Find out more about the individual challenges in our series of interviews about the Healthcare Hackathon Bayern!
This time with us: Nikolas Kindler, Challenge Owner of the Bionorica Challenge.
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Challenge 10 – A Companion App for Menopause that Truly Understands its Users
Develop a groundbreaking menopause app that leverages machine learning and diverse data sources to deliver empathetic support and guidance to women. This app will be the ultimate pocket companion, offering personalized recommendations to alleviate symptoms. It will set the standard for enhancing therapy adherence, education, and tracking. Menopause typically affects all women between the ages of 40 and 55. Many experience significant symptoms during this time, and while medication can alleviate some of these issues, additional support is often necessary. To address this need, we aim to develop a digital companion that offers empathetic and personalized understanding for each patient.
How was this challenge inspired?
The idea for our challenge came from our experiences with customers of herbal medicines around the world: the menopause and its complications are an often neglected topic in healthcare. Many patients, in Germany but also in other parts of the world, do not know where to get help and one-fits-all solutions from doctors or pharmacies do not exist. We think that AI can help to understand and support women and their individual courses. And that’s what we want the hackers to work on.
Why is this topic so important?
Menopause affects all women. The symptoms that accompany this phase of life can have a significant impact on daily life and yet the topic is still often taboo and women are not taken seriously. We expect that a better understanding and targeted support through digital solutions can significantly improve the well-being, health and quality of life of the women affected. This topic is therefore not only important from a health perspective, but also to increase social awareness and acceptance of the menopause and its complications.
Why should one definitely take part in the Healthcare Hackathon Bavaria 2024?
The Healthcare Hackathon Bavaria 2024 is a great platform for innovators, developers and experts from the healthcare sector to work together to find solutions to urgent challenges. It offers an excellent opportunity to work on pioneering projects such as our Menopause Companion App, which can make a real difference in the lives of patients. We are looking forward to it!
