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April is Celebrate Diversity Month, something we’d like to take a moment to reflect on. Ayogo’s Justice, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) committee was formally established in 2021. In truth, Ayogo has always championed a culture of inclusivity and diversity, but forming the committee was our way of further committing to our values and choosing to actively work towards achieving our

Ayogo believes that creating effective digital healthcare solutions for patients with chronic kidney disease is possible. So we joined our expertise with Digital Health Circle to deploy a product that helps support patients and clinicians. Our product helps patients with kidney failure make educated decisions on treatment options. 

Ayogo CEO Michael Fergusson hosted a panel of passionate thought leaders at the Clinically Validated DTx Summit in December 2022. In the final clip from that panel, Michael shares his perspective on the challenges that developers from traditional software backgrounds face when transitioning into the healthcare sphere.

Ayogo’s CEO Michael Fergusson hosted a panel of passionate thought leaders at The Clinically Validated DTx Summit in December 2022. In this excerpt, he and Sylvain Moreno of Digital Health Circle share their insights on bringing multiple stakeholders from government and academia together to create value.

Ayogo CEO Michael Fergusson hosted a panel of passionate thought leaders at the Clinically Validated DTx Summit in December 2022. In the second clip from that panel, Edouard Gasser and Alexandra T. Greenhill, MD discuss the challenging path doctors and DTx developers must navigate together when designing and producing digital therapeutics.

Financing to accelerate growth of Ayogo’s healthcare engagement platform. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (April 29, 2020) – Ayogo Health Inc. has successfully raised a $7.5M Series B financing round. The round was raised from several high-profile investors to propel its mission and vision: to activate, engage and empower patients faced with challenging transitions in care. Ayogo’s behavioral support platform creates value

By Darryl Pogue iOS 11 brings some new, perhaps unintuitive, behaviour around the status bar area which will be particularly important for developers using tools like Apache Cordova or Ionic. In particular, this change in behaviour affects any web-based apps that use fixed position header bars when they are built for iOS 11. This post helps you understand the Webview

Q&A with Ayogo’s Lead Software Developer Name: Ian Suda Title: Lead Software Developer, Ayogo Health Inc. Fun Facts: I’ve been doing judo for 29 years! Hobbies: Judo, running, hockey, video games. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iansuda Each month we put an Ayogi in the Spotlight. This month meet Ian Suda. Ian is our lead software developer and has been with the company longer than Ayogo has been “Ayogo”:

The Life Science Innovation Northwest (LSINW16) conference made clear that Seattle now vies with Boston, Raleigh-Durham and San Francisco-Oakland for the top US cities for Life Science innovation. It’s clear that Seattle leader in life sciences is made possible by an incredible culture of strategic, industry-research partnerships backed by big dollar investment. Seattle’s Heavy Hitters in Life Science Innovation The Bill and Melinda

The International Congress on Obesity 2016 (ICO2016) in Vancouver told the story of obesity treatment through the eyes of leading academic scientists, researchers, practitioners, educators, policy makers, patient advocates and product companies. The story of obesity is… heartbreaking. empowering – if we all do our part to address weight bias and accept that health can improve at any weight. complex

Hackathon or designathon? Whatever you choose to call it, the Ayogo designathon was a playful day of problem solving applying design hacking to health engagement challenges. To make our designathon even more fun, we added a layer of challenge through design obstructions that were playfully problematic. Thirty Ayogis spent the day bonding in five teams, tackling three tough problems with creativity,

Budget Priorities for Digital Pharmaceutical Marketing Strategy The MM&M 2015 annual survey reveals the budget priorities and top pharmaceutical marketing strategies, as expressed by pharmaceutical marketers. The mean 2015 budget was $19.4M per pharmaceutical company for marketing. Digital consumer marketing is the focus of 76% of pharmaceutical marketers and these budgets are growing rapidly, compared to the shrinking relevance of traditional advertising to

