THE FORENSIC REALITY LAYER
We stress-test your healthcare innovation against biological and ethical reality.
ETHOS FIDELIS is the survivor‑led consulting arm of the Fidel Strub Forum, helping biopharma, MedTech, and global health leaders identify real‑world risks before they become clinical or reputational failures.
Swiss Precision Engineering Meets Patient Reality
ETHOS FIDELIS bridges two worlds that rarely intersect: the zero-tolerance precision of Swiss watchmaking and the lived reality of patient survival.
Our Principal Strategist, Fidel Strub, trained as a watchmaker, mastering metallurgy, micro-contamination control, and material engineering at tolerances of 0.01mm, before applying that same precision mindset to surviving 28 reconstructive surgeries and changing global health policy.
Who we work with
Biopharma & MedTech
We apply survivor‑led, Swiss‑precision Bio‑Fidelity Simulation to your devices, clinical protocols, and patient‑facing materials.
Unlike standards testing, which relies on idealised, near‑perfect conditions, we simulate real‑world survival scenarios where compromised anatomy, fatigue, asymmetry, and mucosal irritation expose risks that never appear in controlled environments.
We reveal the micro‑level failure points that cause real‑world harm.
Standards test for perfection. We test for reality.
Management Consultancies
We act as your independent Reality Layer - the survivor‑led red team that brings forensic Swiss-grade precision to ESG, DEI, and governance mandates
You build the framework. We verify the tolerances.
NGOs, Foundations & Global Health Institutions
We conduct governance audits, ethical compliance reviews, and dignity‑risk assessments for grant‑funded work.
We ensure your programs protect the people they claim to serve.
FUTURE-PROOFING FOR 2027 REGULATIONS
New regulatory frameworks (EU Pharmaceutical Reform, FDA Diversity Action Plans) are turning Patient Engagement into a verifiable compliance requirement, not a narrative exercise.
The Problem:
Your legal team can interpret the law, but they cannot demonstrate Patient Relevance. Regulators now expect proof that your protocol works for real bodies, not idealised models.
The Gap
Clinical teams lack a validated method to generate this evidence. Traditional patient engagement cannot withstand regulatory scrutiny.
Independent, survivor‑led validation is now a compliance advantage.
The Fix:
We create the Lived Experience Evidence regulators now expect.
Through survivor‑led bio‑fidelity stress‑testing, we produce the audit trail required for Clinical Trial Applications (CTA), Diversity Action Plans, and regulatory submissions.
We operate as an independent, modular layer within your existing project structures.
Our role is to fill the critical gaps that standard frameworks cannot reach and to fill the gaps where real‑world biology, survival, and human behaviour collide with engineering assumptions.
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Narrative Integrity
Ensuring your materials, protocols, and communications convey what you intend without dignity breaches, ambiguity, or reputational risk thus preventing unintentional “Trust-Washing”
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Survivor-Led Intelligence
Bringing lived‑experience logic into technical decision‑making, revealing risks that do not appear in models, committees, or stakeholder workshops.
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Bio-Fidelity Verification
Stress‑testing devices, workflows, and trial designs against real‑world bodies, biomechanics, and survival scenarios.
WHY SURVIVOR-LED?
BECAUSE SURVIVAL IS DATA.
People living with chronic conditions do not trust systems that have failed them. They trust survivors who have forensically analysed why those failures occurred.
At Ethos Fidelis, Lived Experience is not a narrative; it is Operational Intelligence.
A New Consulting Model
We are building a consultancy where survivors contribute biological, behavioural, and navigational data, translating the realities of long‑term survival into practical red‑team strategies for R&D, Clinical Trials, and Regulatory Affairs.
Survivor-Informed, Not Just Academic:
We bridge the gap between the raw, non‑ideal patient journey and the sterile rigor of Swiss regulatory and engineering standards. This creates a level of realism that academic models cannot replicate.
Anatomical, Not Political:
Our focus is strictly on biological reality phenotypes, genetics, biomechanics, and physical access.
We ensure your innovation works for the full diversity of human anatomy, moving beyond “Standard Reference” models to achieve true Bio‑Fidelity.
The Operational Advantage:
By integrating survivor‑strategists into your processes, we identify Cantilever Effects, Silence Gaps, and other failure points that academic, corporate, or standards‑based models are structurally unable to detect.
The Team
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Fidel Strub
Founder & Principal Strategist
Global Health Strategist | TIME100 Health Honoree | Policy AdvisorFidel Strub combines the resilience of long‑term survival with the precision of Swiss engineering and policy design. After surviving noma and undergoing 28 reconstructive surgeries, he went on to advise institutions such as the World Health Organization and the UK House of Lords, shaping global health policy from the inside.
He operates at the intersection of biology, governance, and strategy translating the realities of survival into forensic insights for leaders who cannot afford blind spots. Fidel is the bridge between the boardroom and the biological reality of the patient.
GLOBAL & LOCAL IMPACT
BUILT ON INTEGRITY.
Our work spans the DACH region, North America, and global health markets; always with the same intolerance for error that defines Swiss engineering.
Executive Integration:
We act as your Single Point of Contact (SPOC), streamlining communication and accelerating decision cycles across complex, multi‑stakeholder environments.
Stealth Mode:
We operate under strict confidentiality protocols to protect sensitive governance and compliance data.
Contact Us
Ethos Fidelis ensures that care is built on trust, equity, and lived experience - translated into operational, survivor‑led intelligence.
If your team is preparing a trial, refining a device, or planning a market launch, we’ll tailor our insights to your specific context. Reach out to explore how ETHOS FIDELIS can strengthen your strategy and help you build solutions patients will trust, adopt, and rely on in the real world.