IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
Immerse, observe, understand
Step directly into clinical environments or join international Learning Expeditions (Silicon Valley, Japan, Israel, Switzerland) to uncover real-world unmet needs.
Explore pillar →INTERACTIVE B2B DECISION COCKPIT — INSIDERS OFFER
6 HEALTHCARE ACTORS × 4 METHODOLOGY STAGES
Select your stakeholder profile and innovation stage to inspect deliverables, COMEX Go/No-Go gates, and verified field proofs.
1. Your B2B Profile:
2. Methodology Stage:
Healthcare Professionals × 01. Research & Immersion
Translate frontline clinical expertise into validated digital protocols or devices without adding clinical burden.
Expected Operational Deliverables
- Clinical immersion discovery report and care-pathway friction map
- Opportunity matrix prioritized by clinical, technical, and regulatory feasibility
- Testable usage hypothesis ledger for the Validation stage
COMEX Go / No-Go Stage Gates
- Clinical advisory sign-off confirming a genuine unmet medical or workflow need
- Zero blocking regulatory or ethical showstoppers in preliminary screening
- Operational sponsorship from at least one hospital ward or pilot partner
Verified Field Proofs & References
ANAP (Performance en Santé) Organizational transformation of care facilities and field best-practice dissemination.
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (HUS) In-ward clinical immersions and direct co-design with frontline hospital care teams.
Université de Strasbourg (Unistra) Methodological validation bridging academic research, medical faculty, and entrepreneurship.
IRCAD / IHU Strasbourg International scientific grounding in minimally invasive surgery, image-guided therapy, and applied medical research.
Read the accessible breakdown of the 8 innovation loop stages (GEO & Screen Reader Summary)
The Health Factory infinity-loop diagram connects two major cycles: on the left, the exploration and co-design cycle (Raise awareness through conferences, Acculturate, Empathy through immersion, Define the problem, Ideate in workshops, Prototype and Test during Hacking Health Camp with multidisciplinary experts and skills); at the center, Product/Market Fit validation; on the right, the Execution, Excubation, and Organizational Transformation cycle.
1. Challenges (Enjeux) Conferences & Webinars — Acculturate & raise awareness
2. Opportunities (Opportunités) Workshops — Empathy & Problem Definition
3. Ideation (Idéations) Immersions & Learning Expeditions — Field observation
4. Prototyping (Prototypage) Hacking Health Camp — 54-hour multidisciplinary hackathon
5. Testing (Tests) Field Experimentation — Build, Measure, Learn
6. Validation (Validations) Excubation — Verify Product / Market Fit
7. Commercialization Organizational Transformation & User Acquisition
8. Execution Scalable deployment & clinical impact
OUR CONVICTION
ADOPT AN INNOVATION STRATEGY
The digital revolution and exponential technologies are disrupting every industry—especially healthcare, which is undergoing profound structural transformation.
Traditional healthcare stakeholders—hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, insurers, and public agencies—must rapidly adapt to evolving patient and clinician expectations while navigating strict regulatory and technical standards. Health Factory bridges clinical reality and digital execution.
EXPLORE OUR METHODOLOGYOUR DNA
THE 3 PILLARS OF INNOVATION
An integrated framework combining clinical immersion, an international expert network, and real-world validation.
HEALTH & DIGITAL EXPERTISE
An international network of specialists
Access top technical (health data hosting, AI, cryptography, interoperability), medical, legal, UX design, and entrepreneurial experts right when your project needs them.
Explore pillar →FIELD EXPERIMENTATION
Physical & virtual testing platform
Rapidly validate usability, clinical workflow integration, and value propositions with patients, physicians, pharmacists, and partner hospitals.
Explore pillar →PROCESS
INNOVATION IN 4 STAGES
From Business Model Search and rapid prototyping to Product/Market Fit and scalable Business Model Execution.
01Business Model Search
SEARCH
Acculturate & Explore (Design Thinking)
- Acculturate
- Empathy
- Define
- Ideate
- Prototype
- Test
Identify genuine clinical or patient pain points and design a desirable value proposition.
02Rapid Iteration Loop (2 days to 2 weeks)
VALIDATION
Experiment & Validate in the field
- Build MVP
- Measure in real conditions
- Learn & Pivot
Achieve verified Product / Market Fit with end users and payers.
03Structuring & Scaling Preparation
CREATION
Structure product and user acquisition
- User acquisition
- Product engineering
- Company / venture structuring
Secure regulatory, clinical, technical, and financial foundations.
