Survivor‑Led. Swiss‑Precision. Corporate‑Ready.

ETHOS FIDELIS was founded to de‑risk healthcare innovation by bringing forensic, survivor‑led intelligence into the design, testing, and delivery of therapies and devices.
We do not replace your R&D, regulatory, or strategy teams. We are the independent red‑team layer that stress‑tests their work against:

Patient Reality: Whether it holds up in non‑ideal, real‑world use

Precision Standards: Whether it meets the tolerances expected in Swiss engineering

Ethical Integrity: Whether it protects dignity and avoids trust‑washing

Think of us as quality assurance for your quality assurance the audit layer that catches what internal teams cannot see.

OUR PURPOSE

Survivors are not symbols.
They are risk‑mitigation experts who understand where systems fail because they have lived through those failures.

Ethos Fidelis exists to embed this intelligence as a technical function, not a narrative exercise.

We transform lived experience into Operational Intelligence that strengthens R&D, clinical operations, and regulatory submissions.

OUR METHODOLOGY

STRATEGY, NOT SYMBOLS:
We integrate survivor‑led insight directly into your R&D and clinical workflows not as a marketing afterthought.

  1. RISK, NOT STORIES:
    We identify hidden biomechanical, logistical, and ethical risks that standard models, committees, and “patient engagement” frameworks cannot detect.

  2. INTEGRITY, NOT TOKENISM:
    We operate under strict ethical protocols that protect our advisors and ensure you receive unvarnished, actionable, and reality‑aligned insights.

  • Message From Our Founder

    At ETHOS FIDELIS, we believe survivors are not here to inspire you, we are here to strengthen your strategy.

    My own journey through 28 reconstructive surgeries revealed a simple truth:
    the gap between engineering theory and human reality is where medical devices fail.
    That insight is the foundation of this firm.

    We use survivor‑led Bio‑Fidelity Simulation to stress‑test your innovation, identify failure points in your protocols, and expose the “Cantilever Effects” hidden inside your designs.

    If your organisation is ready to move beyond tokenism and build solutions that are trusted, safe, and effective, let’s talk.

    - Fidel Strub, Founder, CEO & Principal Strategist -

The Team

  • Future Lived-Experience-Led Advisor

  • Fidel Strub

    Founder & Principal Strategist
    TIME100 Health Honouree | Global Policy Advisor

    Fidel Strub is a global health strategist who translates the realities of long‑term survival into forensic operational strategy. A survivor of noma with 28 reconstructive surgeries, he specialises in the biomechanics of recovery, clinical risk mitigation, and the governance failures that erode patient trust.

    He operates at the intersection of biology, engineering, and policy bridging the sterile precision of the boardroom with the non‑ideal, chaotic reality of the patient.

    Executives value his ability to decode the Hidden Curriculum of corporate culture and identify where rhetoric silently undermines credibility.

    TRAINING & BACKGROUND
    Swiss Watchmaking Apprenticeship (metallurgy, micro‑engineering, precision mechanics)

    Commercial Diploma

    Regulatory Affairs (Swissmedic)

    28 Reconstructive Surgeries (noma survivor)

    WHO Policy Advisor (led successful NTD recognition campaign)

    CORE SPECIALTIES

    Maxillofacial Biomechanics & Device Safety:
    Identifying cantilever effects, torque failures, and soft‑tissue trauma in oral and craniofacial devices.

    Clinical Protocol Risk Mitigation
    Detecting asphyxiation risks, safety gaps, and non‑standard anatomy failures in standard care protocols.

    Complex Recovery Logistics:
    Mapping adherence friction, burden of care, and dropout triggers in long‑term treatment pathways.

    Global Health Policy & Governance:
    Alignment with WHO frameworks, NTD policy, and legislative advocacy.

    Reputational Risk & Ethics:
    Preventing trust‑washing and auditing communications for dignity breaches and sub‑textual bias.

    Languages

    Business Fluent: English, German, French

    Conversational: Spanish, Italian

    Emerging: Russian, Portuguese, Indonesian

    LinkedIn

  • Future Lived-Experience-Led Advisor

We partner with biopharma and MedTech teams ready to move beyond tokenism and build solutions grounded in real‑world biology. If you want survivor‑led intelligence that strengthens strategy, reduces launch risk, and builds lasting trust, ETHOS FIDELIS is ready to collaborate.

We work in English, German, and French, and adapt seamlessly to your team’s operational needs.

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