On the occasion of the CHU HealthTech Connexion Day, Sherley BROTHIER, Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO), reflects on a simple idea: innovation only has value when it is grounded in the real needs of the hospital. She explains how Softway Medical designs its solutions with frontline teams to reduce daily workload, improve information reliability and streamline care pathways — with a long-term, usage-driven approach.
Why support the CHU HealthTech Connexion Day this year?
The CHU HealthTech Connexion Day is a forum where innovation is confronted with reality: organisational constraints, day-to-day workflows and the practical demands of hospital life. Our role is to stay close to the field, to listen, and to industrialise what truly improves clinical practice.
This event allows us to look beyond technological discourse and return to what matters: giving time back to clinical teams, simplifying care pathways and strengthening data reliability. It is the line we have always followed: fewer concepts, more impact — pragmatic innovation, co-designed with healthcare professionals.
How do you contribute to the challenges of sovereignty, sustainability and attractiveness?
Our first contribution is addressing regulatory requirements at the right level.
Our EMR, Hopital Manager, was the first to be certified Ségur V2: we treated this as a strategic priority, going beyond the framework to integrate features directly inspired by real-world use.
This dynamic continues within our Innovation LAB, where we co-design and rapidly test new solutions with partner hospitals. The AI-generated clinical summary, developed with the GHICL, is a clear example: it speeds up the review of complex records and produces structured, usable data. Our solutions help make the hospital more habitable — digitally, organisationally and humanly. This is the sustainability we support: less cognitive load, fewer frictions, controlled flows and ultimately more space for care.
How are you concretely advancing European digital sovereignty in healthcare?
Sovereignty has shaped our actions since the very beginning.
We operate from France, with French teams, on certified and audited infrastructures, using a hosting model we were among the first to deploy.
Expanding into Europe does not mean moving away from France: it means understanding other healthcare systems, anticipating future regulations, adopting best practices from abroad and, in return, serving French professionals even better.
