From 10 to 11 September 2026, Cologne hosted the 4th LOWTeq GmbH user conference – an all-round successful two-day event featuring exciting technical topics, lively discussions and an intensive exchange of experiences. As well as providing insights into current developments, the conference offered participants numerous opportunities to share practical experiences and jointly develop new perspectives. This gave rise to valuable suggestions and ideas that will continue to have an impact beyond the event itself. On the evening of the first day of the event, the day drew to a close in a relaxed atmosphere with delicious food and a beautiful view of the Rhine and Cologne Cathedral. In this pleasant setting, there was also time for personal conversations and an open exchange of views, even beyond the technical topics. Overall, the two days were characterised by interesting discussions, valuable insights and a lively sense of community.

A little something to celebrate: The management and the entire team at LOWTeq GmbH are celebrating Malkhaz Gaprindashvili’s 20th anniversary with the company this month. Mr Gaprindashvili has been part of the LOWTeq team almost from the very start, since the company’s early days, and has actively supported the company’s development over the past two decades. With his great dedication, professional expertise, reliability and collegial manner, he has made a significant contribution to the growth and success of LOWTeq GmbH. A huge thank you for all your hard work!

From 1 July, Pierre Jäger will take on the role of Quality Management Officer, assuming responsibility for the strategic and operational development of quality management at LOWTeq GmbH. In this role, the qualified electrical engineer will play a key part in helping the company to optimise processes, comply with legal requirements and meet customer expectations to the highest standard. Pierre Jäger has many years’ experience and extensive expertise in quality management. Even before joining LOWTeq GmbH, he worked for the company as an external consultant. Prior to that, his roles included serving as managing director of a renowned management consultancy that has established itself internationally as a reliable partner in the development and approval of medical devices.

With the successful go-live of LOWTeqintensive care at the ‘Zeitinsel’ paediatric palliative care unit, the use of LOWTeqpdms at Klinikum Leverkusen has been extended to another, particularly sensitive area of care. The aim is to provide the best possible support to the ‘Zeitinsel’ multi-professional team in their important work. LOWTeqintensive care helps to present clinical information in a structured manner, streamline documentation processes and thereby support the provision of safe, high-quality care for young patients. LOWTeqintensive care has already been in successful use for several years in the hospital’s adult intensive care unit. With the planned introduction of LOWTeqintensive care neo in the neonatal intensive care unit (NEO-ICU) at Klinikum Leverkusen, the further expansion of digital support into highly specialised areas of care is being consistently continued.

As part of the roll-out across all hospital sites operated by HOCH Health Ostschweiz, the region’s largest healthcare provider, LOWTeqpdms has successfully gone live in two departements at the Swiss Spital Grabs. At the same time, LOWTeqintensive care was put into production on the intensive care unit, and LOWTeqanaesthesia in the anaesthesia department of this modern acute care hospital. This has enabled the previous patient data management system (PDMS) to be seamlessly replaced by LOWTeq’s PDMS solutions in both departements. With the introduction of LOWTeqpdms, the multi-professional teams in both areas of the hospital now benefit from powerful digital support in their responsible and demanding day-to-day work. The successful parallel go-live also underlines the close and collaborative partnership between the project teams at Spital Grabs and LOWTeq GmbH.

With the successful go-live of LOWTeqintensive care, Sana Kliniken des Landkreises Cham GmbH will now be relying on a modern and future-proof solution for patient data management in its intensive care unit. Following intensive project preparation, LOWTeqpdms was transitioned into live operation on schedule and without a hitch. The commissioning of LOWTeq GmbH’s Patient Data Management System (PDMS) in the hospital’s intensive care unit marks another successful milestone in the digitalisation of clinical processes.

At the beginning of this week, LOWTeqintensive care neo was successfully launched in the intensive care unit of the Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln. With the launch, the intensive care team at the Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln, a facility of the Vestische Caritas-Kliniken, now has a powerful and modern PDMS system at its disposal. LOWTeqintensive care neo effectively supports clinical specialists in their efforts to provide children and adolescents with optimal, high-quality medical care. The go-live also marks the start of further digitalisation of clinical processes. The introduction of LOWTeqpdms in the paediatric palliative care unit at the Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln is already in preparation.

LOWTeqintensive care has successfully gone live at the IMC/Stroke Unit of the Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus Erkelenz. The introduction of LOWTeqpdms in the IMC/Stroke Unit represents the second scheduled milestone in the hospital's overall project: the future-oriented level of digitalisation is being consistently developed in order to ensure modern, high-quality healthcare in the long term. LOWTeqintensive care was successfully launched in the intensive care unit of Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus Erkelenz in June 2025. In the upcoming third phase of the project, LOWTeqanaesthesia is planned to be expanded to the hospital's anaesthesia department.

