ZHAW Digital Health Lab
The ZHAW Digital Health Lab brings together experts from the fields of biomedicine, health, technology and business, who together create innovations for digitisation in healthcare.
Our vision
We firmly believe that through sustainable digital transformation, the healthcare system can be enhanced, leading to improved health and well-being for the population and all stakeholders.
Our mission
Our contribution to fostering intelligent digital transformation in the healthcare sector includes:
- Conducting application-oriented, interdisciplinary research and development while ensuring the transfer of knowledge and methods into both education and practical application.
- Connecting expertise from specialized research groups and establishing practical contacts across various domains, roles, and hierarchies.
- Cultivating synergies through collaborative network efforts, thereby serving as a unique hub for interdisciplinary, application-oriented excellence.
Would you like to be informed about current news, studies and publications, events and current projects in the field of Digital Health? Our newsletter is published about 3 - 4 times a year.
Digital Health Lab Day
In keynotes, workshops, poster presentations and start-up pitches as well as other formats, the developments and specific applications of digital solutions for the healthcare sector will be presented and discussed using impressive showcases.
The next Digital Health Lab Day will take place on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at the ZHAW School of Management and Law in Winterthur. Save the date and join us for the seventh edition of the event!
Digital Health Lab Day 2025 - Smart Hospitals & Organizations
Digital Health Lab Day 2024 - People, Technologies & Processes
Digital Health Lab Day 2023 - Digital Strategies for Future Healthcare
Digital Health Lab Day 2022 - Smart Healthcare & Digital Innovation
Digital Health Lab Day 2021 - Implementing Digital Health Innovations
Digital Health Lab Day 2020 - Digital Citizen-based Medicine
Projects
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Antimicrobial Resistance Tracker (AMR)
The goal of the project is to strengthen surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in animals and food products, with a focus on international travelers. The project will explore (and quantify the uncertainty of) using AI-based text and image mining techniques to extract data on the prevalence of…
future, 08/2025 - 07/2028
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AI-BRIDGE - A Think-and-Do-Tank for Responsible Development and Societal Alignment of Artificial Intelligence Systems (AI-BRIDGE)
AI-BRIDGE brings responsible AI to the ground by bridging the gap between societal values and development of AI technology and solutions. The AI-BRIDGE Think-and-Do Tank will help organizations to exploit the potential of AI while complying with legal requirements and being compatible with societal…
current, 04/2025 - 12/2029
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Playful support for digital change in care or nursing homes
ImaginEd is a simulation game for supporting digital change in schools. We want to explore the extent to which the game is suitable for use in retirement/nursing homes (APHs) and what needs to be adapted for specific contexts, so that APHs can also be supported.
current, 03/2025 - 02/2026
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Evidence-Based Diagnostic Assistance for Echocardiography (EchoRapp-AI)
Echocardiography is the most common method for assessing cardiovascular conditions, yet complex and time-consuming. The proposed solution ensures improved, cost-effective patient care by generating comprehensive and evidence-based diagnostic reports, leveraging automated image and data analysis.
current, 11/2024 - 09/2026
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Deep Learning-Based Real-Time EEG Monitoring for Clinical Interventions (ConCLAS)
The ConCLAS project pioneers deep-learning analysis of high-density EEG data, combining it with real-time closed-loop auditory brain stimulation. The resulting enabling technology enhances non-invasive brain interventions developed by Tosoo AG and TI Solutions AG, and advances clinical diagnostics…
current, 09/2024 - 08/2027
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RobotCare – User experience in development of service robots for elderly care
Objectives of the project: Establish a systematic dialogue between the technology developers and researchers and the elderly/healthcare institution stakeholders (including medical, care, and service personnel, management, patients, and their families) in both regions and develop a suitable…
current, 09/2024 - 08/2025
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Usability Study ZHAW - mobile speech documentation in clinical contexts (USZ-MSIKU)
In collaboration with the digital health start-up Adamcares, the ZHAW Usability Lab is investigating the user-friendliness and acceptance of a voice-based documentation for nurses, powered by an AI. The goal is to see if and how the integration on a smartphone or tablet immediately reduces the…
expired, 08/2023 - 12/2024
Publications
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2014.
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Hauser, Helmut; Füchslin, Rudolf Marcel; Pfeifer, Rolf, eds.,
2014.
Opinions and outlooks on morphological computation.
Zürich:
Universität Zürich.
ISBN 978-3-033-04515-6.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3157
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Füchslin, Rudolf Marcel; Flumini, Dandolo; Hauser, Helmut; Hunt, Kenneth J.; Luchsinger, Rolf H.; Scheidegger, Stephan,
2013.
Morphological control as guiding principle in physiology and medical applications.
In:
Int. Workshop on Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation, Ascona, 19 July 2013.
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2012.
Morphological computation and control : from robotics to implications on anticancer treatment.
In:
Research Colloquium 2012, Aarau, 8. November 2012.
Contact
Would you like to know more about the ZHAW Digital Health Lab? Alternatively, would you like to join us in creating healthcare innovations? Contact us at digitalhealthlab@zhaw.ch.
