As health awareness and fitness recovery become increasingly central to modern lifestyles, the demand for intelligent and portable recovery solutions is rising. Among the startups bridging technology and wellness, Healytec has emerged as a notable innovator. Since its inception, the company has positioned itself at the intersection of wearable tech and therapeutic recovery, aiming to make advanced heat-and-cold therapy accessible to everyone.
A mission to make clinical-grade recovery accessible to everyone
Healytec’s mission is grounded in a simple yet powerful belief: technology should empower people to live better and recover faster. With its approach of empowering wellness through technology for better living, the company integrates advanced engineering with real-world recovery applications. Its products are designed not only for athletes but also for anyone seeking pain relief, muscle relaxation, or improved mobility after daily activities.
The company’s philosophy stems from first-hand experience. Its founder, Hassan Sanad, an athlete and engineer, built Healytec out of personal necessity—recognizing the gap between high-performance recovery tools and user-friendly solutions. “We’re not just designing for athletes, we’re athletes ourselves,” he says. That authentic understanding of pain, injury, and rehabilitation drives the company’s pursuit of performance, simplicity, and reliability.
Engineering meets wellness: inside Healytec’s flagship products
Healytec’s engineering-driven approach is best illustrated by its flagship product, the Hybrid Knee, which combines three therapy modes—cold, hot, and contrast—to target pain, inflammation, and muscle stiffness. The device reaches temperatures as low as –10 °C in cold mode and up to 45 °C in hot mode, while its contrast function alternates between the two to boost circulation and recovery speed.
Unlike traditional recovery packs, the Hybrid Knee is fully portable, wireless, and adaptable to different body types, allowing users to experience professional-grade therapy anywhere. This design reflects Healytec’s “user-first” mindset: rather than retrofitting existing technologies, the company engineers each device around specific pain points.
Another standout in the lineup is the Healytec Ice Bath, which brings precision temperature control and portability to full-body recovery. Designed for both athletes and wellness enthusiasts, it exemplifies how Healytec merges performance and ease of use—transforming recovery from a clinic-only experience into a convenient daily ritual.
Virtual twin technology enhances precision and user experience
Behind Healytec’s minimalist aesthetic lies a deep commitment to technological precision and ergonomic design. The company collaborates with partners such as Dassault Systèmes’ 3D EXPERIENCE Lab in Shanghai, where advanced virtual twin simulations help refine product form, comfort, and performance before physical prototyping.
This digital modeling approach allows Healytec’s engineers to test and optimize every design aspect, including temperature consistency and user posture, ensuring each product delivers not just innovation, but real, measurable results. The blend of hardware expertise and virtual engineering underscores the company’s goal of building recovery tools that are both scientifically validated and intuitively usable.
Balancing innovation, affordability, and global growth
With the rise of global fitness culture and growing demand for personal wellness technology, Healytec is entering a promising yet competitive market. The company’s strategy centers on bridging the gap between medical-grade equipment and consumer-friendly products, offering solutions that are simple, functional, and clinically effective.
However, scaling such innovation is not without challenges. The team faces the delicate balance of maintaining affordability, navigating regulatory requirements, and expanding brand visibility worldwide. Despite these hurdles, Healytec’s clarity of mission and engineering depth give it a strong foundation for sustainable growth.
Interview with founder Hassan Sanad: how Healytec is shaping the future of recovery
Q: What inspired you to start Healytec? What drives your focus on combining technology with wellness and recovery?
Hassan Sanad: My journey to Healytec comes from being both an athlete and an engineer. As a squash player, I dealt with recovery daily. After getting my engineering degree, I wanted to build better solutions. I come from a sporty family, my father is a tennis player, my brother is a professional handball player. We’ve all dealt with injuries and recovery.
Growing up around this, I lived and saw the pain points athletes face and where current solutions fall short. What drives us at Healytec is understanding these challenges from personal experience. We’re not just designing for athletes, we’re athletes ourselves. That perspective, combined with deep technical expertise, lets us build solutions that work for real recovery needs.
Q: If you had to summarize Healytec’s core mission or vision in one sentence, what would it be?
Hassan Sanad: Help people do more of what they love.
Q: What sets products like the Hybrid Knee and Ice Bath apart in terms of technological innovation?
Hassan Sanad: We start with the problem, not the tech. We don’t look at what’s available and try to fit it into a product. Instead, we identify the specific injuries, and pain points we’re solving, then engineer products around those pain points. Take the Hybrid Knee, it offers three modes (cold, hot, and contrast therapy) put together in the most powerful way, nothing else, because that’s what athletes need for the specific pain point on the table, no unnecessary features or complexity. Just straight to the point.
The balance between innovation and ease of use comes naturally when you design from the user’s perspective. We’re solving problems we’ve experienced ourselves. That’s what sets our products apart: they’re built by people who understand both science and struggle.
Q: Looking ahead, where do you see the future of personal recovery technology heading?
Hassan Sanad: The future is about bringing clinical grade recovery out of the clinic and into everyday life. Right now, truly effective recovery tech is expensive, bulky, complicated. Even professional athletes can’t easily access it, and of course, it’s out of reach for daily active people. That needs to change.
Q: What is Healytec’s global market strategy? Are there specific plans to expand into regions like Asia, and if so, what’s the approach?
Hassan Sanad: We’re starting with Asia, China specifically where there is huge athletic culture, growing demand for recovery tech. Our approach is building community first through Healytec Insights, which is launching soon, where we share real knowledge about recovery, physiotherapy, and wellness through our website and social media where we educate people and build trust.
Q: How do you see the current landscape of the health tech sector?
Hassan Sanad: The health tech sector is crowded but also strangely empty. There are tons of gadgets and devices out there, but most fall into two camps: clinical-grade equipment that’s inaccessible to regular people, or consumer wellness products that look good but don’t really perform. The barrier to entry is about staying focused on the true pain point or the user.
Q: Can you give us a hint about what’s next for Healytec?
Hassan Sanad: As mentioned before, Healytec Insights is launching soon, which will be a very rich resource for our users. And early next year, we’re dropping a new model from the Hybrid series
