“Die 39. SGO Herbsttagung” ( Website)

“Bilanz”, Switzerland, October 2015

“Noser Health geht Partnerschaft mit digitalmedlab ein” ( Website)

ITReseller, Switzerland, August 2015

“digitalMedLab und Noser Health gehen strategische Partnerschaft ein” ( Website)

StartupTicker, Switzerland, August 2015

“Neue App für Hypertoniker” (PDF German / PDF French)

Medical Tribune Public, Switzerland, June 2015

“Mobile Enhanced Wound Management” ( Website)

“Salus Digital”, England, June 2015

“De l’application mobile de santé au dispositif médical” ( Website)

“MyLittleSante”, France, June 2015

“IT-Projekte aus allen Branchen gesucht” ( Website)

“Startup Ticker”, Switzerland, May 2015

“Health 2.0 Europe Announces Final Agenda For The 6th Annual Conference” ( Website)

“PRN Newswire”, USA, April 2015

“Health-Apps — Zeit der Spielereien ist vorbei” ( Website)

Ärzte Zeitung, Germany, April 2015

“Good start for mHealth App +WoundDesk” ( Website)

StartupTicker, Switzerland, April 2015

“WoundDesk : le suivi des lésions se fait aussi à distance” ( Website)

L’Atelier, BNP Paribas Group, France, April 2015

“Emerging European Digital Health Companies Join The 6th Annual Health 2.0 Europe Conference” ( Website)

eHealthNews, Germany, April 2015

“A telemedicine approach to wound management” ( Website)

IDG Connect, Middlesex, UK, March 2015

“+WoundDesk: les soins des plaies au cœur de la technologie mobile au Mobile World Congress” ( Website)

R.E.E.L, La Revue Ecrite par les Etudient-e-s en Lettres, Geneva, March 2015

“Meeting of Brilliant Ideas at the Mobile World Congress” ( Website)

mHealth Competence Center, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Spain, March 2015

2013

“mHealth – Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen fragen Sie Ihr Mobiltelefon” ( PDF 170 KB)

Leader, Switzerland, Oktober 2013

2012

“Mobile Apps im medizinischen Alltag” ( PDF 80 KB)

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Scorecard, Switzerland, September 2012

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Publications

“Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates – Knowledge Resources”

“Reliability and Accuracy of Wound Surface Measurement Using Mobile Technology” by Dr. Patricia Sigam, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth, ISSN 1998-5509, Vol.8, 2015, Basel/Switzerland, April 2015

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Awards

2020 Global Digital Health 100

Journal of mHealth, UK, 2020

Finalist IFAS Innovation Challenge 2018

Cosanum, Zurich/Switzerland, 2018

2016 Global Digital Health 100

Journal of mHealth, UK, 2017

Finalist AppCircus @ ConHit/Messe Berlin

Berlin/Germany, 2015

Finalist Digital Health Innovation Award

Munich/Germany, 2015

Best application for overall healthcare system @ HackingHealth

Strassbourg/France, 2015

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Talks, Demos

2020

2. International E-Healthcare Applications Summit

Winterthur, Switzerland, 11. May 2020

2018

IFAS – Trade Fair for the Healthcare Market

Zurich, Switzerland, 26. October 2018

Digital Health Connect: “The Future of Mobile Health Care”

Sierre, Switzerland, 15. June 2018

Geneva Health Forum: “Digital tools to develop chronic wound care in resource-limited countries”

Geneva, Switzerland, 10. April 2018

World Summit on the Information Society (ITU): “Focus on App & Online Technology”

Geneva, Switzerland, 22. March 2018

World Summit on the Information Society (ITU): “Women Entrepreneurs & Innovators”

Geneva, Switzerland, 22. March 2018

2017

Assises de la médecine romande: Exposition – Le cabinet du futur

Geneva, Switzerland, 23. November 2017

Catel E-Santé: “Une nouvelle approche pour le traitement des plaies”

Paris, France, 5. October 2017

2016

Basel Life Science Week: Day One – The Future of Health “mHealth for clinical research”

Basel, Switzerland, 19. September 2016

Cybermed 2016 “Santé mobile pour les résultats rapportés par le patient”

Antibes, France, 17. September 2016

Digital Health Forum “+WoundDesk – mHealth for professional wound care”

Zurich, Switzerland, 31. August 2016

Jury “AppCircus @ Digital Health Forum”

Zurich, Switzerland, 31. August 2016

Mobile Business Forum “Mobile Connectivity in Unternehmen”

St. Gallen, Switzerland, 01. June 2016

Doctors 2.0

Paris, France, 26.-27. May 2016

Connected Health IT, Industrial Fair

ASCOM, Halle 1.2/E-119, Berlin, Germany, 19.-21. April 2016

Last Thursday @ ETHZ “Connecting Dots Between Health, Medicine and Technology”

Zurich, Switzerland, 28. April 2016

SMAMA “Mobile Data and Data Security. Implikationen für Gesundheitsdaten”

Zurich, Switzerland, 15. March 2016

2015

Congreso Iberoamericano de Telesalud y Telemedicina

Lima, Peru, 13. November 2015

Lift Basel 2015 Conference “Connecting Innovators in Life Science and Information Technologies”

Basel, Switzerland, 29.-30. October 2015

Medtech & Pharma Platform “Potentials & threats of mHealth and eHealth”

Zurich, Switzerland, 22.-23. October 2015

39. SGO Herbsttagung “Digitale Transformation”

Park Hyatt Hotel Zürich, Switzerland, 22. October 2015

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) “CTI Entrepreneurship”

Winterthur, Switzerland, 15. September 2015

Digitale Gesundheit “Integration von mHealth in die eHealth-Infrastruktur”

Zurich, Switzerland, 10. September 2015

Tages Anzeiger Forum “Health 2.015 – Die neuen Spielregeln des digitalen Gesundheitssystems”

Zurich, Switzerland, 1. September 2015

NHS Clinical Commissioners “Healthcare Innovations Den”

London, UK, 25. June 2015

University of Basel, Workshop “Measurements in Health and Sports”

Basel, Switzerland, 18. June 2015

Health 2.0 Europe “Tools for Provider Communication and Collaboration”

Barcelona, Spain, 19. Mai 2015

CTI Entrepreneurship “digitalMedLab – Lessons learned”

Winterthur, Switzerland, 23. April 2015

Med-e-Tel

Luxembourg, 22. – 24. April 2015

Connecting Health IT Messe Berlin “Finalists Startup Pitch @ App Circus”

Berlin, Germany, 15. April 2015

Hacking Health “Health Pitch Challenge”

Strasbourg, France, March 2015

Mobile World Congress, Health & Wellness “Showcasing Innovation”

Barcelona, Spain, March 2015

2014

SMAMA Fachevent #4 – Mobile Startups

Zurich, Switzerland, November 2014

Mobile Monday – Mobile Health & Wearables

Zurich, Switzerland, Mai 2014

InfoSocietyDays – “Mobile Apps in der professionellen Wundbehandlung”

eHealthForum (IHE), Berne, Switzerland, March 2014

iNet “m-Health”

Baden, Switzerland, February 2014

Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG)

Berne, Switzerland, January 2014

2013

Origo Innovation Congress “Internet of Everything”

Frauenfeld, Switzerland, November 2013

ZHAW “Startup lessons learned”

Wintertur, Switzerland, November 2013

ZHAW “Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship”

Wintertur, Switzerland, Mai 2013

2012

BioVision “From life sciences to sciences for life”

Lyon, France, September 2012