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PillWise HK

Our Story

It all started with seeing our grandparents struggle with taking their medications on time and at the proper dosage. Elderly often have to take an overwhelming amount of pills each day, and the process of sorting it out, remembering the proper dosage and the correct time to take it is quite a tedious process, especially if the elderly lives alone. So we thought, how can we make the process of taking medication easier and more efficient?

Meet the Team

  • Hoi Kiu (Hiki) Hui

    Hoi Kiu (Hiki) Hui

    Co-Founder

  • A man with glasses and a nose ring sitting indoors, wearing a dark green sweater, with a blurred background and a plant to the right.

    Victor Nesteruk

    Co-Founder

  • A man with curly dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black sweater, looking thoughtfully to the side indoors near a plant.

    Andrew Yoon Su Park

    Co-Founder

  • Jin Hui Tan

    Jin Hui Tan

    Co-Founder

  • Jonathan Tian Yu Wang

    Jonathan Tian Yu Wang

    Co-Founder

  • Ling Bo Zeng

    Ling Bo Zeng

    Co-Founder

An Automative Pill sorting System.

Pill Wise

How can we provide caregivers with resources to better understand their loved one's medications?

The Key Problems We Tackle

Medication Errors

Wrong Pills or dosages leading to complications

Automated, pre-sorted doses eliminate human error in sorting and taking pill

Caretaker Burnout

Constant worry about medication adherence

Remote monitoring via WhatsApp gives peace of mind without constant check-in calls

Medication Management Anxiety

Uncertainty causing stress for both patients and families

Automated, pre-sorted Clear, time-based alerts and logs provide
certainty for both the elderly and their families

Complex Medical Regiments

Multiple medicines at different times causing confusion

The system seamlessly manages multiple medications per day, reducing confusion

Running out of medication

Last-minute pharmacy runs and treatment gap

Automated refill alerts prevent last-minute pharmacy
runs and treatment gaps

Our Business Model

PillWise HK earns money through four simple, realistic streams that match Hong Kong consumer behavior.

Our Financial Plans & Projections

Implementation Plan & Go-to-Market Strategy

Our Story Board

Prototype 1

Prototype 2

Questions

What did you find out about the elderly during the development of this product ?

Our initial understanding was that elderly individuals would have a wealth of life experience and knowledge, particularly regarding values, medication management, and healthy habits. However, many elderly people in Hong Kong seem to resist this understanding. During the interview process we found that many elderly people are resistant to taking medication due to a variety of reasons. Mainly, many of our society’s older adults despise taking medication due to it being a constant reminder of their illness and mortality. By diminishing the time needed to spend worrying about medication, dosage and dosage time, we hope that older adults will not only be able to accurately take their medication but also mitigate the resistant of taking their medication.

What were some challenges/ bottlenecks you faced during this project?

One of the main struggles we had was the size of the pill. As many of you know, the pills that elderly individuals often have to take comes in different shapes and sizes. So our main design challenge is how do we figure out a universal system that can accommodate the various sizes of the pills, so that the user experience can be as simple as possible. Another challenge we faced was the limited time. We were unable to make some parts of our prototype in house, so we had to order parts on line, which took a while. This gave us insight into managing the supply chain of this product.

How do you see this project/ current prototype in the future?

This is a product we all have interest in pursuing, and there certainly many hopes we have for this product to evolve in the future.

The first step is to create a fully working prototype. Currently, we only have a prototype that is fit for demonstration, we hope to create a fully functional solution next. To achieve this, we must address the core problem. For instance, we aim to create a genuine universal solution that can accommodate tools of various sizes, while also considering how we can effectively integrate them.

We are looking at existing methods of dispensing medications from pharmacies as part of the broader vision. I believe I can contribute to this vision. We've already discussed collaborating with private clinics to establish mandatory standards for pill dispensing services for users.

Our initial focus will be on partnerships with private clinics, and then we'll expand our scope to include hospitals and pharmaceutical clinics. Our goal is to set a new standard in the industry for pill dispensary and gain a first-mover advantage to outpace competitors.