adesso ventures invests in Nia Health
12.07.2023 16:52
adesso ventures, the venture capital arm of the adesso Group, is investing in the Berlin digital health company Nia Health. Nia Health develops digital applications that enable patients to better document, monitor and receive more personalized treatment for chronic inflammatory skin diseases.
Chronic inflammatory skin diseases reduce the quality of life for those affected and their relatives. Neurodermatitis is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and can persist into adulthood. The clinical picture has increased significantly in recent decades. Around 10 to 15 % of children and 2.5 to 3.5 % of adults are affected (source: TK neurodermatitis report). The Berlin digital health start-up Nia Health develops digital therapy solutions for such skin diseases and supports patients during treatment. The company is a spin-off from the Berlin University Medical Center Charité and operates leading dermatology apps, including “Nia”, the most frequently downloaded app for people with neurodermatitis.
The start-up’s special expertise in the area of “Real World Evidence”
The young company relies on modern technologies such as machine vision or natural language processing. The start-up’s particular expertise lies in the area of “real world evidence”. This is anonymized medical information from patients' everyday lives that can be used to significantly improve healthcare.
adesso ventures sees great market potential in the digital health industry and is investing a total of 3.5 million euros in Nia Health together with the lead investor High-Tech-Gründerfonds (HTGF) as well as Ventura BioMed Investors and other investors. The fresh capital will be used for the further development of the products and for international market expansion.
“Nia Health not only supports patients in treating their skin diseases, but also manages to generate long-term added value in medical research using real-world evidence,” explains Malte Unger, Managing Director at adesso ventures. “Nia Health’s strong team and innovative solution have convinced us that medical apps for dermatology patients will have lasting success.”
“With adesso ventures, we have found an investor who is an ideal fit for us for many reasons,” adds Oliver Welter, CTO and co-founder of Nia Health. “adesso is an established player in the IT business and has extensive expertise in the development of digital solutions in the healthcare environment. Together we can realize our vision of better care for people with chronic skin diseases.”