1. A smart city is a
cognitively healthy city
changing the world one mind at a time
15/03/16
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2. A smart city is where people are
cognitively healthy
โข Itโs people that count
โ Physical health is important
โ Cognitive health is critical
โข Itโs all about education and health
โข Therefore, itโs all about your cognition
โข We can measure and improve our cities
cognitive healthโฆ in a cost effective way
3. We use scientific, psychometric, visual tests to assess
and train cognitive function; they work on most
platforms; and above allโฆ they are engaging and fun
They are Globally Scalable and will have
a huge social impact, everywhere
They are of their time and fit Policy Decision making, e.g. personalised training;
citizen resilience; e.g., educating offenders
4. MyCognition โ is with you for life;
personalised solutions for all
Education
โข Special Needs
โข Mainstream
Business & Health
โข Occupational Health
โข Non-working population
A broad, universal
measure of
Cognitive Health,
completed in 15
minutes
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5. Our cognitive function increases
from birth, plateauing in our 20โs
โข We donโt all follow the same trajectory
โข Some of us are average, some above average
โข But, those below average do less well at school, are more likely to suffer
neurophysiological disorders and are more likely to be involved with the
criminal justice system, adding to societies burden
6. MyCQ tracks your cognitive
function trajectory
At any age we can identify and improve those with
weak cognition
4 24
Age/yrs
MeanCognitiveScore
WEAKWEAK
AVERAGEAVERAGE
STRONGSTRONG
Development of cognition over time
(These are illustrative curves)
7. MyCQ measures cognition, showing
differences in functional levels
Good
Poor
Impaired
A broad, universal measure of
Cognitive Functionโฆ results in 15 minutes
8. Jimmy, an ordinary kidโฆ but in some
lessons he was drowning
There are 2 million โJimmyโsโ with SEN in the UK;
Today most interventions treat the symptoms โ
we detect and treat the cause
Jimmyโฆ from DROWNING to ENGAGING
10. Aisha had a stressful jobโฆ she coped,
but one day it was too much
Aishaโฆ from COPING to MANAGING
One in four adults will suffer from a mental illness during their lives.
Today, itโs the biggest cost to long term sickness at work.
The stigma means we cant talk about Mental Health, but we can talk
about Cognitive Function
11. We give people the choice, so
that they can make a change
Measure your cognitive health with MyCQ
Measure your cognitive health with MyCQ
12. Fred lived in his home for fifty yearsโฆ
but was barely existing
Fredโฆ from EXISTING to LIVING
There are almost one million people with Dementia in the UK.
The condition costs the UK over ยฃ26 Billion.
Our products could be a cost-effective part of the solution
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13. We are building evidence with
the best universities
โข Global Partners
โข Clinical and Educational Evidence โ published at FENS, ISPOR,
ECNP
โข Patents pending in EU, US, Ca, Au, NZ
โข ISO27001:2013 data protection certification (pending)
15. The future is here, the future is
in Peterborough
โข Peterborough
โ The first city to be โpowered by MyCognitionโ
โ We are working with Peterborough City
Council so that by 2018 every citizen of the
city will have access to MyCognition
assessment and training programmes
โข Who wants to be the next city to be
powered by MyCogntion?
16. MyCognition โ research based,
market led
Our mission is to change peopleโs lives by assessing
and improving their cognitive function through
adaptive and insightful gameplay
Professor John Harrison
- Cognition Advisor
John is a pioneer in cognitive
health, working at the outset of
this research to develop
computer programmes to asses
and train cognition. He has
helped over 40 drug companies
with their cognitive trials
Dr Raj Kumar
- Chief Medical Officer
Raj led the neuropsychiatric
clinical development at
GlaxoSmithKline. He is a
practising psychiatrist and is
qualified in neurology. He is a
global expert in clinical
development.
Jurriaan van Rijswijk
- Applied Gaming Advisor
Jurriaan is one of the worlds
prominent applied games
developers, with over 500
games to his name and an
approved FDA medical device
Keiron Sparrowhawk
- Founder and CEO
Keiron, a former neuroscientist,
is a serial entrepreneur who
has established several
successful tech healthcare
companies. He is an expert in
drug development and
biopharmaceutical R&D
