Germany-based, Recovery Cat develops an app to support therapy planning, medication adjustment & crisis management for patients with severe mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or recurrent depressive disorders). By regularly querying the (target) symptoms, side effects, medication intake & life events adapted to the therapy, patients & therapists can better understand whether & how the therapy works. Noticing any possible changes & regular personalized follow-up can help patients remain stable in the long term. Interestingly, the app’s code has been open-sourced. Recovery Cat was founded in 2020 & spun out of the BIH Digital Health Accelerator in autumn 2022 by Alissa Maresa Rohrbach (CEO), Jakob Kaminski & Andreas Pittrich.

UK-based, Re:course AI provides conversational avatars for medical training. Dozens of different avatars help steer medical trainees through preparatory courses & allows them to assess their skills by mimicking patient interaction “bridging the gap between traditional training & real-world scenarios”. The avatars are meant to reduce time to mastery & provide flexibility (tapping into the fact "medical school is tough", "half of trainee doctors experience burnout"). The avatars also allow for standardized training to drive consistency of diagnosis & treatment (ultimately improving patient experience & outcomes). Re:course AI is already conducting an NHS pilot in South Yorkshire & collaborates with the US-based Keck School of Medicine. The startup also supports the UK Ministry of Defense...