In this episode, we meet Bruno Amaral, a digital strategist, teacher, and MS patient from Lisbon. After his diagnosis, Bruno not only underwent autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) to manage his progression—but also created GregoryAI, a digital tool designed to help MS patients find relevant research and clinical trials without needing deep tech knowledge.

Bruno’s story is one of resilience, creativity, and a deep belief in patient empowerment through access to information. Most importantly: he’s actively looking to collaborate with doctors, researchers, and digital health experts to further develop and refine GregoryAI.

👉 If you're working in MS, neurology, clinical trials, or digital health—this conversation is a must-listen.

📝 You can also read the full story in Bruno’s blog post: https://ms-perspektive.com/126-gregoryai

🧭 Topics Covered

• Bruno’s personal and professional background

• MS diagnosis and early progression

• Lifestyle changes and emotional challenges

• Treatment choices and the decision to pursue aHSCT

• Experience with stem cell therapy in Portugal

• The creation and evolution of GregoryAI

• Making AI accessible for non-technical users

• Community feedback and vision for the tool

• Call for collaboration and next development steps

• Quickfire questions and personal insights

🔗 Links and Resources

• 🌐 Gregory for MS – https://gregory-ms.com

• 💡 Gregory AI (Main Site) – https://gregory-ai.com

• 📚 Bruno’s Blog – https://brunoamaral.eu/story/

• 🎓 Polytechnic University of Lisbon (ESCS) – https://escs.ipl.pt

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💬 Want to support or collaborate with Bruno? He’s especially interested in hearing from researchers, neurologists, clinical data experts, and digital health developers who want to help optimize GregoryAI for wider use in MS and other chronic conditions.

Lately I am active on Blue Sky and Linkedin, always with the same handle @brunoamaral.

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A heartfelt thank you to Bruno for sharing his story, his vision, and his courage.

We truly hope this episode reaches researchers and innovators who can help advance GregoryAI—and that Bruno, in turn, finds the support he needs to continue improving the tool and one day take part in a successful study for myelin repair.

See you soon and try to make the best out of your life, Nele

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