Memotext

About Us

A Short History of MEMOTEXT

Designed by patients for patients.

MEMOTEXT began as a simple medication adherence web-app. From our users, we realized we needed to make reminders, support and educational content not only engaging but relevant.  Iterating with clients since 2012, we learned to use validated assessments and health data to understand context and  automatically tailor a mobile health intervention that was as unique as its user.

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Leveraging data to create interventions that are as unique as patients.

We began by using subjective behavioural assessments (questionnaires) to build tailored and adaptive messaging and mobile health interventions. Over time we started to consume claims data to understand patient medication history and refill dates to provide an objective source for personalizing messaging content. We also started integrating external sources of health data, like ambient phone data (sleep, activity), wearables and EMR data to tailor messaging, notifications, social feeds and voice messages.

Collaborating for outcomes.

Over time we realized that a large part of our strength comes from our ability to enable the visions of those we collaborate with. The most critical asset of a platform is external—the community of stakeholders. 

 

MEMOTEXT contributes, enables, validates and scales the visions of our collaborators and our clients.  We are very fortunate to have surrounded ourselves with leading academic and clinical innovators to work and collaborate with. We are also fortunate enough to have built a network of innovative clinical organizations that work with us to pilot, integrate and scale innovations into clinical and commercial workflows and ultimately improve outcomes

Creation of our digital engagement platform.

Today we are a data-driven, evidence-based, personalized digital engagement platform.  Our passion to do meaningful things drives our company to build, validate and scale digital engagement and DTx to provide a significant ROI to our clients, partners and patient populations. Also, if you’ve made it this far on this page then please do get in touch.

List of Clients

Alexion Canada
Allergan Canada
Biogen Idec Canada
Merck Canada
Leo Pharmaceuticals Canada
Genentech (Roche Group Ltd.)
Novartis Canada

BC Children’s Hospital
Baycrest Health Sciences
The Centre for Addictions & Mental Health CAMH
InMedic Clinics
Johns Hopkins University – Wilmer Eye Clinic
LMC Healthcare
Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Healthcare
SickKids Hospital of Toronto
Fraser Health
Interior Health
Northern Health
Island Health
Vancouver Coastal Health

Humana Inc.
Greenshield Canada

Boots/Walgreens Pharmacy UK
Inviva Mckesson Pharma Care Network Corp.
PerformRX Pharmacy Benefit Management

Georgian College
ILAC International College
McMaster University
NYU Langone Health
Ohio State University
UCSD Health
University of Oregon Health System
University of Sasakatchewan
Vanderbilt University Medical System

SE Health
Pharma

FHI 360

TannenbaumCHAT

 

MEMOTEXT Team

Amos Adler

Founder and President

Wenjia Zhou

Lead UX Designer

Jeff Flack

Senior Developer

Charles Yoon

Operations Director

Sherry Luo

Data Scientist

Debra McCafferty

Program Coordinator

Thomas Corcoran

Chair

Ahmad Shekari

Full Stack Developer

Keerthana Mundlapudi

Product & Engagement Analyst

Alex Ostrisky

Chief Technology Officer

Alex Stewart

System Developer

Amos Adler

Founder and President

Amos brings speech, mobile and social technologies together to create mobile (mHealth) and telehealth patient adherence programs. Since 2008, Amos has led the design and deployment of dozens of digital patient adherence and behavior change programs globally while advocating for evidence-based approaches to technology-based behavior change. With a background in user oriented design methodologies, user-requirements elicitation, finance and enterprise scale technology deployment, Amos focuses on solutions to solve real-world business requirements with patient centered designs while understanding the challenges of change management in clinical settings.

Prior to founding MEMOTEXT, Amos held multiple technology and finance related positions within the Bell Canada Holdings family of companies and also has a background in social and private real estate development. Amos holds a M.Sc. in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from The London School of Economics in London England, graduating with distinction was highlighted by his work within the launch of the world’s first independent exchange for international wholesale telecom capacity.

Amos speaks regularly at events such as: mHealth, Stanford Medicine X, Health Datapalooza, Genentech FutureMed2.0 and guest lectures at the Univ. of Toronto.

Wenjia Zhou

Lead User Experience Designer

Wenjia has a Masters in Health Informatics from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Medical Science from Western University.

She has experience delivering a variety of health engagement programs from simple text messaging programs to complex behavioural health applications.  She is passionate about patient-centred design and leverages user experience techniques to help overcome pain points for the best patient experience. 

