Chili GmbH

What Chili GmbH does

Chili GmbH, operating under the brand NEXUS / CHILI, is a German healthcare IT software vendor headquartered in Dossenheim near Heidelberg. Founded around 1999, the company develops web-based medical imaging and information management systems, primarily Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), Radiology Information Systems (RIS), and Vendor Neutral Archives (VNA) for hospitals, radiology departments, university medical centers, and cancer research institutions. Its modular product portfolio also includes digital pathology (PATHO-PACS), a patient portal (NEXUS / PORTAL), a RöV-compliant teleradiology solution for remote nighttime/weekend readings, and the TKmed® cross-facility telemedicine platform. All solutions are DICOM-compliant and designed for multimedial data handling (DICOM, non-DICOM, biosignals, video, documents), with mobile viewing on iOS and Android and BSI C5 Type 1-certified cloud services. The company positions AI integration into radiology workflows as a strategic focus, highlighted at DMEA 2026.

The company's revenue model is based on licensed software and recurring subscriptions for its imaging platform modules, supplemented by professional services for implementation, digitization consulting, and ongoing technical support. Distribution is enterprise-direct via a dedicated sales department (Vertrieb) targeting German healthcare institutions, with cross-border reach enabled through the NEXUS AG corporate group, which has subsidiaries in France, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, and Spain. With approximately 100 employees and over 25 years of operating history, Chili GmbH functions as a mid-sized, privately-held specialist in the German/European radiology IT market, competing against larger generalist HIS/enterprise imaging vendors by leveraging deep regulatory compliance (RöV, DIN 6868-159, BSI C5) and a long-tenured reference base that includes university hospitals (Mannheim, Bonn, Universitätsmedizin Mainz) and hospital groups (Hirslanden, Kliniken Südostbayern).

Name

Chili GmbH

Legal name

NEXUS / CHILI GmbH

Website

https://chili-radiology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chili GmbH (NEXUS / CHILI) is a German healthcare IT vendor providing DICOM-compliant PACS, RIS, VNA, teleradiology, digital pathology, and patient portal software to hospitals, radiology departments, university medical centers, and cancer research institutions across Germany and select European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Imaging Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms (HLACAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Aggregation, Interoperability & APIs for RPM (FHIR/IoMT Gateways) (HLACAFAO), Cardiology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAB)

Keywords

• Medical imaging software
• Radiology information systems
• Picture archiving systems
• Teleradiology services
• Vendor neutral archive

Headquarters

HQ city

Dossenheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Healthcare software solutions including PACS, RIS, VNA, and portal systems offered as licensed software to medical facilities. Modularity allows scaling with customer needs.
2. Professional Services: Consulting and support services for digitization strategies, implementation, and ongoing technical support for healthcare institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chili GmbH (NEXUS / CHILI) develops and sells integrated software for radiology and medical imaging disciplines, including PACS, RIS, VNA, teleradiology, telemedicine, and a patient portal. The modular portfolio is licensed to hospitals, university medical centers, and cross-facility healthcare networks primarily in Germany and selected European markets, with revenue from software licenses/subscriptions and professional services.

Product overview

NEXUS / CHILI develops an integrated software portfolio for radiology and medical imaging disciplines. The modular architecture combines core products including Radiologie PACS for radiology image management, Pathologie PACS for digital pathology, NEXUS / RIS for radiology information workflow, and NEXUS / VNA as a vendor-neutral central archive. AI capabilities are offered as an integrated add-on. The NEXUS / PORTAL provides cross-facility patient engagement, while Teleradiologie enables remote radiology readings compliant with German regulations. TKmed® connects facilities ranging from general practitioners to university hospitals for cross-institutional multimedia patient record exchange. The Portal-Downloader extends portal functionality for offline access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEXUS / PORTAL: Patient portal solution for clinical workflow management and patient engagement.
• NEXUS / RIS
• NEXUS / VNA
• TKmed®
• PATHO-PACS

