Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/08/01/brainy-innovation-tips-from-edward-kliphuis-investment-director-with-merck-ventures/
Edward Kliphuis
Question: Edward, please share 1-2 major brain health needs you observe right now whose solution demands a creative and significant tech-enabled innovation.
Answer: We need to target depression, stress and fatigue in a quantifiable manner (ie. no wellness-like claims, but real data supporting an improvement in the aforementioned indications). Treatments and early detection too.
Also, ways to monitor longitudinal cognitive abilities (ie. person-specific brain function over the course of a number of years). Done on a wider population this could provide insights into the impact of certain external factors such as food, air quality, etc.
<stron…
Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/08/01/brainy-innovation-tips-from-edward-kliphuis-investment-director-with-merck-ventures/
Edward Kliphuis
Question: Edward, please share 1-2 major brain health needs you observe right now whose solution demands a creative and significant tech-enabled innovation.
Answer: We need to target depression, stress and fatigue in a quantifiable manner (ie. no wellness-like claims, but real data supporting an improvement in the aforementioned indications). Treatments and early detection too.
Also, ways to monitor longitudinal cognitive abilities (ie. person-specific brain function over the course of a number of years). Done on a wider population this could provide insights into the impact of certain external factors such as food, air quality, etc.
<stron…
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