Philip Mertes

Philip Mertes serves as a lecturer at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland, where he co-founded the Competence Center for Digital Product Management. He teaches internationally on digital product management, innovation, and entrepreneurship across universities and corporate innovation units while maintaining his primary role as an M&A Manager in the laboratory diagnostics and healthcare industry.

His academic qualifications include:

• German state examination in law
• Diploma in commercial and IP law
• Silicon Valley product management training

Mertes specializes in the intersection of regulatory frameworks and digital innovation, with core expertise in digital product development within highly regulated sectors like healthcare. His research emphasizes practical applications for corporate innovation, economic viability assessment of digitalization initiatives, and global technology transfer mechanisms. This unique blend of legal expertise, technological understanding, and venture development experience informs his work on innovation portfolio management and regulated industry compliance.

His six recent publications (2022-2023) demonstrate consistent focus on digital transformation challenges, particularly analyzing Switzerland's top-ranked innovation ecosystem, economic assessment methodologies for digital projects, and career pathways in emerging digital product management fields. These works collectively address the tension between regulatory constraints and agile innovation in healthcare technology.

Mertes leads the Competence Center for Digital Product Management at Kalaidos, which functions as a bridge between academic research and industry practice. The center develops frameworks for digital solution commercialization while navigating complex regulatory environments, with particular emphasis on healthcare technology transfer and venture development strategies.