Senskin

A personal coach for your skin and health

A study published on "JAMA Dermatology"  showed that skin and subcutaneous diseases were responsible for 41.6 million DALYs (Disability Adjusted Life Years) and 39.0 million YLDs (Years Lived With Disability) in 2013. Another study conducted by the The World Health Organisation stated that the incidence of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers has been increasing over the past decades. Currently, between 2 and 3 million non-melanoma skin cancers and 132,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. One in every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer and, according to Skin Cancer Foundation Statistics, one in every five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. 

 Both these studies show that skin ,our biggest organ, is also one of the hardest to take care of. And that our lives are endangered in so many ways because of skin related health issues. Most of the people worldwide aren't aware enough that having adequate skincare is a necessity as many think that it is more of a luxury. 

 It is also important to highlight the shortage of medical resources in all their forms especially in developing countries as most of these countries are far below averages recommended by the WHO in terms of health workforce, health infrastructure and essential medicines. The lack of accessible adapted  health care explains the high morbidity and mortality rates.

 Our solution consists of making healthcare and especially skincare accessible to everyone, everywhere and at any moment. Our team developed a mobile app and a connected device. The user answers a questionnaire on the app from which the app detects the skin type and has information about the user's health and ongoing treatments. The user then can use the device to collect data from his skin such as hydratation and oiliness and from his environment such as humidity ,temperature ,and UV index. The app then collects the data and analyses it and provides advice that is adapted to both the skin type and the environment of the user. The app does a follow up of the skin and adapts to its changes. The user can also use the mobile phone's camera or upload pictures to scan spots on his skin to know if they are benign

or malignant, how to treat them and how to prevent them from multiplying. 

Our solution aims to make the world a place where everyone is aware of the importance of skincare and where everyone has adapted medical advice as we aim to expand to other medical areas later.  

Our device and mobile app were created from scratch by our team. We use already existing technologies such as AI and Machine learning but we adapted them to our context and are trying to make them the foundation of this solution. 

Our solution combines AI and IoT in order to enhance the user's experience and to improve and adapt the advice to each profile. Our solution adapts to the skin type of each user and coaches them according to their lifestyle and helps them improve their life hygiene. It also relays on machine learning to improve it self and detect eventual diseases and health problems.

We aim to reach as many people as we can to protect them from the harm that lack of well care can cause. Our main goal is to have at least 10.000 downloads of our app and have sales of the connected device that represents at least 10% of our users. 

In three to five years we aim to multiply exponentially our downloads to reach at least 100.000 active users and a conversion rate to our device of at least 25%. 

We will reach our beneficiaries through social media and through health professionals. Our mobile application will be accessible on app stores for both Android and IOS and our device will be available to pre-order soon.

In 12 months we aim to be serving 10.000 people by providing them with advice of how to take care of their skin and what products are suitable for they're skin conditions. 

We aim to multiply by a x10 factor the number of people we serve within 3 to 5 years.

We believe in the power of the human resources to overcome obstacles. We believe that the best way to attract different resources is by adopting the mindset that we can make it in the leanest and most efficient way possible. 

Our team is composed of people from diverse and complementary backgrounds, for instance: 

- A long experienced dermatologist;

- A serial entrepreneur; 

- An international Business Student and Entrepreneur;

- An IoT and AI specialist;

- A mobile app developer. 

Our team is not only innovative but is also motivated to make the world a healthier place. 

As we aim to change the world we need to be profitable to implement ,on a sustainable way, our vision. And for that we have 2 main revenue streams: 

- Device's sales: The device will be available for pre-order soon. 

- Product Placement: Users will be advised not only on how to take care of their skin but also on what products are suitable for their skin-conditions and adapted to their skin type. So we will allow them to purchase these products directly from the app. 

We believe in the power of the network and that empowerment can only happen through sharing. We are applying to Solve to meet with people from different backgrounds and potential partners from all over the world to share our vision about how we can as entrepreneurs solve world problems through entrepreneurial action. 

 We also think that Solve's community can add a lot to our project as we believe that meeting with Solve's team and the program's alumni can  only benefit us.

The key barrier for our solution is educating people about the importance of skincare and how their lives can change if they make their life hygiene a priority. We see that Solve can help us through mentor-ship on how to proceed and penetrate remote areas and populations. 

We will also need assistance from Solve in getting in touch with the big laboratories as we believe that Solve's network can help accelerate the growth of our solution.