Swiss Innovation Boosters are open innovation initiatives powered by Innosuisse.

They assemble people from research, business and society at a national level to solve challenges together and stimulate the generation and testing of new innovation ideas.

In 2022, DayOne received a four-year mandate for the Innovation Booster Digital Health Nation with Innosuisse to foster open innovation in Swiss healthcare.

In its initial structure, the program was a three-stage model, selected teams received up to CHF 20,000 in non-dilutive funding, personalized coaching and access to Switzerland’s leading healthcare innovation ecosystem. 

In 2025, the Innovation Booster took a more focused approach. We introduced Open Innovation Challenges: concrete, co-developed questions posed by industry and clinical partners. 

This model proved especially effective in navigating the complexity of real-world healthcare environments and producing outcomes that stick.

By working closely with hospitals, research institutions and healthcare providers from the start, both challenges were grounded in real clinical needs, tested in live environments and designed for implementation.

Challenge brought by: University Hospital Basel

We were looking for solutions to simplify and standardize clinical data capturing using openEHR as the standard. The focus was on improving data quality, reducing system fragmentation and supporting better healthcare workflows at the University Hospital Basel. This challenge set out to reimagine how data is captured at the point of care.

Challenge brought by: Kantonsspital Baselland

As Swiss hospitals prepare for the transition to TARDOC 2026, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding is critical to avoid revenue loss, reduce manual overhead and maintain regulatory compliance. But expecting busy hospitals to meet those new demands manually isn’t sustainable. This challenge was focused on how AI can validate billing codes before submission.

From initial feasibility to prototyping and go-to-market readiness, the Innovation Booster supported each project with the tools and guidance needed to move fast and build smart.

Working with clinicians, researchers, industry leaders and healthcare institutions in our network, we identified the most pressing system-level bottlenecks. These shaped the four pillars we called startups to tackle.

How can we better engage and empower patients in their health journeys? 

When patients understand, trust and take part in their care, outcomes improve—and so does system efficiency.

How do we finally make healthcare data more usable and accessible? 

For decades, fragmented systems, inconsistent formats and manual processes have hindered progress. By standardizing data, improving documentation and ensuring information flows where and when it’s needed, we break those barriers.

How can we better involve patients in managing chronic conditions? 

Shifting to value-based care means measuring success not just by treatments given, but by the quality of life patients gain. This pillar called for solutions that personalize treatment and empower patients to take an active role in their health journey.

How do we support healthcare professionals in embracing digital transformation?

Technology can only transform care if those delivering it are empowered to use it. That’s why we want to bridge the digital gap in healthcare.

More than 300 ideas across a wide range of focus areas were submitted, each offering a unique perspective on the future of healthcare.

This diversity of approaches showed just how much innovation potential exists when real needs meet the right ecosystem. 

The startups TOM Medications, Resmonics, Leg&Airy, Maven Health, Healtactievy and LEALY have already made the leap from innovation to real-world adoption by successfully launching their products to the market.

An additional five startups are continuing their journey as Innosuisse-funded projects, securing substantial follow-on funding to further validate, develop and scale their solutions: