Team - Exploris

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Peter Ruff

CEO & Founder

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Peter Ruff

CEO & Founder

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Peter Ruff is a digital health entrepreneur. Peter founded Exploris with the aim of enabling a transformation in healthcare through AI-based diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. After training as an engineer, he started his career in a Swiss industrial group and became CIO of the group. He then made an MBO of an IT company and was co-owner of the Ruf Group. Peter was also a member of the Board of Directors of Zürcher Kantonalbank from 2011 - 2023.

Caroline György

COO

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Caroline György

COO

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M.A. Business Administration, University of Zurich - Caroline is an experienced Business Development Manager in the pharmaceutical industry (Novartis/Sandoz), translating business strategies into market actions and establishing new sales strategies based on customer experience. She has a proven track record in identifying market opportunities and driving innovation. Caroline is responsible for managing health economic validation, reimbursement processes in various countries and evaluation of wholesalers such as diagnostic companies, medical laboratory companies and others.

Dr. Manuel Römer

Chief Strategy & Business Development

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Dr. Manuel Römer

Chief Strategy & Business Development

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Manuel possesses significant strategic and operational experience in the Healthcare industry. After his academic education in Business Administration and Economics at University of Bayreuth, Germany with Focus on Healthcare Management, eHealth and Marketing, Manuel gained many years of experience in Strategy, Business Development and operational Leadership in the area of Health Data Analytics through his work for F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. In his last assignment at a German Single Family Office, Manuel contributed to the growth and supervision of the direct investment portfolio of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Manuel is in charge for defining and implementing our strategy and identifying and executing new business opportunities.

Andrew Tsirkin

Data Science Expert

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Andrew Tsirkin

Data Science Expert

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Andrew has many years of experience in data analysis and modeling through various projects in healthcare and banking. He has extensive knowledge in the application of innovative technologies for data analysis, development, optimization, validation and calibration of data classification models. Andrew and his team pioneered the realization of the entire process of data analysis and modeling in a holistic approach that resulted in the proprietary AI-X platform.

Jonas Baer

CFO

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Jonas Baer

CFO

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Jonas is a CFO with over 15 years of experience in startups, SMEs, and corporations. As CFO and Director at Strategyzer from 2015 to 2021, a SaaS and training company co-founded by Dr. Alexander Osterwalder, he played a key role in driving significant growth and professionalizing its operations. Jonas co-founded two ICT startups, successfully raising capital from VCs and business angels for his first venture while establishing a sustainable and profitable business with his second.

Wendy Lang

Head of Organization & HR

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Wendy Lang

Head of Organization & HR

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Wendy has many years of experience as a personal assistant at C-level. She has previously worked in large healthcare companies, for the Clinic Director of Cardiac Surgery and the University Heart Center at the University Hospital Zurich as well as for the Clinic Director of Gynecological Oncology at Zollikerberg Hospital. Her core competencies include the coordination of administrative tasks and team leadership, collaboration and management of projects as well as the organization of events. Wendy is responsible for the CEO Office and HRM and supports the management with administrative, organizational and marketing tasks, the definition of new processes and the organization of events.

Alexander Büsser

Head of Product

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Alexander Büsser

Head of Product

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Alexander John Büsser serves as the Head of Product at Exploris Health. With a comprehensive background in computational precision medicine, digital health, and real-world evidence, he brings over 12 years of experience in the tech and biotech sectors, spanning from startup ventures to established blue-chip enterprises, across diverse geographical regions. Holding a postgraduate degree in Computer Science from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Büsser's proficiency in machine learning has earned him accolades for innovation and notable contributions to publications such as Nature Medicine.

Holger Stephan

Key Account Manager

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Holger Stephan

Key Account Manager

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Holger has extensive expertise in business development, marketing, and sales in the medical technology sector. With an M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine from Trinity College Dublin and an economics degree from TU-HSG, Switzerland, he excels at the intersection of science and business.
At Allergan's European headquarters in the UK, Holger managed international product launches, marketing, and sales teams. As Managing Director of Orthogen International GmbH, he oversaw the international dermatological and orthopaedics business. Holger later founded a boutique consultancy specializing in innovative medical technologies.
At Exploris Health he focuses on sales and business development at both industry and clinic levels.