LOWTeqintensive care neo has successfully gone live in the neonatal unit at Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf. LOWTeqintensive care neo supports the specialists of the neonatology team in their highly complex tasks and contributes to providing the little patients with optimal, high-quality care. Incidentally, LOWTeqpdms is no stranger to the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf: LOWTeqintensive care has been used successfully in the adult intensive care unit for several years.

Right on schedule and just in time for Christmas, LOWTeqintensive care went live in the intensive care unit at Krankenhaus Wittmund. LOWTeqintensive care supports the specialists in the hospital's intensive care team with the structured documentation of treatment processes and actively contributes to safe, efficient and high-quality patient care.

As scheduled, LOWTeqintensive care has been successfully implemented in the intensive care unit at Knappschaftskrankenhaus Püttlingen, following its successful implementation at Knappschaftsklinikum Sulzbach. This means that digital support for clinical processes is now being consistently extended to the second hospital of the Knappschaftsklinikum Saar. Further expansion stages, including the integration of LOWTeqpdms in the IMC and the stroke unit, are already being planned in order to continuously strengthen the digital infrastructure of the hospital network and optimise clinical workflows in the long term.

LOWTeqanaesthesia has been successfully implemented in the anaesthesia department at Klinikum Hochrhein in Waldshut-Tiengen. Following the implementation of LOWTeqintensive care in the intensive care unit at Klinikum Hochrhein, the hospital is now expanding its digital infrastructure to the anaesthesia department. This step is in line with the hospital's goal of further standardising clinical processes, increasing transparency and traceability in documentation, and strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration. Simultaneously, the implementation of LOWTeqanaesthesia represents a significant advancement in modern, efficient and forward-thinking medical care.

This year, the surveillance audit took place in the second week of November. The audit was carried out by experts from TÜV Süd, and LOWTeq successfully completed the ISO 13485 and MDR surveillance audit 2025. This means that the QMS and PDMS of LOWTeq GmbH have been continuously certified since 2012, confirming once again that quality and compliance are our top priorities.

LOWTeqintensive care has been successfully launched in the intensive care unit at Krankenhaus Verden. The launch was preceded by comprehensive and highly professional preparation by all project partners involved, covering organisational, specialist and technical aspects. With the implementation of LOWTeqpdms in the intensive care unit, Krankenhaus Verden, which belongs to the Aller-Weser-Klinik gGmbH hospital group, is consistently pursuing its strategic course of continuously developing optimal, high-quality patient care. In line with this future-oriented clinical approach, the introduction of LOWTeqanaesthesia in the anaesthesia department of Krankenhaus Verden is also planned for the coming year in order to further expand digital support for clinical processes.

The implementation of LOWTeqintensive care was completed without issues in the intensive care unit of the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Sulzbach. LOWTeqpdms is now providing support to the hospital's intensive care team, assisting in its daily efforts to ensure a high level of patient safety and high-quality care. Alongside the Knappschaftsklinikum Püttlingen, the Knappschaftsklinikum Sulzbach is one of two hospitals belonging to the Knappschaftsklinikum Saar, which is part of the Knappschaft Kliniken group. Next month, LOWTeqintensive care is also scheduled to go live in the intensive care unit at Knappschaftskrankenhaus Püttlingen in order to establish a uniform system concept for both hospitals. Furthermore, additional expansion stages are already being planned, including for the IMC and the stroke unit.

Dr Aloys Oberthür, Managing Director of LOWTeq GmbH, has been appointed to the Bundesfachkommission Digital Health des Wirtschaftsrat der CDU. The appointment underscores both his professional expertise and the trust placed in him in economic policy. The Bundesfachkommission Digital Health des Wirtschaftsrat der CDU recognises the importance of modern and functional healthcare and highlights the role of digital health applications. And that is exactly what our innovative patient data management system (PDMS) stands for. With LOWTeqpdms, we offer a modern digital solution for efficient documentation in the areas of intensive care, anaesthesia and emergency rooms. LOWTeqpdms thus supports hospitals in making the care of their patients more future-oriented, safer and of higher quality.

