About us

DIGESTAID develops AI solutions for digestive endoscopy to overcome diagnostic limitations in methods like capsule endoscopy and digital cholangioscopy. Founded by experienced clinicians and engineers, we believe AI will revolutionize healthcare, improving efficiency, patient experience, and outcomes.

Our mission

Dive innovation in digestive healthcare

Innovation directed at improving patients’ lives is our driving force.

1

Build and implement fully conceived AI solutions for several fields of GI endoscopy

  • Improve diagnostic performance.
  • Embrace innovation for a wiser and proficient clinical practice.
  • Provide valuable and cost-effective solutions, sparing time and resources.

2

Find the right partner

  • Improve diagnostic performance.
  • Embrace innovation for a wiser and proficient clinical practice.
  • Provide valuable and cost-effective solutions, sparing time and resources.

Artificial intelligence will change the landscape in digestive healthcare. Faster, stronger, and tireless AI tools will disrupt clinical practice and play a key role in digestive healthcare: from precision medicine in digestive endoscopy to the management of big data in digestive pathology.

DigestAID CEO | MD. MSC. Gastroenterology

Where we stand

Continuously working to enhance GI healthcare

Far beyond basic image recognition or lesion characterization, DigestAID is providing tools for transforming gastroenterology. Grappling the present, riding the future!

Md. PhD. President of the WGO – World Gastroenterology Organization | President of the Portuguese Society of Gastroenterology

Meet the team

We are a team of highly dynamic and motivated gastroenterologists and engineers with a passion for innovation. Our team allies experience with youth to develop up-to-date deep learning technology. In combination with our panel of experienced advisors, we are developing groundbreaking technology across several fields of gastroenterology, from capsule endoscopy to digital cholangioscopy.

Miguel Mascarenhas

CEO, Md. PhD. Gastroenterology

Tiago Reis

CTO, MSc. Software Engineering

João Afonso

COO, Md. MSc. Gastroenterology

Hélder Cardoso

CMO, Md. PhD. Gastroenterology

Guilherme Macedo

Md. PhD. Gastroenterology

João Ferreira

Head of AI, PhD. Engineering

Tiago Ribeiro

CCO, Md. PhD. Gastroenterology

Patrícia Andrade

Md. MSc. Gastroenterology

Tiago Andrade

CFO, Bba. Mbi.

Inês C. Barbosa

CDO, UX/UI & Digital Design

André Gonçalves

BSc. Informatics Engineering

João Cordeiro

PhD. Health Data Science

Marco Marques

PhD. Biomedical Engineering

Bruno Mendes

PhD. Candidate Biomedical Engineering

Catarina Rocha

UX/UI Designer

André Martinez

Senior Front-end Engineer

Francisca Pinheiro

Business & Operations Analyst

Maria João

Product Manager

Pedro Cardoso

Product Manager

Miguel Martins

Product Manager

Miguel Gomes

Software Engineer

Francisco Mendes

Product Manager

Joana Mota

Product Manager

Tiago Figueiredo

Quality Assurance Engineer

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