Why I'm reaching out
x-cardiac has achieved what most health-tech startups only dream of: MDR-certified, clinically validated products — published in The Lancet and Nature — that genuinely improve outcomes in cardiac ICUs. That foundation is extraordinary.
AI-assisted clinical processes have enormous potential to reduce errors, relieve cognitive burden, and ultimately save lives. But that potential is only realized when the people who need to act on it — nurses, physicians, clinical staff — actually trust and use it. In high-pressure clinical environments, even the best AI is invisible if the product experience fights the user instead of supporting them.
The gap between validated science and clinical adoption is almost always a product problem: integration depth, workflow fit, cognitive load, interface clarity. That's the intersection I've been working at for 20 years — and exactly where I'd like to help x-cardiac.
Alignment
The best clinical decision support is invisible. An AI-generated insight only saves a life if the right person acts on it — confidently, quickly, without hesitation. In high-stakes environments, friction isn't just annoying: it's dangerous. I have spent 20 years making complex data actionable for real users under real pressure. That is exactly what I build.
I think in user journeys, not just in technical architectures. I translate what an ICU physician needs into something an engineering team can ship in two-week cycles.
I have built engineering teams from 0 to 23. I know how to move from founder-driven decisions to structured, autonomous squads without losing velocity.
My wife is a neurologist in Potsdam. Healthcare is not an abstract market to me — it is the conversation at our dinner table. I have shipped real products in the space: a mental health app combining therapeutic expertise with practical tools, and a white-label platform for health insurance providers. I understand both the clinical and the regulatory reality.
The Deeper Pitch
Shadow ICU teams. Sit next to nurses and physicians using x-cardiac's products. Identify where predictions create trust and where they create friction.
Analyze how hospitals evaluate, purchase, deploy, and maintain the product. Find the drop-off points. Build a feedback loop between clinical reality and the engineering roadmap.
A real-time cardiac prediction displayed as a raw number means nothing. Displayed as a clear, contextual alert integrated into existing monitoring UI, it saves lives. I would invest heavily in the presentation layer.
Prepare the technical architecture and team structure for multi-hospital rollouts. Define SLOs, establish integration patterns, and ensure the platform operates reliably at 100 clinics, not just 10.
"The science is done.
Now build the product
that makes it irreplaceable."
Evolution
Led 23 engineers building connected hardware/software products — IoT architecture, device-to-cloud communication, firmware to mobile. Navigated the company through acquisition by a US investor.
Full ownership across industries — including health tech (mental health app soulx, health insurance platform for SDA SE) and AI-driven pricing products. From pitch to production.
Built the tech organization from zero to 14 engineers in 18 months. Shaped product strategy for major brands. Drove adoption of emerging tech — PWA, headless CMS, VR/AR.
Helped build and establish IBM iX Studio Hamburg from the ground up. Built IBM Watson cognitive prototypes and conversational UIs — before AI was mainstream. Bridged technical product management with cutting-edge AI research.