SCHILLER Schweiz AG

What SCHILLER Schweiz AG does

SCHILLER Schweiz AG is a privately held Swiss distribution subsidiary headquartered in Obfelden, canton of Zurich, with a regional branch in Châtel-St-Denis serving French-speaking Switzerland. Founded in 1983 and operating under the leadership of Carlo Vilgertshofer, the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCHILLER AG (Baar, Switzerland) and trades medical technology devices for cardiac, pulmonary, and intensive care medicine. Its three core product categories — Diagnostics, Emergency Care/Monitoring/Resuscitation, and Software & Connectivity — are positioned as integrated system solutions under the "Art of Diagnostics" philosophy, emphasizing the interplay between device, software, and user.

The company's business model combines hardware sales of medical technology with consulting, training, and maintenance services delivered through a dedicated sales hotline, customer helpdesk portal, and TeamViewer-based remote support. Go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise field sales targeting healthcare providers in the Swiss market, with no disclosed pricing and no public contract vehicles. The company maintains a three-language digital presence (German, French, Italian), actively participates in industry trade shows across Europe, and operates under the Swiss commercial registry (UID CHE-108.064.866).

The entity is small (19 employees), does not publicly disclose revenue, holds no patents of record, and has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Its strategic role within the SCHILLER group is that of the Swiss local commercial and service arm, leveraging the parent company's product portfolio and 50+ year brand heritage.

Name

SCHILLER Schweiz AG

Legal name

SCHILLER Schweiz AG

Website

https://schiller-schweiz.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCHILLER Schweiz AG is a Swiss subsidiary of SCHILLER AG that distributes medical technology devices for cardiac, pulmonary, and intensive care diagnostics to healthcare providers across Switzerland, supported by consulting, training, and maintenance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Diagnostic Devices

NAICS

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42345)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiac Rhythm Management (Pacemakers, ICDs, CRT) (HLAHAFAC)

Keywords

• Medical diagnostic devices
• Cardiac care equipment
• Pulmonary diagnostics
• Emergency resuscitation equipment
• Medical software connectivity

Headquarters

HQ city

Obfelden

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Trading of medical technology devices for cardiac, pulmonary, and intensive care medicine. Revenue generated from the sale of diagnostic equipment, monitoring systems, and related medical hardware.
2. Service & Support: Consulting, training, and maintenance services provided to customers. This includes technical support via helpdesk, remote support capabilities (TeamViewer), and ongoing customer service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SCHILLER Schweiz AG trades medical technology devices for cardiac, pulmonary, and intensive care medicine, distributing a portfolio of diagnostic equipment, emergency monitoring/resuscitation devices, and software/connectivity solutions. The company complements its device sales with consulting, training, and maintenance services, acting as the Swiss distribution arm of parent company SCHILLER AG based in Baar.

Product overview

SCHILLER Schweiz AG offers a comprehensive portfolio of medical technology solutions organized into three core product categories: Diagnostic Products (Diagnostik), Emergency Care/Monitoring/Resuscitation (Notfall, Monitoring & Reanimation), and Software & Connectivity (Software & Vernetzung). The company positions itself around 'The Art of Diagnostics' — emphasizing the seamless interaction between device, software, and user as the foundation of their system solutions. As a Swiss subsidiary of SCHILLER AG, the company provides complete system solutions for cardiac, pulmonary, and intensive care medicine, with a focus on economics, customer-specific solutions, and user-friendliness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diagnostic Products (Diagnostik) Medical diagnostic devices and solutions for cardiac and pulmonary assessment, forming the core of SCHILLER's product portfolio for clinical diagnosis. Targeted at hospitals, clinics, and medical practices for heart and lung diagnostic procedures.
• Emergency Care, Monitoring & Resuscitation (Notfall, Monitoring & Reanimation) Emergency medical equipment for monitoring, resuscitation, and intensive care applications supporting life-saving interventions. Targeted at emergency departments, ICUs, and critical care providers.
• Software & Connectivity (Software & Vernetzung) Software solutions and connectivity systems that enable integration between medical devices, software platforms, and end users for comprehensive diagnostic workflows. Targeted at healthcare providers requiring integrated data management across diagnostic equipment.
• Consulting, Training & Maintenance Services Professional services including consulting, training, and maintenance delivered alongside medical device sales. Includes technical support via helpdesk portal and remote support via TeamViewer. Targeted at healthcare provider customers purchasing SCHILLER equipment.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SCHILLER AGcoreOthersSCHILLER Schweiz AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCHILLER AG, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. SCHILLER AG is the parent company and primary product supplier, providing the medical technology devices and solutions that SCHILLER Schweiz AG distributes in the Swiss market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Medtronic: Global medical device leader with cardiac diagnostics, patient monitoring, and emergency care solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for Swiss hospital cardiology and intensive care budgets, though at a much larger scale.
• GE HealthCare: Global medical device and diagnostics incumbent with extensive cardiology, respiratory, and patient monitoring portfolios. Comparable as a major competitor in the same hospital purchasing categories, though operating at much broader scale than SCHILLER Schweiz AG's Swiss-only distribution.
• Schiller AG: Parent company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. Manufactures the same cardiac, pulmonary, and ICU diagnostic devices that SCHILLER Schweiz AG distributes in Switzerland, but operates globally with its own sales channels in other markets. Comparable because it shares the same product DNA and customer base.
• Philips: Global health technology company with strong cardiology, respiratory, and connected care/ICU offerings. Comparable because it competes across the same diagnostic and monitoring categories and is a likely rival in Swiss hospital tenders.

Direct peers

• Dräger: Lübeck-based medical and safety technology company with strong focus on patient monitoring, anesthesia, and ICU/emergency care equipment. Directly comparable product overlap in emergency care, patient monitoring, and resuscitation, which is one of SCHILLER Schweiz AG's three core product categories.
• Mindray: Chinese medical device manufacturer with broad portfolio spanning patient monitoring, cardiology, and emergency care. Comparable as a direct competitor in mid-tier hospital diagnostic and monitoring equipment that SCHILLER Schweiz AG distributes in the Swiss market.
• Nihon Kohden: Japanese medical electronics company specializing in patient monitoring, cardiology diagnostics (ECG, Holter), and emergency care. Closely comparable to SCHILLER's diagnostic and emergency care/resuscitation portfolio targeting similar hospital and clinical customers.
• Spacelabs Healthcare: Specialist in patient monitoring and cardiology diagnostics (subsidiary of OSI Systems). Direct competitor in the patient monitoring and cardiac diagnostic categories that SCHILLER Schweiz AG serves in Swiss hospitals and clinics.

Emerging players

• Edan Instruments: Chinese medical device company expanding in Europe with patient monitoring, ECG, and diagnostic cardiology products. Comparable as an emerging competitor in the same diagnostic and monitoring categories serving hospital procurement in the EMEA region.

Regional players

• HOSPITEC Group: Swiss medical device distributor servicing hospitals and clinics in Switzerland. Comparable as a regional distribution peer with a similar business model (distributing third-party medtech products to Swiss healthcare providers), though with a different product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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