Nicosia, Cyprus. A Cyprus-based digital health startup is advancing cognitive rehabilitation through a new platform aimed at addressing gaps in awareness and access to treatment across the healthcare system.
Platform and scientific basis
The initiative centres on CAT-BRAIN, a digital cognitive rehabilitation platform developed by a multidisciplinary Cypriot research and innovation team that combines decades of neuroscience research with clinical application.
The platform builds on more than 20 years of clinically validated research and translates an established therapeutic approach, the Categorisation Programme, into a fully digital format accessible to healthcare professionals.
Leadership and team roles
The scientific foundation of the platform is led by founder and scientific director Fofi Constantinidou, a professor specialising in neurocognitive rehabilitation and the original developer of the underlying Categorisation Programme.
The team includes chief executive officer Nicole Christodoulides, who leads commercial strategy and investor engagement, and chief research officer Ioulia Solomou, a clinical psychologist overseeing scientific validation and design.
Technical development is headed by chief technology officer Eric Hetzel, who brings experience from both startups and large-scale operations, while Savvas Yiangou, marketing and communications associate, supports market positioning and outreach.
How CAT-BRAIN is positioned
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, the team said CAT-BRAIN is intended to help clinicians deliver structured, evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation by making therapy easier to manage, more consistent, and more efficient, while improving progress tracking and outcomes.
The team said existing digital tools in the field often fall into two extremes: simplistic “brain games” that lack scientific grounding or clinically robust systems that are difficult to use, with CAT-BRAIN designed to bridge this divide.
Clinical workflow and target users
The platform is designed to support the therapeutic process from patient assessment to treatment and progress tracking within a single integrated system, aimed at clinicians including speech and language therapists, psychologists, and rehabilitation professionals.
Awareness and access in Cyprus
The team said the startup’s development reflects a significant gap in awareness around cognitive rehabilitation in Cyprus, where even healthcare professionals may be unfamiliar with the therapy.
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