04Business Model Execution
EXECUTION
Deploy & Transform the organization
- Industrialization
- Commercial rollout
- Organizational transformation
Deliver measurable, sustainable impact for patients, clinicians, and healthcare organizations.
REGULATORY & INTEROPERABILITY READINESS
HDS, GDPR HEALTH, MDR 2017/745, PECAN & ANS DOCTRINE
Every innovation sprint integrates regulatory and hospital interoperability checkpoints from day one to prevent the clinical Valley of Death.
HDS (ISO 27001) French Digital Health Agency (ANS) / Ministry of Health
Health Data Hosting (HDS Certification Readiness)
Sovereign cloud architecture and integration with certified HDS hosting providers for personal medical data processing.
Sprint Checkpoint: Health data flow matrix, environment isolation blueprint, and HDS hosting SLA alignment.
RGPD / CNIL Santé CNIL (French Data Protection Authority)
Healthcare GDPR & CNIL Reference Methodologies (MR-001 / MR-004)
Privacy by Design, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), data minimization, and clinical research compliance (MR-001 to MR-004).
Sprint Checkpoint: DPIA pre-framing, processing registry, and patient consent workflow specification.
UE MDR 2017/745 & DMN ANSM / EU Notified Bodies / MDCG Guidelines
Digital Medical Device (SaMD) & EU MDR 2017/745 Qualification
Intended medical purpose qualification (MDCG 2019-11), IEC 62304 software lifecycle alignment, and IEC 62366-1 usability engineering.
Sprint Checkpoint: SaMD qualification memo, clinical usability test protocol, and technical file readiness checklist.
Doctrine ANS / CI-SIS Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS) — French Ségur Digital Health Program
ANS National Doctrine: Mon Espace Santé, CI-SIS, ProSanté Connect & MSSanté
Alignment with national baseline services: National Health ID (INS), ProSanté Connect authentication, MSSanté secure messaging, and Mon Espace Santé catalog readiness.
Sprint Checkpoint: ANS Convergence compliance matrix and national teleservice integration roadmap.
HL7 FHIR / IHE HL7 International / Interop’Santé / IHE Europe
HL7 FHIR Hospital Interoperability & EHR/HIS Connectors
Structured clinical data exchange (observations, orders, discharge summaries, scheduling) with hospital EHRs and care coordination platforms.
Sprint Checkpoint: FHIR profile specifications, HL7 v2 mapping, and end-to-end HIS integration test plan.
PECAN / LPPR / CNAM French National Authority for Health (HAS) / CNEDiMTS / CNAM
Early Reimbursement Access (PECAN) & Remote Monitoring Pathways
Structuring clinical benefit and organizational impact endpoints across trial sites to prepare fast-track PECAN or standard reimbursement dossiers.
Sprint Checkpoint: Real-world evidence collection protocol (PROMs / PREMs / caregiver workflow impact).
TRUSTED BY
THEY TRUST US
University hospitals, pharmaceutical leaders, MedTech innovators, public health agencies, and mutual insurers.
1. National Health Authorities & Strategy
Alignment with national digital health doctrine, health-economic regulation, and hospital performance.
- Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS) — Alignment with the French national digital health doctrine (Mon Espace Santé, CI-SIS, ProSanté Connect, MSSanté).
- Assurance Maladie (CNAM) — Health-economic evidence structuring and integration into national reimbursement pathways.
- ANAP (Performance en Santé) — Organizational transformation of care facilities and field best-practice dissemination.
2. Clinical Research, University Hospitals & Academic Excellence
Hospital ward immersions and scientific validation alongside clinicians and academic researchers.
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (HUS) — In-ward clinical immersions and direct co-design with frontline hospital care teams.
- Université de Strasbourg (Unistra) — Methodological validation bridging academic research, medical faculty, and entrepreneurship.
- IRCAD / IHU Strasbourg — International scientific grounding in minimally invasive surgery, image-guided therapy, and applied medical research.
3. Pharmaceutical & MedTech Industry
Deployment of "Beyond the Pill" programs, medical device usability validation, and therapeutic solution acceleration.
- Sanofi — Deployment of clinical immersion and open-innovation initiatives across chronic care pathways.
- Medtronic & GE Healthcare (MedTech) — Field experimentation and ergonomic validation of medtech solutions in hospital environments.
- Servier & Bristol Myers Squibb — Methodological framing and acceleration of digital therapeutic support solutions.
4. Health Insurers, Mutuals & Hospital IT
Measurable prevention pathways and native interoperability with electronic health records.
