José Castela Forte
Chief Science Officer
Ancora Health
Born and raised in Portugal, Jose moved to the Netherlands at 19 to pursue his dream of becoming a cardiac surgeon. He completed his medical degree at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, where he also obtained a PhD in Artificial Intelligence for Critical Care and Anesthesiology.
He is one of the founders of Ancora Health, where he acts as Chief Science Officer and leads the International Business Development team, with a focus on expansion across Europe and the Gulf region.
Ancora is a Dutch scale-up with a unique digital health platform that enables integrated care across the continuum. Ancora’s platform is rooted in deep behavioural science and technology, enabling the delivery of digital therapeutics programs for primary and secondary prevention, remote patient management, patient support programs, and population health management. This scalable platform also allows for integrations with EHRs and other (healthcare) platforms, with services such as PREM/PROM collection and predictive analytics for population health management.