Rocket Builders Names Top Technology Companies to the “Ready to Rocket” lists for 18th Consecutive Year to Highlight Companies with Highest Growth Potential VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (April 16, 2020) – Ayogo is proud to be included in Rocket Builders eighteenth (18th) annual “Ready to Rocket” lists as part of the Ready to Rocket Digital Health List for 2020. This list

Ayogo Named Winner of The Spirit of BC Tech Award at The 2018 Technology Impact Awards The Technology Impact Awards are the longest-running and largest technology awards program in the province, celebrating excellence and innovation in BC’s tech sector. Ayogo was honoured to be chosen by the BC Tech community as the company that most exemplifies the true spirit of BC

Ayogo Named Winner in Professional Services Category at BC Export Awards The BC Export Awards are the province’s most prestigious awards paying tribute to the success and innovative approaches of BC export companies to both the provincial and national economy.

Ayogo Named to Ready to Rocket 2017 List for Second Time – Digital Health Ready to Rocket Ready to Rocket is a unique business recognition list that profiles B.C. technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth. Since 2003, the Ready to Rocket list has consistently predicted the revenue growth leaders and the companies most likely to attract investment. Ayogo, a

Alexa Diabetes Challenge Finalists Ayogo and HCL America jointly submitted My GluCoach, to the Alexa Diabetes Challenge. The Alexa-based app is a voice-based diabetes teacher, lifestyle coach, and personal assistant that learns from the patient-user’s wearable and medical devices and through interaction over time. Ayogo’s Maddy Bazett and Brian Carter co-developed the concept. Ayogo and HCL are one of five finalists awarded $25,000, 10 000

Ayogo Named to Top 100 Most Innovative mHealth Companies for Second Time Ayogo has been recognized for a second time, as one of the most innovative and disruptive health technology companies globally. Ayogo is one of the few Canadian companies listed. We are deeply honoured to remain among the top 100 digital health companies even as competition and innovation have

Budget Priorities for Digital Pharmaceutical Marketing Strategy The MM&M 2015 annual survey reveals the budget priorities and top pharmaceutical marketing strategies, as expressed by pharmaceutical marketers. The mean 2015 budget was $19.4M per pharmaceutical company for marketing. Digital consumer marketing is the focus of 76% of pharmaceutical marketers and these budgets are growing rapidly, compared to the shrinking relevance of traditional advertising to

The Life Science Innovation Northwest (LSINW16) conference made clear that Seattle now vies with Boston, Raleigh-Durham and San Francisco-Oakland for the top US cities for Life Science innovation. It’s clear that Seattle leader in life sciences is made possible by an incredible culture of strategic, industry-research partnerships backed by big dollar investment. Seattle’s Heavy Hitters in Life Science Innovation The Bill and Melinda

The International Congress on Obesity 2016 (ICO2016) in Vancouver told the story of obesity treatment through the eyes of leading academic scientists, researchers, practitioners, educators, policy makers, patient advocates and product companies. The story of obesity is… heartbreaking. empowering – if we all do our part to address weight bias and accept that health can improve at any weight. complex

Hackathon or designathon? Whatever you choose to call it, the Ayogo designathon was a playful day of problem solving applying design hacking to health engagement challenges. To make our designathon even more fun, we added a layer of challenge through design obstructions that were playfully problematic. Thirty Ayogis spent the day bonding in five teams, tackling three tough problems with creativity,

Budget Priorities for Digital Pharmaceutical Marketing Strategy The MM&M 2015 annual survey reveals the budget priorities and top pharmaceutical marketing strategies, as expressed by pharmaceutical marketers. The mean 2015 budget was $19.4M per pharmaceutical company for marketing. Digital consumer marketing is the focus of 76% of pharmaceutical marketers and these budgets are growing rapidly, compared to the shrinking relevance of traditional advertising to

Design collaboration is at the heart of what we do at Ayogo and is baked in to our culture. We are excited to kick off our very first Design-a-thon. As not everyone on the team is a designer, this design-focused team building event gives all Ayogis a chance to flex their design muscles. So what is a design-a-thon? Similar to a Hack-a-thon, a design-a-thon

