Vigilitech
Vigilitech AG is a Swiss medical-device company that sells the MARTA ecosystem — a patented, contact-free capacitive sensor system plus web app for monitoring heart rate, breathing, and temperature in anaesthetised rodents — to academic, pharma, and CRO preclinical researchers worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersHeiden, Switzerland
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Vigilitech does
Vigilitech AG is a privately held Swiss medical-device company founded in 2016 by Dr. Marc Zünd during his PhD at ETH Zurich. The company designs, manufactures, and sells the MARTA ecosystem — a family of hardware and software products for contact-free vital sign monitoring of anaesthetised rodents used in preclinical research. Its core product, the MARTA Pad, is built on patented capacitive sensor technology that detects heart rate, breathing rate, and body temperature through the animal's fur without electrodes, and combines this with integrated infrared heating to prevent perioperative hypothermia. The Pad integrates with a web-based MARTA App via Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, and is extended through modular accessories including stereotaxic adapters (Mouse, Rat, Adapter Mouse), surgical platforms (MARTA Frame, MARTA Extension), anaesthesia induction chambers (MARTA Box, Heated Anaesthesia Boxes), and the MARTA Rec rectal temperature probe. A MARTA SpO2 oxygen-saturation probe is planned for 2025. The system is CE-marked and certified to IEC 60601, and is positioned for compatibility with the dominant stereotaxic frame brands (Stoelting, Kopf, RWD).
Vigilitech sells directly to academic, government, and pharmaceutical researchers worldwide, with quotes tailored in CHF, EUR, or USD; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The revenue model combines one-time hardware sales with a minimum three-month rental option and billable continuing-education services (webinars, in-lab Demo Days). Named users include Bayer AG, CHUV Lausanne, UZH, LMU Munich, ETH Zurich, University of Graz, MDC Berlin, DZNE Dresden, University of Utrecht, University of Geneva, ISTA Austria, University of Copenhagen, MPIMG, and a US-based CRO. The company operates from Winterthur, Switzerland with a team of approximately 10 people spanning R&D (hardware and software), product development, marketing, sales and application science, IT, and finance. Funding has come from three Venture Kick grants (2015-2016) and a 2024 SICTIC investment, with no disclosed institutional venture capital.
The go-to-market is education-led and relationship-driven: Vigilitech runs accredited webinars and in-person Demo Days at customer labs, leveraging named researcher testimonials and 3R-principle compliance messaging. Distribution is direct, augmented by a small network of unnamed local partners for buyers preferring in-region support. Geographic restrictions apply only to mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; the rest of Europe, the US, and adjacent preclinical markets are addressable.
Vigilitech firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Vigilitech
- Legal name
- Vigilitech AG
- Website
- https://vigilitech.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Vigilitech AG is a Swiss medical-device company that sells the MARTA ecosystem — a patented, contact-free capacitive sensor system plus web app for monitoring heart rate, breathing, and temperature in anaesthetised rodents — to academic, pharma, and CRO preclinical researchers worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Vigilitech industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Preclinical Research Equipment (Laboratory Animal Monitoring)
- NAICS
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Vital Signs Monitoring (Multi-parameter, Spot-Check & Continuous) (HLAHACAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Blood Oxygen & Respiratory Monitoring (Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, Spirometry) (HLAHACAD), Anesthesia & Airway Management Equipment (Workstations, Laryngoscopy, Ventilation adjuncts) (HLAHADAJ)
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Where Vigilitech is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Heiden
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Vigilitech business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Product Sales: Direct sales of MARTA ecosystem hardware including MARTA Pad, MARTA Frame, MARTA Extension, MARTA Stereotax add-ons, MARTA Box, Heated Anaesthesia Boxes, and MARTA Rec. Prices quoted in CHF, EUR, or USD.
- MARTA App (Included with Hardware): MARTA App is included with MARTA Pad purchase. No separate software licensing fee mentioned. Software updates included with purchase.
- Equipment Rental: MARTA Pad + App available for rental with a minimum three-month term. Additional months can be added as needed. Part of a rental agreement model.
- Webinars and Demo Days: Continuing education webinars and Demo Days offered as billable services, with certificates of completion provided. Tailored to customer lab needs.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Direct purchase — hardware (MARTA Pad, Surgery Add-ons, Anaesthesia Boxes) |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Rental — MARTA Pad + App |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Vigilitech product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Vigilitech designs, manufactures, and sells the MARTA ecosystem for contact-free vital sign monitoring in anaesthetised rodents used in preclinical research. The core MARTA Pad combines capacitive through-fur sensing of heart rate, breathing rate, and temperature with integrated infrared heating, and is sold alongside the MARTA App, surgery and stereotaxic add-ons, anaesthesia induction chambers, the MARTA Rec rectal temperature probe, and the forthcoming MARTA SpO2 oxygen-saturation probe. Products are offered to academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, and contract research customers worldwide through direct sales and selected local partners.
