Interactive Health International (IHI)

What Interactive Health International (IHI) does

Interactive Health International (IHI) is a privately held Canadian edtech company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, founded in 2015 as a University of British Columbia (UBC) spin-off to commercialize the CyberPatient virtual training hospital platform. The company operates under the brand name CyberPatient and serves medical, nursing, and allied health students, along with the educational institutions that subscribe on their behalf.

The core product is a cloud-based, browser-delivered virtual hospital built on WebGL, HTML5, and AWS infrastructure, offering 130+ interactive AI-driven patient cases across 12 clinical specialty wards (CNS, Cardiac, ENT, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, OBGYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Respirology, Neoplasms, and Surgery). The platform simulates the full continuum of care, including history taking, physical examination, investigations, diagnosis, management, treatment, and follow-up, with four progressive competency levels and an Intelligent Tutoring System that produces AI-calculated performance scores. AI History Taking enables free-form conversational interactions with patient avatars, and the platform holds what the company describes as the only patent for Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) in medical education simulation.

IHI generates revenue primarily through annual institutional licenses priced at $240 USD per seat per year (with volume, multi-year, and regional discounts reducing this to $122-$192 per license) and through individual student subscription plans offered in Standard and Premium monthly tiers. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales to institutions, product-led growth through free trial cases and self-registration, community-led expansion via the CyberPatient Clinical Club and student referral program, and event-driven outreach through the Experts Series webinars and academic conferences. The company operates without disclosed venture funding and has received grant support from the National Research Council of Canada IRAP and the Canadian Space Agency for adapting the platform to deep space crew competency maintenance.

Name

Interactive Health International (IHI)

Legal name

Interactive Health International Inc.

Website

https://cyberpatient.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education Simulation Software

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Healthcare & Nursing Universities (Allied Health, RN-to-BSN, etc.) (EDAHALAF)

Keywords

• Medical simulation software
• Virtual patient training
• Clinical skills education
• Healthcare e-learning
• Interactive case studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Licensing: Annual licenses sold directly to educational institutions with volume-based, multi-year, and regional discounts. Base price $240 USD per license per year with discounts reducing cost to $122-192 per license.
2. Individual Student Subscriptions: Self-directed case-based learning plans for individual students not affiliated with subscribing institutions. Standard and Premium tiers available with flexible short-term and full-year options.
3. Prepaid Plan Discounts: Additional discounts available for institutions that opt for prepaid annual plans

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Interactive Health International (IHI) operates CyberPatient, a cloud-based 24/7 web virtual training hospital where medical, nursing, and allied health students practice complete clinical workflows (history taking, physical examination, investigations, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up) on 130+ interactive AI-driven patient cases spanning 12 specialty wards. The platform is sold through annual institutional licenses to medical schools and universities, as well as self-serve individual student subscription plans, with peer-reviewed evidence of effectiveness comparable to standardized patients.

Product overview

Interactive Health International (IHI) operates CyberPatient as a cloud-based virtual training hospital platform delivered via web browser. The core product, CyberPatient, offers 130+ interactive AI-driven patient cases across 12 clinical specialty wards (CNS, Cardiac, ENT, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, OBGYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Respirology, Neoplasms, and Surgery). The platform is sold through two primary commercial models: an annual institutional licensing program ($240/seat/year) providing per-seat access for students at subscribing medical and nursing schools with LMS integration, and individual student subscription plans (Standard and Premium tiers) offering self-directed access for unaffiliated learners. IHI also offers an obligation-free Institutional Data-Driven Trial program to facilitate adoption. The CyberPatient ecosystem extends to sub-brands including the Experts Series (global expert lecture program), the CyberPatient Clinical Club (student community), the Deep Space Crew Competency project (with NRC IRAP/CSA), the Canadian Virtual Medical University Initiative (CVMUI), and physical CyberPatient Centres at partner institutions. The platform is governed by Terms of Use (last updated January 2025) and a Privacy Policy (last updated July 2025).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CyberPatient Virtual Training Hospital: A 24/7 virtual hospital platform for medical students to practice clinical skills including history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment on interactive virtual patients.
• Experts Series
• CyberPatient Clinical Club (CCC)

Products and services

• CyberPatient Virtual Training Hospital A 24/7 web-based virtual hospital platform where medical, nursing, and allied health students practice clinical skills (history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up) on 130+ interactive AI-driven patient cases spanning 12 clinical specialty wards (CNS, Cardiac, ENT, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, OBGYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Respirology, Neoplasms, and Surgery). Features four progressive competency levels, AI-powered history taking, formative and summative assessments, cost-awareness analytics, and LMS integration.
• Institutional Licensing Program An annual per-seat licensing program for medical schools and healthcare institutions. Priced at $240 USD per license per year with volume discounts (20% off for 300+ students), multi-year discounts (2-5 years at 20% off), and regional developing-nations discounts (20% off). Includes full LMS integration support, faculty training on CyberPatient dashboards, curriculum integration assistance, and AI History Taking classes.
• Student Subscription Plans (Standard and Premium) Individual self-paced subscription plans for students. The Standard Plan provides access to all 130+ cases with unlimited attempts and AI History Taking. The Premium Plan adds unlimited AI training, advanced history-taking simulations, and priority support. Both plans include the Educational Resource Library with thousands of competency-based resources across clinical, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and surgical skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89.9% of students reported high impact on knowledge and experience (Kazan State Medical University survey)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Tbilisi Medical Academy (Georgia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Research partnership with Dr. Ekaterina Kldiashvili on simulation platforms as research skills development tools within medical curricula.
• Canadian Space Agency (CSA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership to develop CyberPatient for deep space travel to help medical crews maintain clinical competencies during extreme duration isolation missions.
• CanHealth InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Canadian non-profit founded by Dr. Qayumi in 2013 to equalize health education globally. Provides free access to CyberPatient for developing nations. Partners with IHI to support Ghalib University and other institutions.
• Ghalib University (Afghanistan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Opened CyberPatient Centre for Education and Research in September 2022. Houses 15 computers with high-speed internet for virtual hospital training. Partnership with CanHealth and IHI.
• Students Network Organization (SNO)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Autonomous body within TUFH (Network: Towards Unity For Health) in official WHO relationship. Partnership for educational content and student engagement.
• Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Iran)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Research collaboration presenting at Ottawa Conference 2022 on clinical decision-making skills. Quasi-experimental study with nursing students published.
• Al Sadiq International Virtual University (SIVU)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022International virtual university partnership for webinar collaboration on enhancing online learning in healthcare education.
• Kazan State Medical University (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Published research showing 89.9% student satisfaction with platform. Survey conducted during COVID-19 pandemic on virtual simulation effectiveness.
• University of British Columbia (UBC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015UBC spin-off company established in 2015 to redevelop CyberPatient for commercial market. Academic support partner with Dr. Qayumi serving as Professor of Surgery. UBC Centre of Excellence for Simulation Education and Innovation founded by Dr. Qayumi.
• Vancouver Coastal HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Regional health authority providing academic support. Dr. Qayumi serves as Chair of Technology-Enabled Learning. Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute spin-off company.
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015National specialty medical body providing academic support and endorsement. Dr. Qayumi serves as Regional Director. Featured in Royal College's Specialty Scoop podcast.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CyberPatient
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEj2tqg03fIKKCxtv5TrNKQ/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/CyberPatientApp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyberpatient
• Instagraminstagram.com/cyberpatient

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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