mission
The core business of frater.swiss is the development and production of novel devices and applications for out-of-hospital care, particularly for hypothermic patients. Our research focuses on the development of cost-efficient devices in two areas of out-of-hospital care:
Stabilising patient temperature with warm infusion
Fast & efficient measure of hypothermic patient temperature
who benefits?
frater.swiss’ products are mainly used by physicians in high stress environments and out-of-hospital care situations:
Emergency medicine
Expedition medicine
Military medicine
Veterinarians
The team
frater.swiss is a Swiss medical device company founded in 2016 by Andreas Frasnelli .
Andreas Frasnelli studied medicine in Vienna, Austria. After his specialization in Internal Medicine and in- and out-of-hospital Emergency Medicine in Germany and Switzerland he founded frater.swiss in 2016 to develop missing tools for his daily business. He has more than eight years of experience in Emergency Medicine and helicopter rescue missions. He holds an Executive Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen and international diplomas of Mountain and Expedition & Wilderness Medicine.
Brice Kounga joined frater.swiss in 2022, he holds a PhD in materials science from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School in Scotland, UK. In his role as an innovation driver during his former career he brought several new medical products to market. He also co-founded start-ups active in the field of cosmetic dentistry. His expertise and skills in life cycle management of medical devices is crucial to us in our mission to develop and bring life-saving products to the market.
Norbert Eyer who joined frater.swiss in 2024, is a former director of a commercial bank with extensive management know-how. Norbert brings 40 years+ of work experience in the banking sector. Norbert is also a former chairman of the board of directors of the Ice Hockey Club (EHC) Visp Sport AG.
Georgette Roten is in charge of frater.swiss’ finances. With over 30 years of experience in banking, office work, accounting and management training, Georgette brings the skills and knowledge needed to successfully cover all financial and administrative tasks of frater.swiss.
Gaby Bonani takes care of frater.swiss’ quality management. She has a vast experience in Regulatory Affairs and Quality Management of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Gabriela brings more than 20 years of experience within pharmaceutical multinationals to the frater.swiss team. Gaby is very acquainted with the various international standards, guidelines and their implications for the development of market entry strategies in the European Union.
Advisors
Kilian Carrarini supports frater.swiss since 2022 as advisor. He has more than 30 years of experience in business development, financial analysis & company building in different industries and countries. He holds a MA BA, University of Zürich and is a member of the management board at TBF Partner and TBF Ventures.
contact us
Homebase Belalpstrasse 10 \ 3900 Brig \ CH
Postal Address Hegdornstrasse 164 \ 3904 Naters \ CH
Phone +41 (0)76 423 90 53
Email info@frater.swiss
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