As planned and on schedule, LOWTeqintensive care has gone live in the intensive care unit of Kreiskrankenhaus Gummersbach. Following the successful introduction of LOWTeqintensive care at Kreiskrankenhaus Waldbröl in March of this year, LOWTeqpdms is now also being used at the second facility of the Klinikum Oberberg hospital group. LOWTeqintensive care supports specialists in intensive care units across all locations, ensuring uniform, consistent documentation and a smooth workflow.

With the successful commissioning of LOWTeqanaesthesia in the anaesthesia department, St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital in Andernach is consistently expanding its future-oriented level of digitalisation. After LOWTeqintensive care had already proven its capabilities in live operation in the intensive care unit of St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital in Andernach, the anaesthesia team is now also relying on the support of a highly functional patient data management system (PDMS) with LOWTeqanaesthesia to ensure high-quality, modern healthcare.

Right on schedule and as planned, LOWTeqintensive care has gone live in the intensive care unit at Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus Erkelenz. The team at the intensive care unit of the acute care hospital and teaching hospital of RWTH Aachen University will rely on the support of LOWTeqintensive care in the future to ensure efficient, safer and high-quality patient care. The introduction of LOWTeqintensive care in the intensive care unit of Hermann-Josef-Krankenhaus Erkelenz represents the first stage of the overall project: in the coming project phases, the expansion of LOWTeqpdms to the IMC/stroke unit and the hospital's anaesthesia department is planned.

LOWTeqanasthesia has been successfully launched in the anaesthesia department of the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hattingen, which belongs to the Evangelische Stiftung Augusta and is part of the Augusta Kliniken Bochum and Hattingen network. After an intensive and careful preparation phase, the implementation of LOWTeqpdms went smoothly and without any restrictions on clinical operations. 

At the beginning of the week, LOWTeqintensive care successfully went live in the intensive care unit of Kreiskrankenhaus Waldbröl. The introduction of LOWTeqintensive care represents a significant step towards consistently structured and digital intensive care documentation. LOWTeqintensive care enables the standardised, transparent and traceable recording of all relevant clinical data at any time, thereby making an important contribution to ensuring high-quality patient care. The implementation of LOWTeqintensivecare at Kreiskrankenhaus Waldbröl, which belongs to the Klinikum Oberberg GmbH group of companies, also forms the basis for the cross-location introduction of LOWTeqpdms within the entire hospital network.

And so it continues: Following the Knappschaft hospitals in Bochum, Bottrop, Recklinghausen and Würselen, LOWTeqanaesthesia has now also been successfully launched at Knappschaft Kliniken Gelsenkirchen-Buer. This means that LOWTeqanaesthesia is now live in five hospitals in the Knappschaft Kliniken group, supporting local anaesthesia and nursing specialists in their goal of improving process quality, reducing documentation work and increasing patient safety.

The rollout of LOWTeqpdms in the anaesthesia departments of the Knappschaft Kliniken continues successfully: Following the Knappschaft hospitals in Bochum, Bottrop and Recklinghausen, LOWTeqanaesthesia has also been in live operation at the Rhein-Maas Klinikum in Würselen since last week. As always, the task of LOWTeqanaesthesia is to provide the hospital's anaesthesia team with optimal support throughout the entire perioperative process in order to ensure safe patient care.

We are pleased to announce that Tobias Weigand is joining our management team as our third managing director with immediate effect. Alongside the founders and previous sole managing directors of LOWTeq GmbH, Dr Aloys Oberthür and Dr Christoph Weigand, Tobias Weigand will be responsible for marketing and sales and will use his expertise to provide important impetus for the further development of our company. With the expansion of the management team, we are consistently underlining our goal of moving into the future in an innovative, dynamic and growth-oriented manner, expanding our market position and further developing the full potential of our teams in a targeted manner.

In its search for the best possible patient data management system (PDMS) for anaesthesia, the intensive care unit and neonatology, the Klinikum Wilhelmshaven has opted for LOWTeqpdms. The Wilhelmshaven-based hospital relies on the seamless integration of LOWTeqpdms with its existing hospital information system (HIS) to optimise clinical documentation and achieve even more efficient care for its patients. LOWTeqpdms is scheduled to go live in October 2025.

LOWTeq has won the tender issued by Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg for a patient data management system (PDMS) for anaesthesia. With its modern and integrative solutions, LOWTeqpdms eactly meets the hospital's requirements for future-oriented modernisation and digitalisation. The preparations for the implementation of LOWTeqpdms will start shortly.