Product overview
Vigilitech offers the MARTA ecosystem, a unified platform for rodent vital sign monitoring and preclinical research. The core system consists of the MARTA Pad (contact-free monitoring device with integrated heating) and the MARTA App (web-based data management application). This platform is extended through specialized add-on modules including: MARTA Frame and MARTA Extension (heated and unheated surgical platforms for rats and mice), MARTA Box and standalone Heated Anaesthesia Boxes (induction chambers for anaesthesia management), MARTA Stereotax Adapter Mouse, MARTA Stereotax Mouse, and MARTA Stereotax Rat (stereotaxic surgery add-ons), MARTA Rec (rectal temperature probe), and MARTA SpO2 (oxygen saturation probe, upcoming 2025). All products carrying the MARTA name connect with the MARTA Pad to enable seamless vital sign monitoring and thermal regulation across laboratory setups.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MARTA: MARTA ecosystem for rodent vital sign monitoring, including MARTA Pad, MARTA App, MARTA Rec, MARTA SpO2, MARTA Box, MARTA Frame, MARTA Extension, and stereotaxic surgery add-ons.
- MARTA App
- MARTA Pad
- MARTA Rec
- MARTA SpO2
- MARTA Box
- MARTA Frame
- MARTA Extension
- MARTA Stereotax Adapter Mouse
- MARTA Stereotax Mouse
- MARTA Stereotax Rat
- Heated Anaesthesia Box Mouse
- Heated Anaesthesia Box Rat
Products and services
- MARTA Pad Patented, CE-marked and IEC 60601-certified contact-free vital sign monitoring pad for anaesthetised rodents. Uses capacitive sensor technology to measure heart rate, breathing rate, and body temperature through fur without electrodes, while simultaneously functioning as an infrared heating pad with closed-loop temperature control and an integrated local display. Targets preclinical researchers at universities, pharma, biotech, and CROs.
- MARTA App Web-based companion application included with the MARTA Pad that visualises, records, stores, and exports vital sign data via any browser on computer, smartphone, or tablet. Connects to multiple MARTA Pads via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, supports real-time alerts with customisable thresholds, multi-pad management, temperature regulation controls, data labelling (species, anaesthetic, procedure), CSV export, and two-step verification.
- MARTA Rec Flexible, sterilisable rectal probe that measures core body temperature with 0.1°C accuracy and connects to the MARTA Pad via micro-USB for closed-loop temperature control. Automatically switches heating feedback between rectal probe and surface sensor when the probe is inserted or removed.
- MARTA Frame Heated platform designed for rat preclinical surgeries that integrates with the MARTA Pad for vital sign monitoring and includes integrated suction for anaesthetic residue removal.
- MARTA Extension Non-heated platform for mouse preclinical surgeries that integrates with the MARTA Pad for vital sign monitoring and provides a stable hand rest for precision surgical work such as embryo transfers, with integrated suction for anaesthetic residue removal.
- MARTA Stereotax Adapter Mouse Adapter that converts rat stereotaxic frames for mouse surgeries, enabling contact-free vital sign monitoring when combined with the MARTA Pad.
- MARTA Stereotax Mouse Precision platform for stereotaxic surgeries on mice that enables contact-free vital sign monitoring when integrated with the MARTA Pad.
- MARTA Stereotax Rat Extension for rat stereotaxic U-shaped frames providing a heated base plate and contact-free vital sign monitoring when combined with the MARTA Pad.
- MARTA Box Anaesthesia induction chamber made of red transparent Plexiglas designed to be placed on the MARTA Pad, combining heating with vital sign monitoring during anaesthesia induction and recovery.
- Heated Anaesthesia Box Mouse Stand-alone heated induction chamber for mice made of red transparent Plexiglas, designed to prevent perioperative hypothermia during anaesthesia induction and recovery.
- Heated Anaesthesia Box Rat Stand-alone heated induction chamber for rats made of red transparent Plexiglas, designed to prevent perioperative hypothermia during anaesthesia induction and recovery.
- MARTA Pad + App rental Rental offering that bundles the MARTA Pad hardware with the MARTA App on a minimum three-month subscription term, with additional months available on request, for researchers who prefer not to purchase outright.
- Educational webinars and Demo Days Billable continuing-education sessions covering vital sign monitoring, anaesthesia management, hypothermia, and study protocol development, delivered as virtual webinars or in-person Demo Days in customer labs. Webinars conclude with Q&A and provide certificates of completion; Demo Days include theory, live MARTA demonstrations with animals, interactive data analysis, and Q&A.
