Digital Health Systems by Denovo Studios
For universities and research teams

Software for university research and programs.

We build apps and tools for research teams, labs, and campus programs. Study apps, data collection, training tools, and dashboards, planned around your protocol, your grant, and your IRB.

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Where to start

Planning a study or a funded project?

We'll scope the software with your team before the grant or IRB deadline.

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The problem

University projects run on their own rules.

Research and campus software has to fit around things most apps never deal with.

  1. Grants and semesters set the timelineFunding windows, IRB reviews, and the academic calendar decide when software has to be ready. The build has to fit around them.
  2. Approvals shape what you can buildIRB approvals, data agreements, and campus IT rules decide what data you can collect and where it can live.
  3. People have to actually use itParticipants, students, and staff already have plenty of apps. A tool only helps if people open it and finish what they start.
  4. Data has to come out cleanYour team needs data it can analyze, collected in a way that fits your methods and approvals.
What we build

What we build for universities

  • Study and intervention apps

    Apps that deliver an intervention, lessons, or practice to participants on iOS, Android, or the web.

  • Data collection tools

    Surveys, check-ins, and in-app activity recorded to match your study design, with exports for analysis.

  • Training and teaching tools

    Apps and web tools for courses, clinical training, and skills practice, including realistic AI-powered practice.

  • Dashboards and reports

    Views that bring study or program data together, so your team can see what is happening.

  • Tools for campus programs

    Apps and portals for campus health, wellness, and outreach programs.

How it works

We plan around your protocol and timeline.

  1. First

    Project review

    We read your protocol or project plan and learn what the software needs to do, record, and avoid.

  2. Before code

    Data and approvals

    We plan what data is collected and how it is stored to match your IRB approval and your institution's policies.

  3. Then

    Build and pilot

    We build the software and help you test it with a small group before launch.

  4. Ongoing

    Support while it runs

    We stay on to update content and fix issues for as long as your study or program runs.

Our work

Featured research project

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  • Health
  • Research

A digital health intervention app for a UIC research study

University of Illinois Chicago

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago wanted young people to rehearse tough social moments without real-world risk. We built a digital health intervention app laid out like a social feed, where AI brings each conversation to life.

What we built
  • Social feed layout with profiles, posts, and chat
  • Branching scenarios where each reply changes what happens next
  • AI-powered conversations and images, built with OpenAI, that feel real
  • Choices mapped to the skills the study teaches

I've worked with Denovo Studios for over a year now and the process has been absolutely seamless.

Dr. Ariel Smith, University of Illinois Chicago
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Questions

Questions research teams ask

Do you only build study apps?

No. Along with study and intervention apps, we build data collection tools, training and teaching tools, dashboards, and apps for campus programs.

Can you work within our IRB requirements?

Yes. We plan the app's data collection and storage around your approved protocol and your institution's policies, and we work with your team when anything needs to change.

Can you use AI in a study app?

Yes. In a study app for the University of Illinois Chicago, AI brings each conversation to life, so young people can practice hard conversations in a space that feels real but carries no real-world risk. We plan how AI is used with your research team from the start.

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Can you help with budget figures for a grant application?

Yes. We can provide a written quote or a budget letter for your grant application, based on the scope we plan together.

How long can you support the software?

As long as your study or program needs. Support runs month to month, so it can match your timeline.

Get started

Tell us about your project.

A 30-minute call about your study or program and what the software needs to do. You'll leave with a clear next step, whether or not we work together.

Talk about your projectSee the UIC case study