The Krankenhaus Wittmund has decided to use LOWTeqpdms in its intensive care unit. By integrating LOWTeqpdms, the acute care hospital in the northeast of East Frisia has taken a forward-looking step towards digital transformation, focusing on efficient medical documentation and sustainable quality in patient care. In addition to providing highly qualified and first-class medical and nursing care, Krankenhaus Wittmund has another special feature: the clinic is an active supporter of the Low German language.

It was great news to round off last year: LOWTeq was successful in the tender for a PDMS in the neonatology department of the Vestische Caritas-Kliniken GmbH in Datteln. The implementation of LOWTeqpdms is planned for a total of 26 beds in the perinatal centre and eight beds each in the intensive care unit and the palliative care unit. LOWTeqpdms can thus make an important contribution to providing the best possible care for premature and newborn babies in the neonatology department of the Vestische Caritas-Kliniken. The aim is to gradually prepare for the go-live of LOWTeqpdms in the coming months.

The go-live of LOWTeqpdms has been successfully completed in the anaesthesia department of the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Recklinghausen. This means that another hospital of the Knappschaft Kliniken GmbH, after Bottrop and Bochum, is relying on the proven support of LOWTeq's patient data management system (PDMS). As in the other hospitals, LOWTeqpdms is enabling significant progress in digital patient care and optimising clinical workflows at the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Recklinghausen. The successful launch of the system underpins LOWTeq's position as a reliable partner for modern and integrative PDMS solutions.

The commissioning of LOWTeqpdms in the intensive care unit of the Christophorus Klinik in Coesfeld, in the beautiful Münsterland region, took place last week on schedule and without any problems. The use of LOWTeqpdms meets the Christophorus Klinik in Coesfeld's requirements for optimised patient care and more efficient workflows.

At the beginning of November 2024, the regular recertification of the quality management system (QMS) of LOWTeq GmbH was due. After the three-day audit by TÜV SÜD auditors, the result was clear: LOWTeq's quality management system has once again successfully passed recertification according to ISO 13485:2016. The recertification confirms the successful continuation and further development of LOWTeq's quality management system and underlines the high standard of its processes and structures.

LOWTeq GmbH has opened a branch in St. Gallen to provide its Swiss customers with direct, on-site advice. Under the leadership of Tomislav Ilicic, LOWTeq is thus strengthening its regional presence and proximity to customers, enabling it to respond to specific needs and continuously improve the quality of its services.

The themed discussions and the general meeting of United Web Solutions for Healthcare e.V. took place this year at Medatixx in Bamberg. The main topic of the multi-day event was the use of artificial intelligence to optimise everyday processes in healthcare. Representatives of the member companies offered inspiring approaches and discussed practical solutions – from effective modelling and training of new AI systems in medicine to the question of how AI can be used in an economically sensible way. In this context, LOWTeq managing director Dr Aloys Oberthür, as a member of United Web Solutions, provided new impetus with his lecture ‘KI zur Erkennung von Messwertartefakten im PDMS’.

Following the Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, the anaesthesia departement of the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bottrop has now also successfully implemented LOWTeqpdms. Here too, LOWTeqpdms is tasked with improving data management and supporting patient safety through precise, digital documentation. With the introduction of LOWTeqpdms at the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bottrop, the rollout at the anaesthesia wards of the Knappschafts Kliniken is progressing according to plan. Implementation at the remaining hospitals will now follow step by step.

At temperatures typical of late summer and in a magnificent setting on the sunny harbour terrace in Cologne's Rheinauhafen, health start-ups and companies presented their innovative solutions for digital health topics yesterday. In this context, the two LOWTeq managing directors, Dr. Aloys Oberthür and Dr. Christoph Weigand, presented the PDMS solutions from LOWTeq GmbH and provided exciting insights into the future of digital health care. The meet-up was once again organised by Digital Health in Cologne. The KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung, the Gesundheitsregion KölnBonn e.V and the IHK Köln combine their activities here to strengthen the digital health scene and support the digitalisation of the regional health industry.

LOWTeq has won the PDMS tender from GFO mbH (Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe mbH) for the intensive care units of a total of 11 hospitals. The acceptance of the bid also marked the start of the project realisation, as the go-live of LOWTeqpdms is to take place as quickly as possible. It goes without saying that LOWTeq always works to the highest quality standards, even when implementing projects in a short time frame.

After winning the tender to implement a patient data management system (PDMS) in all anaesthesia departments of the Knappschaft Kliniken, LOWTeqpdms has now gone live for the first time in the anaesthesia department of the Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum. Further anaesthesia departments will gradually follow in order to increase medical efficiency throughout the entire facility.