Virtual reality therapy could be a key to helping patients with psychosis reduce agoraphobic avoidance and distress, according to a recent study published in the Lancet.
In the study VR therapy was used to immerse patients into a variety of social scenarios with a virtual coach to help guide them.
Authors of the study found that patients who had VR therapy and usual care had significant...
Rey, an Austin, Texas-based mental health and wellness startup integrating immersive tools and digital interventions with teletherapy, announced the debut of its virtual mental wellness platform.
The platform, which is powered by OxfordVR, a spin-out of Oxford University, will initially be available across Texas with a road map to reach the rest of the U.S. in 2022. The initial pricing starts at...
A company out of Oxford, England is looking to help patients curb social anxiety with a new virtual reality tool. Dubbed OVR social engagement, the tool was designed to treat a variety of mental health conditions associated with these types of anxiety, including agoraphobia, depression and schizophrenia.
The program is pitched as a way to help patients with social anxiety by immersing them in...
British firm Oxford VR has secured £10 million in a Series A funding round led by Optum Ventures, with support from Luminous Ventures. Existing backers Oxford Sciences Innovation, Oxford University Innovation and GT Healthcare Capital Partners also participated.
WHAT THEY DO
Oxford VR, a spinout from the department of psychiatry at the University of Oxford, was founded in 2017. It builds on two...
Oxford VR, an Oxford University spinout company, has announced the launch of its leading-edge treatment for common mental health conditions through a unique partnership with AXA HK and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
Dubbed ‘Yes I Can’, the initiative will offer a ground-breaking treatment using virtual reality (VR) technology. It will be free to the public and to AXA’s corporate...
AXA Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Oxford VR (OVR) announced a first-of-a-kind partnership to pilot a groundbreaking automated immersive therapy using virtual reality (VR) for mental health in Asia including the Greater Bay Area.
What’s it about
The pilot focuses on a jointly supported clinically-validated trial in Hong Kong using a modern VR technology platform for...
Looking to commercialize its virtual reality mental health treatment, Oxford VR has announced that it raked in $4.11 (£3.2 million) in funding. Investors included Oxford Sciences Innovation, University of Oxford, Force Over Mass, RT Capital, and GT Healthcare Capital Partners.
"Our focus is on developing clinically validated, cost-effective, user-centred treatments for clinical conditions with...
