Three years after its market launch, Avi Medical operates a network of modern, technology-supported general practices in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and StuttgartWith Avi Heart, the startup is now expanding its offerings with its first targeted care program. Part of this growth is the acquisition of iAtros, which has developed a telemedicine solution that enables data-driven treatment for cardiology patients.
Avi Heart combines the medical spectrum of Avi Medical with the virtual comprehensive care of iAtros. The program is primarily aimed at patients with cardiovascular diseases or metabolic syndromes, the classic common diseases. Additional modules for the comprehensive care of patients with other chronic diseases are planned.
Vlad Lata, CEO and Co-Founder of Avi Medical, explains:
"Avi Medical's goal is to completely rethink the healthcare model. We firmly believe that every patient should have a personalized healthcare plan and, ideally, be monitored from home with the appropriate smart devices so that physicians can make the right treatment decisions remotely. At the same time, we want to empower patients to take action themselves. By integrating iAtros, we are realizing this vision in a first fully-fledged version and bringing a product to market that gives our physicians the ability to manage thousands of additional patients without having to leave their practice."
Prof. Dr. Alexander Leber, Director and Chief Physician of the Isar Heart Center and Clinic for Cardiology and co-founder of iAtros, commented on the takeover:
"Our founding vision was to tailor medical care for heart patients 100 percent to their needs and, above all, to make it scalable and continuous through the use of digital tools. The integration of iAtros into Avi Heart is revolutionary, as it now enables 360-degree hybrid care for heart patients."
Avi Medical aims to drive a change in healthcare
With Eckhardt Weber, Managing Partner of Heal Capital, one of the Avi investors also speaks out:
"From the beginning, we were convinced that Avi was the only player in the European market capable of rethinking healthcare. In the future, AI and physicians will work hand in hand to provide the best patient care. Avi is the first company to actually implement this vision and bring it to market. By acquiring iAtros, Avi is further expanding its technology leadership."
With the complete digitalization of primary standard care, Avi Medical has reached the next level of its corporate development. According to the Startups Since its launch, over 100,000 patients have used the Avi Medical app as an extension of their doctor. A key component of the digital transformation is the collaboration between doctors and the fully automated digital co-pilots in the practice. This system manages workflows, creates individualized treatment plans for patients, and coordinates appointment management.
Lata dares to look ahead:
"Thanks to digital technologies, healthcare is shifting from a reactive to a proactive model. The future of patient-centered digital medicine will go far beyond simply treating disease and will guide individuals toward a healthier lifestyle. Technology and data converge, freeing up valuable time for physicians while enabling better, personalized, and continuous treatment. Digital tools are healthcare's superpowers, and only with them will the urgently needed transformation in healthcare succeed."
