Portfolio News

Another format that SHS has specifically created for its portfolio companies is the SHS portfolio workshops. These take place quarterly, covering various topics. The aim is to discuss topics that concern a large proportion of the portfolio companies and to provide the companies the opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge, to discuss approaches to solving […]

Salvia BioElectronics, a pioneering Dutch company specialising in the treatment and cure of severe migraines, announced the successful first implantation of its paper-thin neuromodulation solution. Migraine is the most common cause of disability in people under 50 and affects one in seven people, mainly women. More than five percent of migraine patients suffer from chronic […]

French company PathoQuest has entered into a strategic partnership with Oxford Nanopore Technologies to bring to market the first sequencing-based quality control test for the genetic characterisation of biopharmaceuticals. Most biologics are produced using genetically modified cell lines. For many cell therapies, the product itself is a genetically modified cell line. Throughout the development of […]

Siegfried Schabel has held the dual role of CEO and CFO for Tyromotion since October 2022. In his last role, he was CEO of a global group with business areas in medical devices (in-vitro diagnostics), cutting machines and products for the welding, soldering and thermal coating markets. Mr. Schabel on Tyromotion GmbH: “It is a […]

Develco Pharma AG has elected a new chairman of its board of directors. The previous chairman, Markus Zimmer, has handed over his office to the newly elected chairman, Steffen Wagner. Mr. Wagner has broad general management experience in international life science businesses. He is a medical doctor by training, has previously held senior roles with […]

TRI Dental Implants Int. AG was able to win Patterson Dental as an authorized distribution partner for its TRI® matrix® implant system, which thus becomes the first dental implant without abutment in the United States. Using digital fabrication technologies such as 3D printers and CAD/CAM milling machines, TRI-Matrix implant technology enables a 3-5-fold increase in […]

Our SHS portfolio company Selfapy has closed a 7 million euro funding round. MEDICE Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co KG has come on board as a new investor. In addition, all existing investors have participated in the new financing round. The aim of the investment is to establish further digital health applications for mental illnesses […]

After the Scandinavian start-up Dr.Dropin has already opened 25 clinic locations in Norway, the digital-analogue health provider is now conquering other countries. In Sweden, the company already has two branches. Now Dr.Dropin also wants to open its first clinic in Switzerland. Click here for the full article: LINK

SIS Medical AG (Swiss Interventional Systems), a leading global developer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality, high-performance interventional cardiology products, announces the US launch of its flagship product, the OPN NC® PTCA Dilatation Catheter with TWIN-Wall Technology. The product expands treatment options with high performance and safety, providing success rates where other balloons fail. The OPN […]

SHS invests €10 million euro from its newly launched sixth fund generation into the Zurich-based growth company Simulands AG develops, produces, and distributes innovative simulation devices and tools for cardiovascular interventions The investment aims to further accelerate the commercialisation of the company and help revolutionise cardiovascular education and training through advanced training solutions for physicians […]

More than 510,000 colonoscopies for the early detection of colorectal cancer were performed in Germany in 2019. Compared to 2018, this was an increase of more than 14 percent. Screening colonoscopy plays an important role in the early detection of colorectal cancer. Today, the procedure itself is relatively uncomplicated and painless, thanks to state-of-the-art endoscopy […]

This October, SHS held its first SHS Portfolio Days. This new format was created to give SHS portfolio companies the opportunity to present themselves in an online format to potential strategic partners and other interested audiences. This year’s Portfolio Days consisted of two blocks of two dates each. The first block was made up of […]