FACILITATING HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
Co-create tangible healthcare solutions by joining our international events and 12-to-18-month thematic challenge programs.
Our Animate Innovation pillar mobilizes collective intelligence across clinicians, patients, engineers, and executives through clinical co-design sprints, open-innovation challenges, hospital hackathons (Hacking Health), and intrapreneurship programs to surface and accelerate solutions rooted in frontline healthcare reality. Ce dispositif de cadrage terrain sécurise la conformité réglementaire, les critères Go/No-Go mesurables et le transfert
Health Factory facilitates the digital health ecosystem through two flagship programs: 1. Hacking Health Camp in Strasbourg (a 4-day international event combining conferences, trainings, an innovation showroom, and a 54-hour hackathon with 800+ participants and ~30 prototypes); 2. 12-to-18-month Digital Health Challenges structured around 4 strategic market themes: “Tell me where it hurts, I’ll tell you who you are” (care pathways), “One day you’ll be old too” (healthy aging & autonomy), “(Re)insure me” (prevention & insurance), and “Beyond the Pill” (pharma services & adherence).
DELIVERABLES, STAGE GATES & REGULATORY CHECKPOINTS
Operational Deliverables
- Phase 1 — Challenge Framing & Ecosystem Mobilization: Sourcing of priority clinical challenges and assembly of multidisciplinary teams.
- Phase 2 — Clinical Co-Design Sprint / Innovation Marathon: Intensive clinical-technical prototyping and jury evaluation by medical and executive leaders.
- Phase 3 — Post-Event Incubation & Pilot Launch: 90-day acceleration track converting winning prototypes into live hospital pilots.
COMEX Go / No-Go Criteria
- Medical board challenge validation and expert mentor commitment.
- Selection of winning projects based on patient impact, HIS feasibility, and viability.
- Operational launch of the clinical pilot at a partner care facility.
Regulatory & Partner Proofs
- ANAP (Performance en Santé) — Organizational transformation of care facilities and field best-practice dissemination.
- Viatris & Humanis / Allianz — Design and facilitation of prevention innovation and patient care pathways.
- 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.
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.
HACKING HEALTH CAMP: 4 DAYS TO INVENT THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE
Europe’s largest international health innovation gathering, held annually in Strasbourg
Co-organized by the Health Factory team, Hacking Health Camp is a 4-day international event dedicated to breaking down barriers in healthcare innovation.
Each year it brings together 800+ healthcare professionals, patients, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and executives around a comprehensive program:
- Inspiring keynotes and real-world case studies from international speakers.
- Hands-on workshops and masterclasses (Design Thinking, AI in healthcare, regulation, pitching).
- An Innovation Showroom to experience cutting-edge digital health technologies.
- A 54-hour Health Hackathon: 60 challenges pitched, ~30 multidisciplinary teams formed, and ~30 working prototypes demonstrated live.
DIGITAL HEALTH CHALLENGES (12 TO 18 MONTHS)
A shared end-to-end open innovation program for committed healthcare leaders
To go beyond one-off events, Health Factory runs 12-to-18-month collaborative programs addressing major public health and industry challenges.
Partners (hospitals, pharma, MedTech, insurers, public agencies) pool resources, cross-pollinate expertise, and guide projects from initial need discovery all the way to field experimentation.
Immersions → Ideation Workshops → Hackathon → Prototyping → Clinical & Field Experimentation over 12 to 18 months.
“TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS, I’LL TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE”
Optimizing care pathways, early diagnosis, and hospital-to-home coordination
How can we streamline patient intake and triage, reduce clinician administrative burden, improve diagnostic accuracy, and create seamless continuity between hospital and outpatient care?
“ONE DAY YOU WILL BE OLD TOO”
Reinventing healthy aging, home care, and caregiver support
In the face of demographic aging, how do we design digital and human solutions that preserve senior dignity, prevent falls and isolation, and support family and professional caregivers?
“(RE)INSURE ME”
Shifting from passive risk reimbursement to personalized preventive coaching
How can health insurers leverage connected devices, data analytics, and behavioral science to empower primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention?
“BEYOND THE PILL”
Supporting chronic patients in their daily lives and improving therapeutic adherence
How do we pair therapeutics and medical devices with high-value digital services—patient education, remote monitoring, peer communities, and real-world outcome tracking?
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