Neuchatel Lung League

What Neuchatel Lung League does

The Ligue pulmonaire neuchâteloise (LPNE) is a Swiss nonprofit association founded on March 15, 1906 (originally as the Ligue contre la tuberculose) that delivers multidisciplinary respiratory healthcare across the canton of Neuchâtel. Operating from four facilities—the Neuchâtel headquarters, regional offices in La Chaux-de-Fonds and Couvet (co-located with a hospital), and the L'Air DuPeyrou day center for elderly beneficiaries—LPNE provides therapeutic education, medical therapeutic training (MTT), dyspnea and tobacco-cessation programs, CPAP therapy, oxygen therapy, home mechanical ventilation, integrated psychotherapy (UPI), dietary consultations, adapted physical activities, tuberculosis screening, and workplace prevention workshops. Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer with physician referrals, supplemented by free professional training for medical cabinets, EMS facilities, and home-care providers as well as enterprise sleep-and-vigilance workshops.

LPNE's service architecture is anchored on the provision and management of branded respiratory medical equipment—ResMed AirMini, AirSense 10/11, AirCurve 10, Lumis; Philips DreamStation; Lowenstein Prisma lines; Stellar 150; CoughAssist E70—and oxygen concentrators from multiple vendors (Eclipse 5, Everflo, Kröber, SimplyGo, Inogen Rove 6, etc.). Around this equipment core, the organization bundles clinical, psychosocial, nutritional, and physical-activity services delivered in-office and via home visits, including liquid-oxygen delivery to patients in isolated valleys. Distribution channels are direct and physical: appointments at LPNE offices and home-visit field services. The association publishes the VIVO magazine twice yearly (April and October) to approximately 60,000 patients and runs member-based patient support groups including PASAS (sleep apnea self-help), Bulle d'Air social outings, and monthly APA outings.

Revenue is generated primarily through reimbursements under Swiss mandatory health insurance (LAMal) for therapeutic education, oxygen therapy, home ventilation, physiotherapy, and psychotherapy, with supplementary CHF 10 annual individual memberships, activity-based contributions from active members, and charitable donations. The nonprofit reinvests all surplus into patient services and has no external shareholders. LPNE is affiliated with the national Ligue pulmonaire suisse and operates as a coordinated care network linking patients, healthcare professionals, and partner institutions (RHNe hospital network, ANEMPA since 2015, Caritas since 2016, HES-SO physiotherapy program, NOMAD, AROSS, Info-Entraide NE, Rése

Name

Neuchatel Lung League

Legal name

Ligue pulmonaire neuchâteloise

Website

https://lpne.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LPNE is a Swiss nonprofit respiratory healthcare association in the canton of Neuchâtel delivering multidisciplinary care—therapeutic education, CPAP and oxygen therapy, home ventilation, psychotherapy, dietary support, and adapted physical activities—to chronic respiratory disease patients and training for healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Respiratory Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Providers (DME-Integrated) (HLAFAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Ventilation, Oxygen Therapy & Respiratory DME Clinical Management (HLAKANAM), Home Respiratory & Ventilator Care (Skilled) (HLADAFAI), Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Equipment (Oxygen, CPAP/BiPAP, Nebulizers) (HSABAKAD)

Keywords

• Respiratory healthcare services
• Pulmonary disease management
• Home respiratory care
• CPAP therapy services
• Therapeutic education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuchâtel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare service reimbursements (LAMal): LPNE generates revenue primarily through reimbursable healthcare services covered under Swiss mandatory health insurance (LAMal), including therapeutic education, CPAP therapy, oxygen therapy, home ventilation, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, and dietary consultations.
2. Membership contributions: Active members pay activity-based fees for psychosocial group services. Individual members pay a CHF 10 annual membership fee. Revenue is reinvested into the association's mission and public-interest projects.
3. Donations: As a nonprofit association, LPNE accepts donations from the public to support its charitable mission and supplementary services not covered by health insurers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LPNE delivers multidisciplinary respiratory healthcare including therapeutic education, medical therapeutic training, dyspnea management, tobacco cessation, sleep counseling, psychosocial support, integrated psychotherapy, and provision/maintenance of CPAP, oxygen therapy, home mechanical ventilation, bronchial clearance, and nebulizer equipment. Services are delivered through office consultations, home visits (including oxygen delivery to remote valleys), adapted physical activities, dietary consultations, prevention programs, tuberculosis screening, and an elderly day center, with most clinical services reimbursed via Swiss mandatory health insurance (LAMal).

Product overview

Neuchatel Lung League (LPNE) is a non-profit healthcare association providing a comprehensive range of respiratory health services. The organization offers a unified service portfolio centered on pulmonary healthcare: therapeutic services (MTT, dyspnea, tobacco cessation, sleep), psychosocial support, integrated psychotherapy, home respiratory equipment (CPAP, oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation), home care organization, adapted physical activities, dietary consultations, prevention programs, and a day center for elderly. The core offerings include direct patient care services, medical device provision and management, professional training, corporate wellness workshops, and screening/diagnostic services. The organization functions as a coordinated care network connecting patients, healthcare professionals, and partner institutions across the Neuchâtel canton.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Air DuPeyrou: Day center for people of AVS (Swiss old-age insurance) age, located at Avenue DuPeyrou 8, 2000 Neuchâtel
• Unité de psychothérapies intégrées (UPI)
• Club Bulle d'Air

