Incision

What Incision does

Incision is a Netherlands-based digital health company that builds a modular platform for surgical performance and online training, serving perioperative teams in hospitals, surgical education institutions, and sterile processing departments. Founded in 2014 by Prof. Dr. Theo Wiggers, Incision operates three core products: Incision Assist, a digital OR preparation platform with surgeon preference cards, 3D OR setup visualization, and EHR integration; Incision Academy, an accredited education library of 850+ courses endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons of England; and Incision MySPD, a digital competency and e-learning program for sterile processing teams. As of 2024 the company has applied AI across its platform for data modeling and workflow optimization, and in 2025 it launched EHR integration alongside the MySPD offering, signaling a shift from a content library toward an embedded clinical workflow layer.

The business runs on a quote-based enterprise SaaS model with annual subscriptions sold through direct field sales to hospitals and healthcare systems, supported by Customer Implementation Managers with operating-room experience. Incision serves 200+ hospitals across 18+ countries, with named customers including IJsselland Hospital, OhioHealth, Maria Middelares, MST, Tanner Health, and Owens Community College. Documented outcomes include a 15% reduction in OR turnover times at IJsselland, a 40% reduction in sterile processing error rates at OhioHealth, and 90% of staff reporting better preparedness at Maria Middelares. The company entered the US market in 2022, has regional leadership for BeNeLux and MEA, and has raised approximately €2.94M in grant funding (2016), €5M from SHS Capital and Rubio Impact Ventures (May 2021), and $7M in Series B (November 2023), alongside the 2021 acquisition of OK Learning.

Name

Incision

Legal name

Incision Group BV

Website

https://incision.care

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Incision is a Netherlands-based digital health company that sells a modular SaaS platform for perioperative teams, combining OR preparation (Incision Assist), accredited surgical education (Incision Academy), and sterile processing competency training (MySPD) to 200+ hospitals across 18+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Perioperative & Surgical Education Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Operating Room Integration & Surgical Informatics (OR control, documentation, connectivity) (HLAHADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Surgical, Perioperative & ERAS Pathway Tools (HLACAGAJ), Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

Keywords

• Perioperative software
• Surgical education platform
• Sterile processing training
• OR preparation software
• Accredited surgical courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Incision Assist Subscriptions: SaaS subscription model for hospitals and healthcare systems accessing the Incision Assist platform for perioperative preparation. Pricing appears to be institutional/site-based with enterprise contracts.
2. Incision Academy Subscriptions: Educational platform subscriptions for accredited courses in surgery, surgical technology, and perioperative care. Individual subscriptions available as noted in support documentation.
3. MySPD Program: Digital competency tracking and e-learning programs for sterile processing departments, offered as part of comprehensive SPD solutions.
4. Enterprise Licensing: Platform licensing to healthcare institutions for deployment across multiple sites and users within hospitals and healthcare systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Incision develops and licenses a B2B software platform that helps perioperative teams prepare for surgical cases and learn accredited surgical and sterile processing content. The platform is delivered through three products — Incision Assist (OR preparation with preference cards, 3D OR setup, EHR integration), Incision Academy (850+ accredited courses), and Incision MySPD (sterile processing education and competency tracking) — sold as institutional subscriptions to hospitals, healthcare systems, and education institutes.

Product overview

Incision is a modular surgical education and preparation platform comprising three core products: Incision Assist (digital OR preparation and preference card management with surgeon-specific protocols and 3D OR setup visualization), Incision Academy (accredited surgical education with 850+ courses), and Incision MySPD (sterile processing competency program). The platform serves perioperative teams worldwide, combining custom digital technology with accredited learning solutions to support confident surgical preparation and performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Incision Assist: The ConfidentOR™ Solution for Periop Teams. Helps periop teams confidently prepare for each surgical case and anticipate each surgeon's specific needs.
• Incision Academy
• Incision MySPD

Products and services

• Incision Assist Incision Assist is the ConfidentOR Solution for perioperative teams. It centralizes surgeon preference cards, 3D OR setup visualization, procedural protocols, materials lists, and EHR-synchronized content so OR teams can prepare confidently for each case. The product is sold as a SaaS subscription to hospitals and healthcare systems and is accessible via web and mobile app.
• Incision Academy Incision Academy is an education platform accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. It delivers 850+ accredited courses covering surgery, surgical technology, and perioperative care, with practical knowledge tailored to staff roles. The platform is offered via subscription to hospitals, healthcare systems, and education institutes, and supports surgical training, CME, and continuing education for individual learners.
• Incision MySPD Incision MySPD is the Standardized Digital Education and Competency Program for Sterile Processing. It combines a fully digital competency tracking software with three comprehensive e-learning programs (37 courses) covering instrument identification, reprocessing, and certification. The product supports certification, career growth, and performance management for sterile processing departments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% mean reduction in turnover time (p<0.001) after seven months of Incision Assist use across all service lines at IJsselland Hospital
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Tanner HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2025Tanner Health partnered with Incision USA on innovative OR solutions. Healthliant Ventures also partnered in this collaboration announced via Business Wire.
• Levi9coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Partnership with Levi9 enabled Incision to accelerate technical innovation and product development, ensuring robust and scalable platform that meets evolving needs of healthcare teams.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Osso VR: Osso VR provides VR-based surgical training and procedural rehearsal for surgeons, residents, and medical device teams. It overlaps directly with Incision Academy in immersive surgical education, though focused on VR rather than video.
• Touch Surgery (Medtronic): Touch Surgery, owned by Medtronic, is a digital surgical simulation and procedure-rehearsal platform used by surgical teams. It directly competes with Incision Academy in surgical video-based training and step-by-step procedure education.
• Proximie: Proximie offers a telepresence and augmented-procedure platform enabling remote proctorship and live surgical collaboration in the OR. It competes with Incision for OR-team digital workflow and surgical performance tooling.
• Surgical Science Sweden AB: Surgical Science develops virtual reality simulators and digital training solutions for medical professionals and medical device companies. It is comparable to Incision Academy in providing standardized, accredited surgical education content and simulators.
• FundamentalVR: FundamentalVR builds haptics-enabled VR simulations for surgical training and procedure rehearsal, selling to healthcare institutions and medical device firms. It competes with Incision's accredited procedural and perioperative education content.
• ExplORer Surgical (GHX): ExplORer Surgical, now part of GHX, provides interactive surgical playbooks and real-time procedure workflow tools for OR teams. It is a direct best-of-breed competitor to Incision Assist for preference-card and OR prep workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Health (Cerner): Oracle Health bundles EHR and perioperative functionality at large hospital systems, including preference cards and OR documentation. Incision competes for the same perioperative workflow budget but lacks the system-of-record advantages of an EHR suite.
• Picis (Optum): Picis, part of Optum, is an incumbent perioperative IT suite covering scheduling, anesthesia, and OR documentation. It overlaps with Incision Assist at health systems already running Picis perioperative modules.

Emerging players

• VirtaMed: VirtaMed develops high-fidelity surgical and interventional simulators used by hospitals and medical device firms for procedural training. It overlaps with Incision Academy in accredited surgical skills education.

Regional players

• SurgicalPerformance: SurgicalPerformance is an Australia-based surgical outcomes and performance tracking platform used primarily in ANZ markets. It is comparable to Incision's surgical performance and preference-management tooling but largely regional to Australia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/incisionacademy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/incisionacademy
• Facebookfacebook.com/incision.care
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/incision-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/incision.care

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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