Swiss digital health platform connects global communities securely
carecircle.org is a Swiss startup that developed a B2B2C global health community platform, built entirely on Microsoft Azure, to empower patient self-advocacy and enable trusted healthcare ecosystem connections. The solution integrates Azure services including SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Azure Active Directory for security, privacy, and scalability, meeting the needs of consumers and healthcare organizations in 158 countries. It delivers a social-media-style experience for health communities, supports patient data journaling and article sharing, and provides a B2B connection to providers, pharma, health tech, and insurers. A standards-based consent gateway implemented via Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare allows secure real-time deployment of drug companion apps, virtual trials, and surveys with real-world evidence. carecircle.org, as part of Microsoft for Startups, is trusted by global partners including the WHO and ETH Zurich to bridge information gaps and support patient empowerment at scale. Designed with Swiss-level privacy, it operates without advertising, focusing solely on health outcomes and transparency—positioning the consumer as their own advocate. The global, scalable architecture has already enabled rapid launches in 158 countries and is advancing next-generation connected healthcare with trusted data foundations.
- Organization
- carecircle.org
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Location
- Switzerland
- Published
- May 2022
Reported outcomes
Strategic outcomes
Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
- Customer
- carecircle.org
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Maturity
- Scaled Production
- Linked source
- news.microsoft.com
org, as part of Microsoft for Startups, is trusted by global partners including the WHO and ETH Zurich to bridge information gaps and support patient empowerment at scale
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Use case focus
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- 1Secure Global Patient Community Platform
- 2Standards-based Pharma App Deployment
- 3Virtual Clinical Trials with Real-world Data
- Need to build global health platform trusted for data privacy by both consumers and the healthcare ecosystem.
- Patients face lack of advocacy and data access; healthcare partners need secure, standards-based integration with consumer data.
- The sector has fragmented channels for drug companion apps, real-world trials, and information sharing.
- Deployed B2B2C health community platform on Microsoft Azure using SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Azure Active Directory.
- Implemented a consent gateway with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare for secure third-party integration (pharma, providers, researchers).
- Enabled patient communities, secure experience exchange, and real-time data capture/journaling.
- Platform architecture supports standards-based apps and virtual research with real-world evidence.
- Launched in 158 countries, trusted globally with partnerships (WHO/ETH Zurich).
- Advanced privacy by design with Swiss-level data safeguards and Azure security stack.
- Enabled trial and deployment of pharma companion apps and global virtual trials on a single trusted platform.
- Empowered patients as health advocates, bridging the consumer/provider information gap at scale.
Architecture
carecircle.org architecture leverages Microsoft Azure services (SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Azure Active Directory) to support scalable, privacy-compliant communities for consumers and providers. The standards-based consent gateway built on Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare enables secure B2B integrations for research and pharma apps.
Sources & evidence1
- Customer explicitly identified
- Deployment status explicitly supported
- Independent source available
- Technical implementation details available
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