There are 45 million new chronic disease cases worldwide every year, with 91% of the cases leading to mental health conditions (WHO, 2020). These mental health conditions will not only worsen the chronic diseases, but also lead to lower compliance with patients to medical treatment. Unfortunately, the access to mental health resources in Hong Kong is considerably low, with only 4.5 Psychiatrists available per 100,000 people on average). Hollo aims to alleviate the inequality of mental healthcare accessibility in an increasingly decentralized healthcare system.

Hollo is an app-based, digital mental healthcare platform for chronic patients that provides precision psychiatry treatment through clinically-graded Digital Therapeutics (DTx), powered by Multimodal Biomarker AI. The Multimodal Biomarker AI enables psychodiagnosis through alternative media, such as patient videos for facial, vocal, and semantic recognition of unconscious signals of mental health, while considering the multi-layered patient profile, including physical symptoms, mental health reported data, and background behavioural data.

Our treatments are digitised and gamified versions of evidence-based interventions, which offer psychoeducational content, mindfulness activities, and psychological exercises for patients to work through in a 5-week prescription. Through mindfulness exercises and valued living goal setting, patients can become more accepting of their life conditions, focus on more positive aspects of their lives, and help return them to communities and connect with others.

We’re currently at the stage of clinical studies under the university research partnership, aiming to validate our products and obtain an FDA approval. We hope to partner with the insurance and pharma sectors to distribute our service through hospitals, clinics, and telemedicine, so as to deliver better patient outcomes and better treatment adherence.

組長
Team Leader
温嘉民
VAN BREDA Cameron Xavier (HKU)

組員
Team Member
林敦凱
LIM Tun Hoi Duncan (University College London)
葉永昕
YIH Yong Xin Imogen (HKU)
莊穎霖
CHONG Wing Lam (HKU)

院校顧問
Faculty Advisor
羅就成博士
Dr. LAW Chau Sing Rocky (HKU)

Website
hollo.hk