South Collab Health

What South Collab Health does

South Collab Health (SCH) is a collaborative movement founded in 2022 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, operating as a quadruple helix network that unites academia, companies, civil society, and government to foster innovation in the regional healthcare ecosystem. The organization comprises approximately 80 member institutions — including hospitals (Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Hospital Ernesto Dornelles, GHC, Hospital Escola UFPel), universities and their technology parks (PUCRS/Tecnopuc, UFRGS/Parque Zenit, UCPel, Pelotas Parque Tecnológico), medical device companies (Lifemed, Freedom), startups, and public-sector bodies (Sebrae RS, INOVA RS, APL Saúde Pelotas, FUNDMED) — and maintains a presence across all eight regions of the state.

The underlying model is an ecosystem facilitation platform rather than a software product: SCH generates value by connecting members, organizing technical missions and panel discussions, hosting innovation arenas at events such as Fenadoce's SebraX, and coordinating joint initiatives like the INOVA RS-backed Health UX Lab with Lifemed and UCPel. Core technology is limited to a WordPress-based website, LinkedIn, and Instagram presence, with no proprietary AI, app, or API offering documented.

The business model is membership-based and quasi-civic: SCH originates from organized civil society and operates with a 5-person coordination team on negotiated, undisclosed terms with member institutions, supplemented by in-kind and grant support from public partners. There is no evidence of venture funding, pricing, revenue, or paid product lines; growth is driven by onboarding new institutional members and expanding the network's regional and programmatic footprint.

Name

South Collab Health

Legal name

South Collab Health

Website

https://southcollabhealth.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South Collab Health is a 2022-founded quadruple helix collaborative network in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, uniting 80+ healthcare, academic, corporate, and government institutions to foster regional health innovation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare innovation network
• Health ecosystem collaboration
• Innovation facilitation services
• Regional health development
• Quadruple helix model

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio Grande do Sul

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Collaboration Services: South Collab Health functions as a collaborative network of 80+ institutions working together to foster health innovation. The organization generates value through connecting members, facilitating knowledge exchange, organizing missions and events, and promoting regional socioeconomic development in the healthcare sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

South Collab Health is a collaborative network of 80 healthcare institutions that facilitates health innovation across Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, using a quadruple helix model connecting academia, companies, civil society, and government. The organization delivers value through institutional onboarding, knowledge exchange programs, technical missions, panel discussions, networking events, and ecosystem mapping activities across the state's eight regions. It operates as a community/movement rather than a product company, focused on fostering entrepreneurship, business generation, and regional socioeconomic development in the healthcare sector.

