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Tobias Kowatsch holds a PhD in Management (University of St.Gallen, 2016), a Master’s in Business Informatics (Saarland University, 2012), a Master’s in Media and Computer Science (Hochschule Furtwangen, 2007), and a Diploma (FH) in Computer Science (Hochschule Furtwangen, 2005). After his successful habilitation in 2021, he was also awarded the degree of a private lecturer with the “venia legendi” in Information Systems with a special focus on Digital Health (University of St.Gallen, 2022).
Since 2013, Dr Kowatsch is the Scientific Director of the Centre for Digital Health Interventions, a joint initiative of the Department of Management, Technology and Economics at ETH Zurich and the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St.Gallen. In this role and in close collaboration with his interdisciplinary team and research partners, Tobias designs digital health interventions (“digital pills”) for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases at the intersection of information systems research, computer science and behavioural medicine.
In 2014, Dr Kowatsch helped initiate MobileCoach, an open-source software platform for digital biomarker and health intervention research. He still participates in the ongoing development of MobileCoach and applies the platform in various research projects and teaching.
Since 2015, Tobias is also the Scientific Director of the CSS Health Lab, a joint initiative of the Chair of Information Management at ETH Zurich and the Chair of Operations Management at the University of St.Gallen. The CSS Health Lab aims at improving the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases with ubiquitous technology.
In 2017, Dr Kowatsch co-founded the ETH Zurich and University of St.Gallen spin-off Pathmate Technologies which creates and delivers digital health interventions for the management of non-communicable diseases. For example, manoa is a digital health intervention for individuals with hypertension. Since 2017, Tobias is also a Scientific Advisory Board member of Pathmate Technologies.
In August 2018 Tobias was appointed Assistant Professor for Digital Health at the University of St.Gallen.
Since March 2020, Dr Kowatsch is the Lead Principal Investigator (ETH Zurich) of the Mobile Health Intervention Module that is part of the Future Health Technologies Programme (FHT). FHT develops a mobile digital health technology concept to transform healthcare toward a patient-centric model. It is a programme of the Singapore-ETH Centre, established by ETH Zurich and Singapore's National Research Foundation (NRF), as part of NRF’s Campus for Research Excellence And Technological Enterprise (CREATE).
From March to July 2021, Dr Kowatsch was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore.
In August 2022, Dr Kowatsch was appointed Associate Professor for Digital Health Interventions at the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, Medical Faculty, University of Zurich. Sincel then, he also joined the board of directors of the School of Medicine at the University of St.Gallen.
Professor Tobias Kowatsch on ORCID
Selected publications
Fitrockr & Garmin Health EMEA Research Grant Award 2023 for "Vogue"
What are Precision Digital Therapeutics (PDTx)? How are PDTx designed, evaluated, implemented, scaled, and reimbursed? How can Generative AI make PDTx highly personalized? Digital Therapeutics (DTx) are software-based interventions to manage and treat disease. Precision DTx (PDTx) deliver hyper-personalized interventions at the most relevant and opportune moment [...]
Please join us at the Diabetes StatClin Meeting (DISC) 3-5 April 2025 in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) where CSS Health Lab Scientific Director Dr. Mia Jovanova will present on the topic of "Digital biomarker development in diabetes prevention." In addition to her talk, there will be [...]
Digital Voice Assistants: Brilliant or Creepy? Learn more about our holographic physio coach ALEX and voice assistant GRACE for people with dementia by joining Tobias Budig and Lola Ackermann at this year's Informatiktage in Zurich. Discover how digital voice assistants can be utilized in the treatment [...]
Please join us at AGen2025, the 11th Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontologyin Tokyo, Japan, March 24-29, 2025. With Japan at the forefront of demographic shifts, this event provides a unique opportunity to explore global aging challenges and solutions. Panitda Huynh, our doctoral candidate working [...]
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 4.15 pm CET, Hybrid (Zoom and Location – TBA) About Rea Lehner Dr. Rea Lehner is a passionate professional dedicated to transforming healthcare through technology and data. With extensive experience in leading digital health projects from proof-of-concept to large-scale implementation [...]