About UpLeap

Smarter medical training, built into daily work.

UpLeap is a Swiss healthcare technology company providing AI-powered clinical microlearning and simulation-based training for medical professionals globally to make continuous learning accessible.

Our Mission

Empowering Healthcare Professionals

We empower healthcare professionals to learn continuously -anytime, anywhere. By combining AI with local medical expertise, we make essential training fast, practical, and accessible on any device.

Our Vision

Equitable Access to Healthcare for Everyone

To close the global skills gap in healthcare through data-driven, human-centered learning. Every training completed creates measurable insights that help facilities improve care quality and patient outcomes.

Our Story

From Low-Cost Ventilators to AI-Driven Training

Origins

UpLeap began in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic, where our team first worked on ventilator technology with clinical partners in Europe and Africa. These collaborations revealed a deeper challenge: equipment alone isn’t enough - consistent, accessible training saves more lives than any device.

Hands operating a low-cost ventilator on a hospital bed

Turning Point

We started exploring how technical solutions can help bridge the training gap that exists everywhere. We talked to hundreds of doctors, nurses, hospital managers, medical trainers, and many others to identify the biggest challenges in training: no time for training, no one who prepares relevant content, and extremely high costs of many alternatives.

UpLeap team members talking with healthcare staff at a clinic

Growth

After many test-products, we converged to what is now the UpLeap platform, and what began as a small pilot in southern Africa has grown into a cross-continental effort. UpLeap now supports hospitals, clinics, NGOs, and training organizations across Africa and the DACH region, building a global network of healthcare professionals that train smarter every day.

Healthcare worker in surgical cap using the UpLeap app on a smartphone during hands-on training

Team

Meet the people behind the tech

Our team is a diverse group of experts in medical education, technology, and healthcare. With extensive field experience and a commitment to excellence, we work collaboratively to develop solutions that meet the real-world needs of medical professionals.

Co-Founder, CEO

Dr. Thomas Lumpe

Thomas holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering (awarded with the ETH Medal) and gained extensive experience in business development and strategic partnerships. Working in medical technologies between Europe and Africa fueled his passion to build technologies that can improve healthcare outcomes globally.

Co-Founder, CPTO

Dr. Leonie Korn

Leonie holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) and excels in AI, software development, and medical applications. Combining applied skills and academic rigor, she drives technological innovations at UpLeap, ensuring our solutions are tailored to real-world problems.

Head of Medical & Education

Dr. med. Lukas Kandler

Lukas is an anesthesiologist and researcher at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ), and an experienced start-up founder. He oversees the medical content and training framework, ensuring clinical relevance, high standards, and continuous improvement.

AI Engineer & Senior Developer

Dan Dragomir

Dan is an AI & full-stack engineer with experience in designing and shipping production systems for web and mobile products. He is responsible for our app development.

Customer Support, Marketing & Sales

Julia Kunack

Julia supports our partners and learners and drives our marketing and sales work. She brings experience in policy research and in working with government, business and diplomatic partners, and holds an MSc from the London School of Economics (with Distinction).