Munich Startup: What does your startup do? What problem are you solving?
Avelios Medical: We offer a completely newly developed hospital information system (HIS) of the future as the foundation for intelligent patient care. Our modular software platform captures patient data in a fully structured and semantically annotated manner. This creates the basis for artificial intelligence, data-driven medicine, and automation of administrative processes.
Munich Startup: But that already exists, doesn’t it!
Avelios Medical: The HIS market is structured oligopolistically with a handful of competitors who mostly developed their systems in the 1990s with a focus on administration and billing. Our system, by contrast, is developed from the ground up: we differentiate ourselves through consistent capture of structured data, a state-of-the-art microservice architecture, and a treatment process-oriented structure.
AI research project was the foundation for Avelios Medical
Munich Startup: What is your founding story?
Avelios Medical: The idea emerged from an AI research project. We quickly realized that legacy systems cannot provide the necessary data in sufficient quality and place physicians with more than three hours of administrative work every day. Therefore, we decided to redevelop the core system as a foundation for new health services.
Munich Startup: What have been your biggest challenges so far?
Avelios Medical: The biggest challenge lies in the system itself: clinics are under enormous economic pressure, while the market is highly regulated and technological decision-making processes often take a long time. Our goal is to deliver quickly, reliably, and scalably in this environment – without compromises on security, quality, or user-centricity.
On the path to becoming a European HIS provider
Munich Startup: Where do you want to stand in one year, and where in five years?
Avelios Medical: The German-speaking market is facing major upheavals: the withdrawal of an established competitor, increasing demands for modern, AI-capable infrastructure, and the gaps that COVID-19 exposed in healthcare provision create a unique opportunity for real change. Our focus right now is to fill exactly this gap as a reliable partner in hospital digitalization. In one year, we therefore want to have acquired a large number of new customers and further developed our software beyond the scope of a hospital information system with data-based modules and as a networked platform.
In five years, we are an established HIS provider in Europe with 500 to 1,000 employees and a three-digit number of customers.
Munich Startup: How have you experienced Munich as a startup location so far?
Avelios Medical: Munich is a strong location. We benefit from proximity to leading clinics, research institutions, and excellent universities – this brings not only innovation power, but also access to top talent right here on site. At the same time, the scene here is focused, professional, and well-networked.
Munich Startup: Hidden champion or shooting star?
Avelios Medical: We are both. Still largely under the radar of the general public, but with strong technological substance, renowned partners, and a clear vision. The demand from the clinic landscape shows: in the industry, we are no longer a hidden tip.
