Amsterdam-based healthcare software company Incision has secured €4 million in funding from HERAN Partners through its HERAN HealthTech Fund II. The company develops software that helps operating room and sterile processing teams prepare for medical procedures and manage their work more efficiently.
The startup will use the new investment to expand its business in the United States and build more partnerships with medical technology companies. It also plans to further improve and develop its software platform.
Ritsaart van Montfrans, CEO of Incision, said, “Our goal is that every OR team performs at par with the best surgical teams out there. To achieve this, Incision’s OR Staff Support platform provides work instructions, knowledge support and improvement support, so OR staff start each procedure fully prepared, wherever they work. US hospital systems are looking for ways to make better use of their OR capacity,bring new staff up to speed faster, and reduce supply costs, and that is where Assist makes a difference. HERAN’s investment and their experience in healthcare technology will help us grow our team and partnerships in the United States.”
Amsterdam-based Incision was founded in 2014 by Prof. Dr. Theo Wiggers. The company combines medical knowledge, technology and professional training to help hospitals manage the growing challenges of surgical care.
The company’s management team includes van Montfrans as CEO, Stefan Verhoeven as CFO and Jeff Perales as COO. Marc van Gelder serves as the Chair of its Supervisory Board.
According to Incision, preparing an operating room requires information from different sources, including paper documents, digital records, equipment manuals and the experience of hospital staff.
However, staff shortages and high employee turnover can make it difficult for hospitals to access the right information when needed. This can lead to delays between surgeries, interruptions during operations and mistakes in preparing the required medical instruments and materials.
Incision aims to solve these problems through a single software platform that brings important information together. Its platform includes three products: Incision Assist, MySPD and Incision Academy.
“Every day, OR teams prepare complex procedures with information that is scattered or out of date. Incision gives them what they need for each procedure and each surgeon, and hospitals see the result in cost reductions, shorter turnover times and faster onboarding of new staff. We were impressed by how closely the team works with OR staff and surgeons, and by the partnerships it has built with medical technology companies. We look forward to supporting Incision with their growth plans,” commented Mercedes Tuin, Partner at HERAN Partners and new member of Incision’s supervisory board.
Incision MySPD helps sterile processing teams provide consistent training and track staff skills. Incision Academy offers accredited online training and educational courses for surgical professionals.
