Our approach
Through our Innolab “living lab”, we implement an active open innovation policy aimed at driving the development of new resources and innovative services for our patients, healthcare professionals and hospitals.
We examine around one hundred innovation and collaboration projects each year. Selected projects are trialled by our front-line teams during a pilot phase and the best performers are singled out for broader deployment across the Group. Our key selection criteria are impact, solution maturity and deployment feasibility.
In 2019, we focused on improving operational efficiency at our facilities by launching two key pilot initiatives – a secure communication tool at six clinics and a traceability solution for operating theatres at two of our facilities.
We are always eager to explore new opportunities that might help us meet the needs of our patients and healthcare professionals or improve the operational efficiency of our facilities.
To round out our open innovation strategy, we’ve initiated an intrapreneurship programme to support innovative projects developed by members of our hospital teams, whether doctors, nursing staff or administrative personnel. Geared to providing the best service to patients, healthcare staff and practitioners, these collaborative projects help foster a sense of belonging among our teams.
Our partners
MD Start
MD Start is Sofinnova Partners’ seed fund dedicated to medical technologies. The MD Start team selects the best medtech ideas and then acts as incubator and investor to transform those ideas into companies.
Lifen
Lifen has developed a universal solution for exchanging medical information that can easily be integrated into hospital and healthcare professionals’ IT systems.
PandaLab
PandaLab has developed a secure instant messaging solution for healthcare professionals and medical secretaries.
France Surgery
Thanks to its DigiMED telemedicine platform and its network of partner practitioners and facilities, France Surgery provides international patients with direct access to French medical excellence.
Hublo
Hublo (formerly medGo) is an online platform that helps healthcare facilities manage unplanned absences and build long-term relationships with staff. Watch the testimonial videos to find out what Elsan’s teams think about this innovative solution.
Incepto
Incepto is a platform that provides access to Artificial Intelligence to support doctors in Imaging and Nuclear Imaging procedures.
Domicalis
Healthcare software publisher Domicalis has notably developed Ambulis, a digital solution for monitoring patients before and after their hospital stay, which is integrated into our ADEL app.
Medical innovation
We support medical innovation by facilitating practitioners’ access to innovative medical devices and equipment and offering continuous professional development opportunities at our training centre. More than 6% of Elsan’s annual revenue is invested in cutting-edge technology, digital solutions, infrastructure and technical equipment.
We have also signed a partnership with startup studio MD Start so that Group practitioners who’ve come up with innovative ideas for medical devices can benefit from its support and potentially see their inventions become medical realities.