Vanessa Kugler

Market Access Manager

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Vanessa Kugler

Market Access Manager

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M.Sc. Psychological Medicine and Mental Health, London Metropolitan University - Vanessa has extensive experience in the healthcare industry, particularly in product management and project leadership at Roche Diagnostics and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. She has successfully led interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement innovative and digital health solutions. In her previous roles, Vanessa worked in various indications in oncology, where she was instrumental in piloting and implementing algorithms for the early detection of cancer. At Exploris Health, Vanessa is responsible for market access and market development for the Cardio Explorer. She works closely with insurance companies, authorities and medical associations to secure reimbursement channels and thus give as many patients as possible access to our innovative product. She is also responsible for generating evidence through clinical and health economic studies in order to prove the added value of our products and increase acceptance in the healthcare system.

Jörg Remmel

Key Account Manager

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Jörg Remmel

Key Account Manager

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As a certified company health manager, Jörg has implemented a wide range of preventive measures for major clients and corporations. At Exploris Health, Jörg will drive forward the integration of Cardio Explorer into the German market and develop customer relationship management. He is responsible for sales, customer care and the acquisition of new customers.

José Fluguerto

Quality Manager

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José Fluguerto

Quality Manager

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With 7 years' experience in regulatory affairs for the medical device and in-vitro diagnostics industries, José has worked with European and UK manufacturers of software, hardware and electro-medical devices. His expertise extends to cardiology, light therapy and ophthalmic devices for which he developed and compiled technical documentation compliant with standards such as IEC 62304 and ISO/IEC 14971. He managed regulatory submissions, provided regulatory support and led audits according to ISO 13485 and EU legislation. José's role at Exploris Health is to ensure regulatory compliance while minimizing the impact on existing processes.

Mostafa Sabry

Software Engineering Team Lead

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Mostafa Sabry

Software Engineering Team Lead

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Mostafa has many years of experience and extensive expertise in software development and constantly monitors new technology trends. He has successfully implemented projects in various industries such as finance, e-commerce and hospitality, leading a team of software developers and driving innovation through his technical expertise. At Exploris Health, Mostafa is responsible for the development and deployment of full-stack applications, ensuring compliance with the latest technical standards and best practices.

Hazem Youssef

Senior Full-Stack Developer

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Hazem Youssef

Senior Full-Stack Developer

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Hazem has over 5 years of experience in software development, particularly in the creation of enterprise applications. He has also worked as a project manager for scalable web solutions for government and private clients and has supervised teams. He also works as an instructor and web session host in the full-stack nanodegree programme at Udacity. As a senior full-stack developer at Exploris Health, Hazem is jointly responsible for software development.

Clinical development

Prof. Michael Zellweger

Head of Noninvasive Cardiology, University Hospital Basel

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Prof. Michael Zellweger

Head of Noninvasive Cardiology, University Hospital Basel

Prof. Michael Zellweger is responsible for the clinical development of Cardio Explorer. Exploris and the cardiology department started collecting patient data to develop a model-based diagnostic solution for CHD diagnostics. Three prospective clinical studies were successfully completed.

Prof. Hans-Peter Brunner

Prof. for Cardiology at the Medical Center, University Hospital Maastricht

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Prof. Hans-Peter Brunner

Prof. for Cardiology at the Medical Center, University Hospital Maastricht

Prof. Hans-Peter Brunner is Head of the Department of Structural Heart Disease, Heart Failure Clinic and a clinical research specialist. Hans-Peter is lead partner of the joint EU Interreg project PASSION, which is developing a fundamentally new therapy for heart failure. Hans-Peter is leading the clinical development of the Heart Failure Explorer.

Prof. Dr. med. Winfried März

Director of the SYNLAB Academy and Professor at the Clinical Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, University of Graz, Austria.

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Prof. Dr. med. Winfried März

Director of the SYNLAB Academy and Professor at the Clinical Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, University of Graz, Austria.

