Leading the AI revolution in cardiovascular care
Powerful Medical is redefining the landscape of medical diagnostics with its AI-driven solutions. The company’s certified PMcardio platform revolutionizes the way cardiovascular diseases are detected, offering rapid and accurate diagnostics that pave the way for timely and effective treatment.
120K
Heart Attacks Detected
100,000+
Clinicians Worldwide
2.5M+
ECGs
Analyzed
25+
Clinical Validation Studies
150+
Hospital Deployments
$5M invested by
70+ clinicians.
Emergency physicians and cardiologists across the US and Europe have personally backed Powerful Medical — the same professionals who rely on PMcardio to make the right call for their patients every day.
2026
JACC
Cardiovascular Interventions — Spencer King Award 2025: Awarded for the TCT Late-Breaker paper
2025
MedTech Innovator
Grand Prize Winner: $200,000 Grand Prize awarded from the world's largest medtech accelerator
2025
Deloite
Deloitte Fast 50 Winner: Impact Category for Healthcare
2025
FDA
FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and TAP Program: PMcardio STEMI AI ECG Model (Queen of Hearts™).
2025
European Heart Journal
Most cited and viewed paper in European Heart Journal – Digital Health, the landmark validation study of Queen of Hearts™
2024
AHA
AHA Health Tech Competition 2024 — Best Science Pitch and Overall Winner: First company ever to win both at the 100th AHA Scientific Sessions.
2024
Forbes
Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Co-founders Martin Herman and Dr. Robert Herman.
2024
Google for Startups Growth Academy — AI for Health: Selected from 500+ EMEA applicants.
2023
European Union
European Parliament SME Award 2023
2023
CVCA
Venture Capital Deal of the Year Award - CVCA
2023
Ministry of Education in Slovakia
Scientific and Technical Team of the Year
+ 45 other awards and Recognitions
2026
Year to Date
- AI ECG TIMI Study completes patient enrolment — 703 patients across 9 sites in Belgium, Italy, and Austria.
- Approximately 75% of acute MI patients in Slovakia now benefit from PMcardio.
2025
From Clinical Validation to FDA-Class Evidence
- FDA Breakthrough Device Designation granted for the Queen of Hearts™ STEMI AI ECG Model.
- €40M non-dilutive IPCEI Tech4Cure grant awarded by the European Commission — among the largest EU healthcare-tech contributions to date.
- PMcardio 3.0 launched. Full health-system deployments, LVsense™ (reduced EF) Module and new user interface
- Late-Breaking Clinical Science at TCT 2025, San Francisco. Presented by Dr. Timothy D. Henry: Queen of Hearts™ reduced false-positive cath-lab activations five-fold and significantly improved STEMI detection.
- DIFOCCULT-3 RCT results presented at TCT 2025 — the largest RCT of AI in cardiology (6,000 ACS patients); approximately 5-hour reduction in ECG-to-balloon time.
2024
Unprecedented Growth
- Registered clinicians nearly doubled to 60,000 (from 32,000).
- €2.5M grant from the European Innovation Council for Queen of Hearts™ validation
- MDSAP, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 certification, and HIPAA compliance achieved.
- PMcardio for Organizations launched — an enterprise platform with desktop, web, and notification capabilities designed for health systems.
2023
Commercial Launch and First Clinical Validation
- PMcardio officially launched — the first CE-certified AI platform for ECG interpretation.
- Queen of Hearts™ STEMI AI ECG Model released. Detects heart attacks on average 3 hours faster and with twice the sensitivity of standard STEMI criteria.
- First independent validation studies in Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal, European Heart Journal — Digital Health, and Journal of Electrocardiology.
- PMcardio expanded to 16 European markets.
2022
From Product to Medical Device
- Achieved ISO 13485 certification as a medical device manufacturer (TÜV SÜD).
- CE Mark (Class IIb under EU MDR 745/2017) — PMcardio becomes the world’s first CE-certified AI-powered ECG platform for cardiovascular diagnosis under the new EU Medical Device Regulation.
- Closed €6.2M Seed round. Investors: Venture to Future Fund, CB ESPRI Impact One, BPD partners, and angels.
- Diagnostic coverage expanded from 23 to 38 conditions.
2021
First Recognition
- Scientific Advisory Board established with founding members Prof. Dr. Jozef Bartunek, Prof. Dr. Robert Hatala, and Prof. Dr. Leor Perl.
- R&D partnership established with the Cardiovascular Research Center Aalst, Belgium.
2020
Foundation
- Powerful Medical founded by Martin Herman, Dr. Robert Herman, Felix Bauer, Viktor Jurasek, Simon Rovder, and Timotej Palus.
- Raised €1.2M pre-seed from Zero Gravity Capital
Different minds
driven by the same vision
Powerful Medical, backed by 28 leading cardiologists and steered by our prestigious Scientific Board, merges decades of expertise in patient care, clinical research, and medical devices. Our research is effectively translated into market-ready solutions, thanks to our diverse team of over 50 experts, including physicians, data scientists, AI pioneers, software engineers, regulatory specialists, and commercial strategists.
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