Product overview

South Collab Health is a collaborative initiative (not a product company), functioning as a quadruple helix movement that brings together academia, companies, civil society, and government to foster innovation in healthcare across Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Established in 2022, the group comprises approximately 80 member institutions including innovation parks and centers, working to connect ideas, people, and organizations within the health ecosystem. The initiative focuses on promoting collaboration, entrepreneurship, and technological innovation rather than offering a specific software product or service platform.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Healthcare Innovation Network Membership Institutional membership service connecting 80+ healthcare institutions, universities, technology parks, startups, and government entities across the eight regions of Rio Grande do Sul through the quadruple helix model. Membership provides access to knowledge exchange, business generation, and partnership opportunities within the regional health innovation ecosystem.
• Innovation Ecosystem Missions and Technical Visits Organized technical missions and on-site visits to member institutions and regional innovation ecosystems (e.g., the Pelotas innovation ecosystem mission) for partnership development, business generation, and knowledge exchange. Missions include guided facility tours, panel discussions, and networking events for participating member institutions.
• Healthcare Innovation Panels and Discussion Forums Organized panel discussions and forums on topics such as hospital transformation through new technologies and practices, held at venues including the Arena da Inovação (SebraeX) at Fenadoce. Panels feature senior innovation leaders from member hospitals, universities, and companies for knowledge sharing and ecosystem dialogue.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Sebrae RScoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 June 2023Sebrae RS provides organizational support and resources for South Collab Health activities. Offered bus transportation for the Pelotas innovation ecosystem mission and hosts the Arena da Inovação (SebraeX) at Fenadoce where SCH panel discussions took place. Integral partner in ecosystem facilitation activities.
• Leonardo Reichow (Lifemed/APL Saúde Pelotas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGuided visits to Lifemed during Pelotas mission. Serves as President of APL Saúde Pelotas (Local Productive Arrangement) Board and coordinated SCH panel discussion. Key individual connector between member institutions.
• Hospital Moinhos de Vento (Atrion)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation center coordinator Thomas Troian participated in SCH panel on hospital transformation through technologies. Represents leading healthcare innovation hub in the network.
• Hospital Ernesto DornellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProjects and Innovation Manager Geraldo Aguiar participated in SCH panel discussions. Active member representing private hospital sector in the innovation network.
• Hospital Escola UFPelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal university hospital part of EBSERH network. Education and Research Manager Thiago Vieira Collares participated in SCH panel. Hosts clinical research center and simulation lab. Became part of collaborative innovation network in 2023.
• FUNDMEDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit foundation participating in SCH to promote health innovation initiatives in Rio Grande do Sul. Collaborates on ecosystem development activities.
• Tecnopuc (PUCRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology park from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul integrates South Collab Health as institutional member for cross-university innovation collaboration.
• GHC (Hospital Grupo Constructor)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital Grupo Constructor participates in South Collab Health network for healthcare innovation collaboration.
• Pelotas Parque TecnológicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology park in Pelotas integrates SCH network. Hosts startup incubators including UCPel Business Incubator, Incubadora Conectar, REINCSUL-IFSUL, and SENAC. Site of SCH startup pitch sessions during Pelotas mission.
• Parque Zenit and SEDETEC (UFRGS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology park and technology development company from UFRGS university system integrate South Collab Health network.
• UCPel (Universidade Católica de Pelotas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic university in Pelotas hosts Health Campus with simulation labs. Academic Vice President Ezequiel Megiato and Medicine Course Coordinator Cayo Moraes Lopes participated in SCH visits. Home to Health UX Lab project in partnership with INOVA RS.
• LifemedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading medical device manufacturer with 40+ years of experience. Products present in 2000+ hospitals nationwide. CMIO Diego Leite Nunes participated in SCH panel. Company expanding simulation lab through partnership with INOVA RS and UCPel.
• Freedom (Mobility Equipment)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational manufacturer of manual wheelchairs, motorized chairs, scooters, and electric elevators visited during Pelotas ecosystem mission. Represents healthcare equipment manufacturing sector in the network.
• APL Saúde PelotascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Productive Arrangement of health sector is an association of companies and institutions with mission to promote articulation, cooperation, and coordination of health sector actions for regional development. Serves as key local organizing body for Pelotas health ecosystem.
• INOVA RScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState innovation program partnering with Lifemed and UCPel on Health UX Lab project for simulation and evaluation of health technologies. Associated with APL Saúde Pelotas initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Medical Valley EMN: German healthcare cluster in the Nuremberg/Erlangen region bringing together research, industry, hospitals, and government under a formal cluster organization. Direct peer in model and structure — a regional collaborative network focused specifically on healthcare innovation.
• Life Sciences Hub Wales: Welsh government-backed organization supporting innovation and collaboration across health and life sciences with a similar mix of academic, industrial, and public-sector partners. Comparable in mission and structure as a regional innovation facilitator.
• Health Innovation Hub Wales: Welsh government-backed organization connecting academia, NHS, industry, and citizens to drive health innovation across Wales. Highly comparable in purpose (regional health innovation ecosystem), stakeholder composition, and quadruple helix-inspired model.

Broad incumbents

• EIT Health: European public-private partnership connecting academia, industry, and government to drive health innovation across Europe. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder health innovation network, though operating at continental rather than regional scale.
• MaRS Discovery District: Toronto-based innovation hub supporting health and life sciences startups through ecosystem partnerships with hospitals, universities, industry, and government. Comparable as a regional health innovation cluster orchestrator.
• Health Innovation Manchester: UK-based partnership that connects academics, NHS, industry and citizens to accelerate health innovation. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder healthcare innovation ecosystem with a similar quadruple-helix-style coalition structure, though at a national/system level rather than regional.

Peers

• Biominas Brasil:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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