The Mobile World Congress is the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, with a record-breaking 94,000 attendees from 200 countries in 2015. With the event only a few weeks ago, it is expected to set the tone for mobile trends in 2016. However, we have already begun to see reports and publications released with these predictions. DMI (Digital Management

Financing to accelerate growth of Ayogo’s healthcare engagement platform. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (April 29, 2020) – Ayogo Health Inc. has successfully raised a $7.5M Series B financing round. The round was raised from several high-profile investors to propel its mission and vision: to activate, engage and empower patients faced with challenging transitions in care. Ayogo’s behavioral support platform creates value

Rocket Builders Names Top Technology Companies to the “Ready to Rocket” lists for 18th Consecutive Year to Highlight Companies with Highest Growth Potential VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (April 16, 2020) – Ayogo is proud to be included in Rocket Builders eighteenth (18th) annual “Ready to Rocket” lists as part of the Ready to Rocket Digital Health List for 2020. This list

CKD&Me fills the gap in pre-dialysis education by providing objective kidney care content U.S. pilot of CKD&Me will supplement patient education in several U.S. nephrology practices CKD&Me tailors its content for individual patient needs, covering physiology, treatment options, lifestyle factors in a manner that is easy to understand Baxter innovation supporting patients across the continuum of care highlighted in 15

  VANCOUVER, CANADA (October 23, 2019) – Vancouver, BC – Ayogo Health Inc. and Digital Health Circle announced today their collaboration in the creation of digital health applications, tools and content to assist patients diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The initial focus of this collaboration will be to provide patient-specific information to help explain the complex symptomology of MS, as

Ayogo Health Inc., a world-leading vendor of digital health and patient engagement products and services, is one of 18 companies selected by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) in a competitive process to receive funds from the Western Innovation Initiative (WINN). WINN is a federal initiative that offers repayable contributions for small and medium-sized enterprises with operations in Western Canada, in

The following opinion on #BCTECH Summit healthcare innovation appeared in the Vancouver Sun on March 14, 2017. Excerpt: Thousands of B.C.’s brightest minds are converging in Vancouver on March 14-15 for the #BCTECH Summit, a celebration of this province’s fast-growing, and increasingly important, high-tech sector. The biggest players in the industry will be there showing off their emerging technologies. So too will

Financing to accelerate growth of Ayogo’s healthcare engagement platform. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (April 29, 2020) – Ayogo Health Inc. has successfully raised a $7.5M Series B financing round. The round was raised from several high-profile investors to propel its mission and vision: to activate, engage and empower patients faced with challenging transitions in care. Ayogo’s behavioral support platform creates value

Rocket Builders Names Top Technology Companies to the “Ready to Rocket” lists for 18th Consecutive Year to Highlight Companies with Highest Growth Potential VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (April 16, 2020) – Ayogo is proud to be included in Rocket Builders eighteenth (18th) annual “Ready to Rocket” lists as part of the Ready to Rocket Digital Health List for 2020. This list

CKD&Me fills the gap in pre-dialysis education by providing objective kidney care content U.S. pilot of CKD&Me will supplement patient education in several U.S. nephrology practices CKD&Me tailors its content for individual patient needs, covering physiology, treatment options, lifestyle factors in a manner that is easy to understand Baxter innovation supporting patients across the continuum of care highlighted in 15

  VANCOUVER, CANADA (October 23, 2019) – Vancouver, BC – Ayogo Health Inc. and Digital Health Circle announced today their collaboration in the creation of digital health applications, tools and content to assist patients diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The initial focus of this collaboration will be to provide patient-specific information to help explain the complex symptomology of MS, as

Ayogo Health Inc., a world-leading vendor of digital health and patient engagement products and services, is one of 18 companies selected by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) in a competitive process to receive funds from the Western Innovation Initiative (WINN). WINN is a federal initiative that offers repayable contributions for small and medium-sized enterprises with operations in Western Canada, in

Ayogo Named Winner of The Spirit of BC Tech Award at The 2018 Technology Impact Awards The Technology Impact Awards are the longest-running and largest technology awards program in the province, celebrating excellence and innovation in BC’s tech sector. Ayogo was honoured to be chosen by the BC Tech community as the company that most exemplifies the true spirit of BC