Quantifiable outcome
- Less than 1% deviation from ECG gold standard
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Vigilitech
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Vigilitech technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability2 records
Feature5 records
Vigilitech partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Selected Local Partners (unnamed)minorVigilitech collaborates with selected partners for customers who prefer local assistance. These partners provide local support but the company name and specific partners are not publicly disclosed on the website.
- Stereotaxic Frame Manufacturers (Stoelting, Kopf, RWD)coreMARTA stereotaxic surgery add-ons are designed for compatibility with standard stereotaxic frames from Stoelting, Kopf, and RWD. These are the most commonly used frames in preclinical research. The MARTA add-ons allow researchers to use their existing stereotaxic equipment without replacement, integrating MARTA's vital sign monitoring into established workflows.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves3 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Vigilitech competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Harvard Apparatus: Long-established US manufacturer of preclinical and physiological research equipment, including small-animal surgery platforms, stereotaxic instruments, and vital sign monitoring tools. Directly comparable to Vigilitech as a primary supplier to the same academic and pharma rodent-research labs.
- Kent Scientific: Manufacturer of the PhysioSuite and SomnoSuite platforms for small-animal anaesthesia monitoring and thermal regulation. Directly competes with MARTA Pad in rodent vital sign monitoring during surgery and recovery in academic and pharma labs.
- BIOPAC Systems: Provides physiology data acquisition and analysis systems used widely in animal research, including ECG, respiration, and temperature monitoring in rodents. Closely comparable as a multi-parameter physiological monitoring vendor to the same research-lab customer base.
- ADInstruments: Global supplier of PowerLab and LabChart systems for life-science physiology research, including animal vital sign monitoring. Comparable as a multi-parameter physiology platform with associated software ecosystem sold to academic and pharma research customers.
- World Precision Instruments: Manufactures a broad catalog of preclinical research instruments including animal physiology monitors, temperature controllers, and surgical tools. Comparable as a multi-product supplier to the same rodent-research end market.
- Emka Technologies: Provides ECG, respiration, and telemetry systems specifically for preclinical animal research. Directly comparable in the rodent cardiovascular and respiratory monitoring category.
Emerging players
- Indus Instruments: Specializes in small-animal pulse oximetry and vital sign monitoring (e.g., MouseOx), overlapping with MARTA's heart rate and forthcoming SpO2 capabilities in the rodent research niche.
Broad incumbents
- Data Sciences International (DSI): Large, established provider of preclinical telemetry and physiological monitoring, now part of Harvard Bioscience. Broader portfolio and larger scale than Vigilitech but overlapping on rodent vital sign capture for pharma and academic research.
- Stoelting: Major manufacturer of stereotaxic instruments and a named integration partner of Vigilitech. Comparable as an established preclinical surgical-platform vendor serving the same neuroscience and animal-research end market.
Regional players
- RWD Life Science: China-headquartered supplier of animal research surgical and monitoring equipment, including stereotaxic frames compatible with MARTA. Comparable product set and end market but primarily competing in a different geography than Vigilitech's Europe/US focus.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses1 record
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Vigilitech social profiles
Digital presenceVigilitech compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Vigilitech financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Vigilitech leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
Vigilitech funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors2 records
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Vigilitech M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Vigilitech
What does Vigilitech do?
Vigilitech designs, manufactures, and sells the MARTA ecosystem for contact-free vital sign monitoring in anaesthetised rodents used in preclinical research. The core MARTA Pad combines capacitive through-fur sensing of heart rate, breathing rate, and temperature with integrated infrared heating, and is sold alongside the MARTA App, surgery and stereotaxic add-ons, anaesthesia induction chambers, the MARTA Rec rectal temperature probe, and the forthcoming MARTA SpO2 oxygen-saturation probe. Products are offered to academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, and contract research customers worldwide through direct sales and selected local partners.
Is Vigilitech a public or private company?
Vigilitech is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Vigilitech founded?
Vigilitech was founded in 2016. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Vigilitech based?
Vigilitech is headquartered in Heiden, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does Vigilitech make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Hardware Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are MARTA App (Included with Hardware), equipment Rental and webinars and Demo Days.
Who are Vigilitech's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Harvard Apparatus, Kent Scientific, BIOPAC Systems, ADInstruments, World Precision Instruments and Emka Technologies. Indus Instruments is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Data Sciences International (DSI) and Stoelting. RWD Life Science is listed as a regional player.
Does Vigilitech have an API?
No public API is recorded for Vigilitech.
What industry is Vigilitech in?
Vigilitech's product category is Preclinical Research Equipment (Laboratory Animal Monitoring). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHACAA, Vital Signs Monitoring (Multi-parameter, Spot-Check & Continuous), with a secondary code of HLAHACAD, Blood Oxygen & Respiratory Monitoring (Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, Spirometry). Its NAICS code is 334510 and its SIC code is 3841.