Prof. Winfried März is principal investigator of the German LURIC study and a specialist in epidemiology and genetics of cardiovascular disease. He is active in various international bodies as an independent scientific advisor and vice-chairman of the D-A-C-H Society for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Winfried März supports Exploris in laboratory-related issues.

Corporate Health

Prof. Dr. Volker Nürnberg

Professor of Health Management at Allensbach University of Applied Sciences.

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Prof. Dr. Volker Nürnberg

Professor of Health Management at Allensbach University of Applied Sciences.

He has been involved in all facets of health economics for 20 years. Initially, he implemented operational concepts at statutory health insurance companies (as Managing Director at AOK and BKK until 2011). He was then an authorized signatory at the global HR consultancy Mercer and has been a partner at the auditing and consulting firm BDO since 2017. He has taught academically at the Technical University of Munich since 2007, received his first business administration professorship in 2011 and has been Professor of Health Management at Allensbach University of Applied Sciences since 2019. There he researches telemedicine, health and the internet, second medical opinions and current (corporate) healthcare policy. Volker Nürnberg is a member of various associations and supervisory boards and is one of the most sought-after speakers and authors on health topics in Germany.

Awards

DMEA nova Award 2024

Winner of the DMEA nova Award 2024

DMEA nova Award 2024

Winner of the DMEA nova Award 2024

The DMEA is Europe's leading event for digital health - where decision-makers from all areas of healthcare come together - from IT specialists to doctors, hospital and nursing managers and experts from politics, business and science.

The DMEA nova Award was presented for the first time at DMEA 2024. The award recognizes a start-up from the digital health sector that aims to advance digital healthcare with an outstanding idea or solution and has a correspondingly high impact.

With our AI-based multi-marker diagnostics, the Cardio-Explorer, we prevailed against numerous other start-ups and won the award in the field of "Using AI to improve care"!

German Medical Award 2023

2nd prize winner "Medical Innovation - Product Award"

German Medical Award 2023

2nd prize winner "Medical Innovation - Product Award"

The German Medical Award: the pulse of medical innovation and excellence. Since its introduction in 2015, this prestigious award has established itself as a beacon of recognition for exceptional contributions to medical care.

Exploris Health was awarded 2nd prize in the "Medical Innovation" category.

Digital Health Forum

HOT 5 Company

Digital Health Forum

HOT 5 Company

At the Digital Health Forum in London 2014, Exploris was rated as one of the HOT 5 companies in Digital Health. The new AI approach, implemented in Exploris' proprietary AI-X engine, enables the discovery of complex physiological relationships in medicine and the mastery of combinatorial complexity. AI will lead to a new generation of diagnoses and therapies in medicine.

IFAS Innovation Challenge

2. price 2018

IFAS Innovation Challenge

2. price 2018

At the 2018 IFAS Innovation Challenge, Exploris won second prize for Cardio Explorer, which detects narrowing in the heart arteries with greater accuracy than other routines available in primary care. This improves patient triage in primary care, optimizes referrals for further testing, and improves the healthcare delivery process.

Biolabs Prize Switzerland

Winner 2018

Biolabs Prize Switzerland

Winner 2018

In 2018, Exploris won the Swiss Biolabs Challenge. The innovative Cardio Explorer heart test offers unprecedented accuracy in detecting coronary artery disease in primary care. The jury consisted of University Hospital Basel, School of Life Sciences/Biotechnet Switzerland, Sensile Medical, Roche Diagnostics, Omya International, Ava Science, Bühlmann Laboratories, Swiss Biolabs Association and Basel Area Economic Development.

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Our team

Peter Ruff

Caroline György

Dr. Manuel Römer

Andrew Tsirkin

Jonas Baer

Wendy Lang

Alexander Büsser

Holger Stephan

Vanessa Kugler

Jörg Remmel

José Fluguerto

Mostafa Sabry

Hazem Youssef

Clinical development

Prof. Michael Zellweger

Prof. Hans-Peter Brunner

Prof. Dr. med. Winfried März

Corporate Health

Prof. Dr. Volker Nürnberg

Awards

DMEA nova Award 2024

German Medical Award 2023

Digital Health Forum

IFAS Innovation Challenge

Biolabs Prize Switzerland