Digital Health and Health tech
Making healthcare more effective, efficient, equitable and sustainable
Examples of our work
Digital healthcare ecosystem build
We applied our proven Leap by McKinsey business-building methodology to help a leading healthcare provider in India develop an omnichannel patient ecosystem covering five core healthcare offerings: at-home diagnostics, condition management, health records, medicine delivery, and virtual consultations.
The platform brings distinctive and unique propositions like hyperlocal express-medicine delivery and leverages physical networks and assets. It has since become the fastest-growing omnichannel ecosystem in India with over ten million users registered within 15 months from launch.
International market expansion and launch
A small health tech start-up with a proprietary diagnostics platform, commercialized with a small academic customer group, was ready to launch its products to a broader market. We supported the organization by developing an international expansion strategy and creating a financing strategy to fund its expansion plans.
As a result, the company hit its growth targets through a successful international launch using our proprietary model to focus on high-potential markets. Using the newly developed strategy and a three-year implementation plan, the company was able to triple its valuation and raise significant new financing to support further expansion.
Co-designed robot for minimally invasive surgery
Distalmotion, a Swiss medical-device start-up created its own surgical robot to address challenges faced in todays robotics surgery. After several years of working on the concept, Distalmotion reached out to our McKinsey Design colleagues to help bring the concept to life in a way that would optimize the user experience. Read the full scale of our impact here.
Design of an intuitive experience to democratize mental health assessment and peer support
We teamed up with a start-up with the mission to improve the ecosystem of mental health care to improve the experience of the online service and peer support for patients. We conducted an experience audit and walkthroughs with users to suggest an improved design for mental health digital assessment and patient community. We also brought to life concepts to make the start-up’s digital therapeutics vision more tangible for investors.
Featured experts
Olivier Leclerc
Senior PartnerSouthern California
Serves a large range of pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical-products clients, from multibillion-dollar corporations to pre-IPO start-ups, on strategic and operational improvement opportunities
Alexandra Zemp
PartnerZurich
Focuses on supporting biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare organizations on accelerating performance across the entire value chain
Fangning Zhang
PartnerShanghai
Serves leading pharmaceutical and medtech companies across Greater China and leads R&D and the biotech service line for the region
Featured insights
Collection
The rise of health technology
Health technology continues to push the boundaries of how healthcare is delivered and has the power to create breakthroughs in our understanding of disease. This collection of articles and interviews explores the evolving role of health technology in the life-sciences sector and implications for key stakeholders. Contact us to learn more about our work in this field.
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Digital diagnostics: A path forward for IVD
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In vitro diagnostics players are being tested as their offerings are increasingly commoditized. Digital diagnostics offers a path to growth.
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Closing the data gaps in women’s health
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Life sciences innovation and healthcare advancement depend on data. Today’s data fails to offer a complete picture of women’s health. What can be done?
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Accelerating growth in medtech: The next surge in portfolio moves
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Large medtech companies are struggling with growth challenges and stagnant valuations. Could M&A and divestitures reset the trajectory?
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Germany’s e-health transformation makes uneven progress
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Our eHealth Monitor report shows solid uptakes of telemedicine and consumer health apps. But e-prescriptions, health data exchange, and patient use of electronic health records are lagging behind.
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Five ways that life science companies can build tech talent
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For life science companies to meet their digital ambitions, they must strengthen their technology skills. In a challenging market, the industry is uniquely positioned to shine.
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How the medtech industry can capture value from digital health
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Medtech companies could play a major role in the digital transformation of healthcare that is under way, but they will have to make some big changes to the way they operate—and fast.
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Using digital tech to support employees’ mental health and resilience
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Poor mental health takes a heavy toll on individuals and businesses. New digital solutions can help employers provide personalized support and make well-being a strategic focus for their organization.
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How could gene therapy change healthcare in the next ten years?
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Cell and gene therapies are at the forefront of innovation and transforming how we treat and potentially cure certain diseases. What will the next decade hold for these life-changing therapies?
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