Imagine a platform where technology and compassionate care converge. This episode is a deep dive into that very space. We’re joined by Ani, the visionary founder of Vann, a cancer support app created from her own personal experience.
Incubated at Oxford University Innovation, Vann combines support for patients during and after diagnosis. The platform provides not only support and information for patients, but for any individual or group looking to signpost anyone who wants to understand how to manage their relationship with someone who has cancer. The app gathers data that is also used to track the impact of treatments with the possibility of giving researchers what they need know to engineer new treatments.
Ani’s background in forestry, international relations and businessHow she was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer after been accepted to Said Business School, Oxford UniversityHow she started Vann after a second diagnosis of cancer in 2019How she began Vann to contribute to cancer research and create a community for sufferersHow much she has learnt about herself and her community with the advent of the illnessHow she established the Ani Haykuni Cancer Treatment Support Foundation in her home country of ArmeniaHow Vann is designed to be a bridge between patients, previous sufferers, and stakeholders such as research organisations, biotech, pharma and hospitalsHow the app provides motivational material based on diagnosis and treatmentHow their user surveys provide insights for future cancer researchHow the platform encourages small acts of kindness for sufferers and supportersHow the future of Vann is collaborations with research teams and organisations that involve their usersHow they plan to use the data to align users with similar experience to further their researchHow they’re working to increase visibility of cancer clinical trialsHow she applied and was successful with an incubator program at Oxford University InnovationHow they have and continue to receive funding to expand VannWebsite: https://www.oncedaily.co
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