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Medical Technology

Advancing health

with digital MedTech innovation

Digitalization of MedTech solutions offers great opportunities but requires expertise in navigating complex, regulated care provider environments.

A competitive and complex market that requires faster digital solutions to enable better care

The medical technology industry faces complex challenges, including rising data privacy regulations, intense competition, and rapid technological changes. To navigate these obstacles, MedTech companies must deliver cost-effective, sustainable solutions while reducing time to market. Digital solutions that enhance connectivity and interoperability are becoming essential, as they enable seamless data exchange and integration, improving patient care and operational efficiency.

These technologies not only serve as the foundation for the future development of AI-driven healthcare but also offer the most effective means to address key challenges faced by care providers, such as workforce shortages, growing documentation demands, and increasing cost pressure.

Accordingly leveraging these technologies ensures that organizations can innovate and stay competitive in a fast-evolving healthcare landscape.

How we help

We assist your medical technology company in fast-tracking the digitalization of your product and solution portfolios, providing end-to-end support from initial concept to market launch.

As a partner you can expect from us specialized expertise in MedTech, hospital workflows and technology, assisting you and your teams in creating future-proof connected, integrated, and interoperable solutions. Whether you need health software applications, embedded device development or optimization of your cloud or on-premises platforms, we provide end-to-end support—from strategy and concept to implementation and operations with a continuous focus on integrating advanced cybersecurity throughout every stage of the process.

Explore our services

to shape your digital MedTech solutions and innovations
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    End-to-end software engineering & preparations

    We collaborate with your R&D teams to digitalize your medical technology and diagnostics product portfolios. We bring your digital innovation ideas to life by designing, building, testing, and operating digital health software, including clinical decision support tools, patient apps, and telemedicine solutions.

    Our expertise extends to software as a medical device, embedded device development (e.g., robotic software), device connectivity using interoperability standards like DICOM, FHIR, and HL7, as well as optimizing your cloud or on-premises platforms. We also support you to integrate digital solutions and devices into your existing systems.

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    End-to-end service device oriented interoperability services

    No matter where you are in your SDC journey, we support you throughout your entire SDC journey, whether you are enabling SDC for your overall point-of-care solution portfolio or a specific solution or whether you are starting to explore the standard for your medical devices or want to get implementation efficiently and effectively done ensuring long-term success for your products.

    Our end-to-end enablement covers everything from strategy to partner management to implementation and market-entry, ensuring a smooth and fast-tracked transition to SDC for your point-of-care medical devices through our expertise and experience.

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    Cybersecurity

    We offer comprehensive services architecture and design, including requirements analysis, threat modeling, and secure architecture review. Security measures are defined, and product security risks are assessed. During implementation, we handle threats and vulnerabilities, secure guidelines, and establish secure DevOps and operations procedures.

    Verification includes strategy definition, DevSecOps toolchain support, and test design and execution assistance. Additionally we provide vulnerability management and incident response services as components of post-market surveillance.

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    Quality Assurance

    We provide end-to-end support for your product verification needs. Our Software Quality Assurance services cover all testing aspects, including strategy, management, design, implementation, execution, and deployment. Our Hardware & Software in the Loop Testing services encompass custom solution design, hardware integration, test specification, automation, and system component simulation, seamlessly integrated with CI/CD workflows for efficient testing.

    We leverage GenAI to optimize test automation and test case generation, accelerating your testing processes. Our key competencies include Medical Device Testing, Medical System Testing, Test Automation, and GenAI Solution Testing, providing support in integration, system testing, performance testing, security testing, AI model evaluation, and post-deployment monitoring.

Your benefits

When you work with us, you benefit from our in-depth expertise in medical technology. Our experienced colleagues provide forward-thinking technology consultancy tailored to the MedTech industry, combined with a deep understanding of clinical workflows and environments.

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    ZEISS-backed MedTech expertise & long-term stability

    With decades of experience in regulated MedTech software, we understand clinical workflows, documentation, and compliance challenges. As part of the ZEISS Group we provide you long-term stability and the support of a global innovation leader, delivering sustained value for you.

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    Access to robust regulatory & innovation networks

    We actively participate in standards bodies and collaborate with digital health alliances, academic institutions and innovation hubs. This gives you early insight into regulatory changes and access to cutting-edge technologies, and co-development funding. Enabling you to benefit from shared knowledge and faster implementation of innovative.

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    End-to-end product engineering with flexible engagement

    From strategy through post-market DevOps, we offer complete product development under one roof. You can scale flexibly—augment your team with our experts or fully outsource product lines for faster delivery and reduced coordination overhead.

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    Regulatory-ready quality & compliance

    We build every solution on ISO-certified frameworks that support MDR, FDA, and IEC standards. This minimizes compliance risk, shortens verification cycles, and ensures audit readiness from day one.

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    Cost & time efficiency

    With reusable components, automated DevOps pipelines and AI support we offer effective and streamlined software development services. Agile workflows and smart architecture ensure faster releases, fewer reworks, and better budget control.

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