From Startup to Hypergrowth: Scaling Digital Health with Ivan Gammel

Join Ivan Gammel, former CTO of DrSmile, for an intimate fireside chat on scaling digital platforms in one of Europe’s most complex healthcare markets.

At DrSmile, Ivan supported growth from early stage to 500+ employees and 200 branches across Europe, leading to acquisition by Straumann Group. Unlike typical healthtech startups, DrSmile operated outside of the insurance system, but still encountered vendor gatekeeping, outdated integration standards, and unclear compliance frameworks.

• Strategic Scaling in Healthcare: How DrSmile combined clear vision with adaptive short-term roadmaps to navigate rapid growth in a complex ecosystem.
• Building Scalable Partner Networks: How DrSmile delivered integrated technology solutions to 250+ partner practices while maintaining operational independence from traditional vendor ecosystems.
• Building for Future Compliance: Why anticipating regulation mattered more than reacting to it.
• Interactive Q&A: Your chance to ask candid questions about scaling, infra choices, and lessons learned.

Ivan Gammel

Founder & Technology Leader | ex-CTO, DrSmile

Built and scaled the technical backbone of DrSmile during its 50× growth and expansion to 200 clinics, delivering complex software and IT solutions in a highly challenging regulatory and operational environment.

🍷 Drinks and light food will be served

📍 Location: Berlin, Germany

🪑 Meeting room: TBA

🕠 Start: TBA

🎟️ Limited to 20 attendees max.

The event is hosted by Jan Kartusek, who leads growth for Touch4Health Core -a proven, compliant platform for telehealth, RPM, and scheduling, built on BigHeart’s validated outpatient care system.

Address: House of Communication Berlin - Worklab, Ziegelstraße 16, Berlin

Meeting Room: WORKLAB

🚇 Recommended Public Transport

• S+U Friedrichstraße (S-Bahn + U6) – ~5 min walk
• S Oranienburger Straße (S-Bahn) – ~5 min walk
• S Hackescher Markt (S-Bahn) – ~6 min walk
• Monbijouplatz (tram stop) – ~3 min walk
• Bus lines 147, 200, 245, 300 also stop nearby.

🅿️ Parking Options Nearby

• APCOA Alexa (Grunerstraße 20, 10179 Berlin) – large underground garage (~1595 spaces).
• Q-Park Unter den Linden / Staatsoper – premium central garage close to Friedrichstraße.
• Opera Carrée Parkhaus (Unter den Linden 26, 10117 Berlin) – convenient for short stays.
• Limited street parking available in surrounding Mitte streets, but it fills up quickly.

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