Jeff Flack

Senior Developer

Jeff graduated from Seneca College with a diploma in Computer Programming and Analysis and brings over 25 years of experience to the team. Focused in systems analysis and software development for financial systems, e-commerce, database and business information systems, Jeff has also worked in the engineering world where he was developing application-specific firmware for Single board and Microcontroller systems. He has implemented complex software projects for clients including GPX International Tire, Procura, and AT&T.

Charles Yoon

Operations Director

Charles is a data enthusiast with an emphasis on effective data visualization. He completed his PhD in biomedical engineering specializing in stem cell genomics and proteomics. In his search to combine his passion for problem solving with his knowledge in data analytics, he’s previously worked as a consultant on numerous healthcare projects in the digital health space. In his role as Operations Director at MEMOTEXT, he is responsible for identifying strategic goals to maximize operational efficiency and productivity through extensive process analysis and team collaboration.

Sherry Luo

Data Scientist

Sherry completed her M.Sc. in Computational Statistics at McMaster University. For her thesis, she conducted a simulation study to evaluate the effect of covariate misspecification in latent variable models and its impact on model selection.  

Sherry is passionate about data-driven solutions utilizing modern practices of data science, machine learning, and statistics. Her research interest lies in categorical data, latent variable models, and natural language processing.

Debra McCafferty

Program Coordinator

Debra graduated with an Honours BA from Waterloo University. She minored in Anthropology, which has given her a better understanding of the disparities between cultures and why people view things in very different ways. Her education combined with her numerous years of customer relations work experience has made Debra excel in customer service. Prior to joining MEMOTEXT, Debra worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as an Operations Administrator for seven years. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge in the internal workings of a large company. Debra spearheads projects to efficiently organize and maintain important information throughout a project lifecycle.

Thomas Corcoran

Chair

In addition to his MEMOTEXT role, Mr. Corcoran is currently the Chair, the NXG Group of Companies, a Director of ArtsandTV Inc. as well as the owner/founder of the Stonegate Group. He is past Chair, the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (Ontario Government agency), the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) Ontario Chapter, Bridgepoint Health Centre and the Bridgepoint Foundation. He has held senior executive positions in the private and public sectors, including Vice President and Managing Director at Canada Life Insurance, U.K. Division, and Vice president at IBM Canada and Special Advisor to the Secretary, Management Board (Ontario Government). Mr. Corcoran has also served as Governor at the University of Waterloo; Chair, President’s Advisory Council, University of Waterloo; Chair, Board of Governors, Crescent School; President and Chair, Ontario Chamber of Commerce; and Director, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Corcoran is a proud recipient of the Canada in Confederation Medal.

 

 

Ahmad Shekari

Full Stack Developer

Ahmad holds a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and a bachelor degree in Electronic Engineering, which has provided him with a wide range of knowledge and skills. He has more than 3 years of professional experience in IT field including backend, frontend and mobile apps developing as well as 15 years engineering experience in industrial control systems. He loves the process of building, optimizing and maintaining valuable software which is a key factor in MEMOTEXT. Even though hard engineering problems are often fun to solve, he is more attracted to solving real customer problems with a business justification.

Keerthana Mundlapudi

Product and Engagement Analyst

Keerthana completed her Bachelor of Health Sciences at Western University. During her undergraduate degree, she focused on using a unique interdisciplinary approach to study health, wellness, and illness. Keerthana has a high interest in the field of therapeutic uses of psychedelics in ailing mental illnesses. She is currently working on projects that help facilitate mental health such as A4i.

Alex Ostritsky

Chief Technology Officer

With an academic focus on artificial intelligence, Alex’s experience spans an array of senior management responsibilities as well as senior consulting engagements. Alex has implemented and spearheaded complex integration projects for clients such as Royal Trust, Bank of Montreal and AT&T Canada. He has architected and managed the development of International Financial Systems; Interactive Voice Response Systems; Distributed Database Schemes and Architectures; Telecommunications Systems; E-Commerce and Business to Business Information Systems. Mr. Ostritsky holds a B.Sc. equivalent from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in the area of Applied Computer Science. (ACPS)

Alex Stewart

System Developer

As a web and mobile app developer with a Computer Programming Diploma and advanced training from the University of Toronto, Alex specializes in full-stack development. His career, spanning from independent projects to significant roles in developing diverse applications, reflects his technical expertise. Committed to social responsibility, Alex advocates for mental health and environmental causes. His passion for technology and positive societal impact is evident in every project, where he blends technical skills with a deep sense of conscientiousness. 

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