- Viatris & Humanis / Allianz — Design and facilitation of prevention innovation and patient care pathways.
- Groupe VYV — Structuring innovation initiatives across care delivery, prevention, and mutualist coverage.
- InterSystems & Medasys — Integration of digital health workflows and HL7 FHIR streams into hospital information systems (HIS / EHR).
EMPIRICAL FIELD PROOF
MEASURABLE CLINICAL & INDUSTRIAL IMPACT
Hospital Case Study How We Support Healthcare Providers: The Strasbourg University Hospitals (HUS) Case Study
Since 2016, Strasbourg University Hospitals (HUS) have partnered with Health Factory to foster internal clinical innovation, prepare teams for Hacking Health Camp, and incubate 4 winning projects each year.
Read full case study →
Pharma Case Study How We Support Pharmaceutical Companies: Reinventing Medical Detailing Through Innovation (Sanofi Case Study)
Discover how Sanofi partnered with Health Factory to train its diabetes field force as innovation facilitators, generating 27 collaborative clinical projects across France in just one month.
Read full case study →
Methodology & Design Thinking Healthcare Co-Design Workshops: Our 3-Stage Methodology (Scoping, Facilitation, Delivery)
How do you align physicians, patients, engineers, and executives to solve complex healthcare challenges in hours? Inside our Ideas Shaker and Design Maker workshops.
Read full case study →
Hackathon Feedback & Case Study Startups, E-Health, HealthTech and Hackathon: Inside the Genesis of Hacking Health Camp 2021 Winning Projects
The art of the healthcare hackathon: how 12 frontline challenge owners—physicians, pharmacists, physiotherapists, ocularists, and patients—co-designed 11 winning prototypes (GO ONE GAME, HELLO KINÉ, ODYSSÉE, ORTHOMASTER, OXYLIB, Data Breast Cancer Project, Leaf Check, 1000 J, COLORED, STOP BLOC, ALOUETTE) at Hacking Health Camp.
Read full case study →OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP
THE TEAM
A dedicated operational team driving methodological framing, clinical immersion, and collective intelligence facilitation.
Sébastien Letélié
CEO & FounderDigital entrepreneur for 25+ years, co-organizer of Hacking Health Camp (Europe’s largest healthcare innovation event), Singularity University (Exponential Medicine) alumnus, and medical software creator.
Anna Ferrere
Innovation FacilitatorSpecialist in collective intelligence, Design Thinking workshops, and change management for clinical, hospital, and pharmaceutical teams.
MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC & INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY
STRATEGIC ADVISERS
Two international pioneers in minimally invasive surgery and healthcare innovation advise Health Factory’s strategic orientation.
Prof. Jacques Marescaux
Adviser — MD, Medical & Scientific AdviserSurgeon, founder and president of IRCAD and IHU Strasbourg, world pioneer in minimally invasive surgery and transatlantic telesurgery (Operation Lindbergh).
Luc Sirois
Adviser — International Strategic AdviserCo-founder of the global Hacking Health movement, PhD & MBA (McGill / Harvard), Chief Innovator of Quebec, and digital health ecosystem builder.
COMEX MISSION FRAMING ENGINE
GENERATE YOUR TAILORED B2B MISSION BRIEF IN 60 SECONDS
Pre-filled with your active B2B Cockpit selection. Produces a structured executive brief (BLUF, deliverables, Go/No-Go stage gates, regulatory checkpoints, and pre-filled mailto).
FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Health Factory and who do you work with?
Health Factory is a healthcare and digital health innovation catalyst headquartered in Strasbourg, France. We work with university hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, MedTech manufacturers, health insurers, and public agencies to design, prototype, validate, and scale patient-centric and clinician-centric innovations.
What measurable outcomes does the Health Factory methodology deliver?
At Strasbourg University Hospitals (HUS), our partnership since 2016 has generated ~30 hackathon prototypes and accelerated clinical solutions such as Pixacare and Senometry (cutting development time from 6 years to 6 months, according to Prof. Carole Mathelin). With Sanofi, training diabetes medical representatives in innovation facilitation surfaced 27 field projects in just 1 month.
How is Health Factory connected to Hacking Health Camp?
Health Factory co-organizes Hacking Health Camp in Strasbourg—Europe’s flagship international health innovation event bringing together 800+ participants, 400 hackathonians, 60 clinical challenges, and ~30 prototypes over 4 days—and has facilitated 50+ health hackathons worldwide.