Quantifiable outcome

• Patients treated and accompanied significantly improve their quality of life (as reported by LPNE in sleep apnea and chronic disease context)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NOMADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLPNE and NOMAD meet regularly and implement collaboration projects, particularly in the area of prevention. NOMAD is a home care and support organization in the canton.
• RHNe – Réseau hospitalier neuchâteloiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Neuchâtel hospital network for patient referrals, sleep center collaboration, and coordinated care for complex respiratory cases.
• CaritasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership formalized in late 2016 to jointly promote support and assistance to families and relatives of people suffering from chronic progressive respiratory diseases requiring palliative care.
• ANEMPA (Association neuchâteloise des établissements et maisons pour personnes âgées)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership created in 2015 for oxygen therapy follow-up. Dozens of ANEMPA EMS residents have benefited from services defined in the convention. Collaboration is very positive at all levels.
• MedicentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnne Bramaud du Boucheron, IPA care pathway coordinator, exchanges with LPNE therapists and psychosocial service. Complex situations are addressed interdisciplinarily to provide optimal care organization.
• HESAVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHESAV (HES-SO) physiotherapy students receive training from LPNE professionals on respiratory therapy (sleep apnea, mechanical ventilation, therapeutic education). LPNE is also a regular internship location hosting 3 students per year.
• AROSSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAROSS and LPNE collaborate on promoting home care for patients and developing a communicating and efficient care network.
• SNM (Swiss Nurses Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular contacts with SNM for continuing professional education and respiratory disease prevention.
• Info-Entraide NEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Neuchâtel self-help information center.
• Permanence VoltaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular fruitful exchanges with Permanence Volta, a 7/7 medical-surgical center.
• Médecins de famille Neuchâtel (MFNe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMFNe groups primary care physicians in the canton of Neuchâtel for referrals and coordinated patient care.
• Réseau de Soins NeuchâteloisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated care network linking physicians, patients, and health insurers contractually in the canton.
• CardiosportsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiovascular maintenance group for Neuchâtel and surroundings. Joint activities include aquagym and Nordic Walking organized with LPNE.
• MedbaseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedbase is a Swiss healthcare provider group with medical centers.
• Promotion Santé SuissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREAS regional antennas are supported by Promotion Santé Suisse and initiated by GELIKO (Swiss Conference of Health Ligues) in various cantons. The REAS antenna opened in 2026 at LPNE addresses complex chronic cases.
• Ligue neuchâteloise contre le cancercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Neuchâtel cancer league for the REAS regional antenna dedicated to complex cases.
• Ligue pulmonaire suissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLPNE is affiliated with the Swiss Lung League which operates the Tuberculosis Competence Center, publishes VIVO magazine, and coordinates national respiratory health campaigns.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lungenliga Zürich: Cantonal lung league in Zürich offering a comparable respiratory services portfolio to LPNE under the same operating model and regulatory environment. Direct German-speaking sister organisation.
• Lungenliga beider Basel: Cantonal lung league serving Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft with comparable service portfolio, nonprofit structure, and multidisciplinary respiratory care delivery model.
• Spitex Schweiz: National umbrella organisation for Swiss home-care services, coordinating clinical and non-clinical home-based care across cantons. Comparable service model (home visits, multidisciplinary teams, regional delivery) and directly partnered with LPNE for home respiratory care.
• Ligue neuchâteloise contre le cancer: Cantonal cancer league in Neuchâtel that partners with LPNE on the REAS regional antenna for complex chronic cases. Same organisational structure (cantonal health league, LAMal-reimbursed, multidisciplinary services) and direct operational peer.
• Ligue pulmonaire vaudoise: Sister cantonal lung league in canton Vaud with a comparable service portfolio (home oxygen, CPAP therapy, sleep apnea support, smoking cessation) under the same LAMal reimbursement framework. The closest French-speaking peer in structure, funding model, and regulatory environment.
• Ligue pulmonaire suisse (Lungenliga Schweiz): National umbrella federation for Swiss cantonal lung leagues; operates the Tuberculosis Competence Center, publishes VIVO magazine, and coordinates national respiratory campaigns. LPNE is a cantonal affiliate, making this its most direct structural peer at the national level.
• Lungenliga Bern: Cantonal lung league in Bern providing respiratory health services under the Swiss healthcare reimbursement framework. Comparable structure to LPNE as a cantonal-level nonprofit with multidisciplinary LAMal-reimbursed services.

Regional players

• Asthma + Lung UK: UK respiratory health nonprofit formed by the merger of British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK, providing patient information, advocacy, and support for chronic respiratory conditions. Comparable operating model as a single-disease-focused nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Suisse: Major Swiss nonprofit providing palliative care and social services, partnered with LPNE since late 2016 for palliative respiratory care. Comparable as a multi-service, multi-canton nonprofit healthcare/social service provider with broader scope.

Others

• Medbase: Swiss healthcare provider group operating medical centres and integrated care services across multiple cantons. Partner of LPNE (and referenced in its partnerships list) and comparable as a broader Swiss healthcare services operator within the same primary-care ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/liguepulmonaireNE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lpne
• Instagraminstagram.com/liguepulmonaire_neuchateloise

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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