What was the catalyst for starting your company?
At present, 60% of adults in the West have at least one chronic condition, such as heart disease, hypertension, or diabetes. There’s no cure for these diseases. But drugs, lifestyle changes, and surgery help.
As a matter of course, when a patient leaves hospital, a nurse hands them a piece of paper. It reads: ‘every day take these 12 pills, eat this food, exercise like this, and send us your medical readings. We’ll see you in eight weeks.’ The patient then heads home – completely bewildered.
During those 8 weeks, the doctor usually has NO contact with the patient they simply don’t have time – that is unless the patient has an emergency readmission to hospital. And that happens 25% of the time. During those 8 weeks, patients are often afraid and concerned about their future. And following the Care Plan becomes really difficult – more than 50% of patients just give up. For these patients, it means health decline and possible death. And for healthcare providers? This is why 86% of all healthcare costs are for chronic diseases.
About five years ago we started our Avatr journey with a clear focus on what’s really important: doctors and patients.
In my personal life, and as a clinical scientist, I saw many patients struggle with their Care Plans, But a few patients who are able to thrive – they have a type of RESILIENCE. They were able to sense, adjust and control their condition, and live life on their own terms. I thought – what if we created a machine that could provide this type of resilience? That’s Avatr
Tell me about your business – what it does, what it aims to achieve, who you are aiming to reach etc?
With Avatr, medical teams have easy access to a real-time information that they’re concerned about. If a patient’s health goes into decline, they can pro-actively intercept and refine a Care Plan to keep the patient safe.
And for the first time, patients have peace-of-mind that they’re being looked after when outside of hospital.The magic of Avatr is that it LEARNS. Through interaction, Avatr LEARNS about a patient’s preferences and circumstances. From food to exercise to language to location, Avatr LEARNS.
Whether its a retired academic in India or a college Freshman in Indiana, the Avatr is experience is tailored and useful.
Explain your engagement with the InnovateUK KTN SIIP accelerator and why you applied for it.
Inavya is part of the 12-strong SIIP cohort. We are benefiting from expert support in positioning Inavya to grow internationally and with high-impact. Our plan is to capture the global market city-by-city. We focus on Whales – big, high-impact healthcare providers.
In Sao Paulo – a City of over twenty million people – our plan is unfolding at leading cardiac and cancer hospitals.