The 2016 International Serious Play Awards competition today recognized the collaboration between Ayogo and Genentech with a Silver Award for two health-games that illustrate immunotherapy. The award winning health games include T-Cells Attack and Lymph Node Labyrinth. Each relates to the science behind the Cancer-Immunity Cycle. Cancer immunotherapy is the most talked about area of research today. Genentech is a global leader in developing cancer medicines, and cancer

In pharma marketing, strategy leads creative, not the other way around. When our client AstraZeneca won Gold at the International ECHO™ Award, recognizing Fit2Me as one of the world’s best marketing campaigns, their design partners at Ayogo were proud as punch. MRM/McCann created the ad campaign work for Fit2Me. My Plan. My Way. and several partners worked on AstraZeneca’s Fit2Me

AstraZeneca went out seeking experts who developed the user interfaces it admired. They landed on the team of experts at Ayogo. Ayogo was tasked with creating Fit2mecoach.com, to activate site visitors with Type 2 diabetes and sustain engagement with a custom fit tool to help them with diet and exercise behavior change. Fit2Me has proven to be a runaway success, receiving 1

Big News for Monster Manor! An open beta of Monster Manor began in the UK and Ireland on October 15, 2013!  We’re giving 100 families with at least one child who has type 1 diabetes the opportunity to take part. What is Monster Manor? A game for Apple & Android phones/tablets/iPods that helps get kids tracking their blood glucose by

Michael Fergusson is blazing a trail in healthcare by creating experiences through games that have the power to increase patient engagement and learning, while bringing about meaningful changes in behavior. DONNA SHU (DIRECTOR, U.S. PATIENT ADVOCACY AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS – BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.)

Ayogo delivered a world class application, Healthseeker, that has repeatedly won awards, attracted headlines, and more importantly, helped tens of thousands of people touched by diabetes in the development of healthier lifestyle habits. MANNY HERNANDEZ (PRESIDENT, DIABETES HANDS FOUNDATION)

Q&A with Ayogo’s Lead Software Developer Name: Ian Suda Title: Lead Software Developer, Ayogo Health Inc. Fun Facts: I’ve been doing judo for 29 years! Hobbies: Judo, running, hockey, video games. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iansuda Each month we put an Ayogi in the Spotlight. This month meet Ian Suda. Ian is our lead software developer and has been with the company longer than Ayogo has been “Ayogo”:

At Ayogo, we practice what we preach. Since the apps we develop promote engagement and health behaviour change, including developing healthy lifestyle habits, we strive to follow our own advice. What we do to stay healthy at our main studio in Vancouver revolves around three main activities: healthy snacking, staying active and getting outside! Antony Parnell, our superstar administrative assistant,

Working at Ayogo is all fun and games! Well, maybe not all, but it is true that we have a corporate culture where we truly do laugh everyday. One of the (many) ways that we keep the laughter flowing is at our monthly social nights. We’ve picnicked in the park, transformed our board room into a movie theatre, and collectively cooked

Hackathon or designathon? Whatever you choose to call it, the Ayogo designathon was a playful day of problem solving applying design hacking to health engagement challenges. To make our designathon even more fun, we added a layer of challenge through design obstructions that were playfully problematic. Thirty Ayogis spent the day bonding in five teams, tackling three tough problems with creativity,

Design collaboration is at the heart of what we do at Ayogo and is baked in to our culture. We are excited to kick off our very first Design-a-thon. As not everyone on the team is a designer, this design-focused team building event gives all Ayogis a chance to flex their design muscles. So what is a design-a-thon? Similar to a Hack-a-thon, a design-a-thon

Standing desks, sitting desks, yoga ball chairs. The workstation possibilities are endless at the Ayogo! We asked a few Ayogis to share their fun workspaces, and tell us how they like to get work done at the Ayogo office. Standing Janice – Business Development Mid-afternoon drowsiness and copious cups of coffee just to get me through the day are things of the past since switching