Products and services

• Radiologie PACS Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) for radiology, managing workflow and data from all imaging modalities in radiological departments. Designed for hospitals, radiology departments, and medical facilities.
• Pathologie PACS (PATHO-PACS) Digital pathology system enabling image viewing, reporting, electronic archiving, and consolidation of all case-relevant information in pathology. Built for pathology departments transitioning to digital workflows.
• NEXUS / RIS Radiology Information System for managing radiological workflows, scheduling, and patient data within imaging departments. Targeted at radiology departments in hospitals and clinics.
• NEXUS / VNA Vendor Neutral Archive providing a centralized, multi-tenant image archive across distributed healthcare facilities. Supports enterprise-wide image storage and retrieval for multi-site hospital networks.
• NEXUS / PORTAL Patient portal providing transparency in treatment processes, automating clinical workflows, and delivering digital check-in and engagement for patients and clinical staff. Used by hospitals such as Johannesstift Diakonie and Universitätsmedizin Mainz.
• Teleradiologie Teleradiology solution compliant with German RöV regulations and DIN 6868-159, providing web-based image distribution for nighttime and weekend coverage by remote radiologists.
• TKmed® Telemedicine platform connecting medical facilities from general practitioners to university hospitals for cross-facility multimedia electronic health records with integrated image viewing.
• Künstliche Intelligenz (AI) Artificial intelligence solutions integrated into the radiology workflow for diagnostic assistance and workflow optimization. Highlighted as a key product theme at DMEA 2026 for KI integration in radiology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% faster processing for certain workflows

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NEXUS AG GroupcoreOthersNEXUS / CHILI GmbH operates as part of the NEXUS AG corporate group, which has subsidiary operations in France, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, and Spain, enabling cross-border healthcare IT solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sectra: Swedish vendor of PACS, RIS, and VNA for radiology and pathology, with strong presence in Northern Europe and a comparable modular enterprise imaging philosophy aimed at multi-site hospitals.
• Visage Imaging: Sells an enterprise imaging platform (PACS, RIS, VNA) with server-side rendering and AI integration — directly comparable to Chili's web-based, AI-ready imaging architecture for radiology departments.
• Carestream Health: Provides PACS/RIS and enterprise imaging solutions used by hospitals globally, including in Germany, with a comparable web/mobile image distribution story and hospital radiology workflow focus.
• Agfa HealthCare: Agfa HealthCare offers an Enterprise Imaging Platform that combines PACS, RIS, VNA, and reporting — directly mirroring Chili's integrated imaging suite for hospitals and radiology departments, and competing head-to-head in the DACH and broader European market.
• Medavis: German radiology IT specialist providing RIS and workflow solutions to radiology practices and hospitals in the DACH region, with comparable target customers and German-language workflow depth.
• INFINITT Healthcare: Provides PACS, RIS, and VNA solutions to hospitals and imaging centers with European and global presence, overlapping directly with Chili's core radiology enterprise imaging portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Healthineers: Large incumbent offering syngo PACS and a broad enterprise imaging portfolio alongside imaging hardware, AI, and digital health — competing with Chili in German hospital PACS tenders but operating at materially greater scale and product breadth.
• Dedalus: European healthcare IT vendor offering radiology, RIS, and diagnostic imaging modules within a broader hospital information system portfolio, frequently competing in DACH and Southern European tenders that Chili targets.
• Philips (Diagnostic & Monitoring): Provides Vue PACS and enterprise imaging as part of a broader diagnostic and patient monitoring portfolio, often bundled with modalities and informatics — a frequent competitor in multi-modality hospital imaging contracts.
• GE HealthCare: Offers Centricity PACS and an enterprise imaging suite within a vast medical imaging and diagnostics portfolio — competes for German and European hospital contracts against Chili on scale and integrated modality-plus-software offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3021136

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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