Collamap

collamap

context

the project

CollaMap turned to Softo to create an collaborative platform to connect and promote the exchange of information between researchers, individuals and agencies interested in sponsoring research into the rare condition of FA (Friedreich's Ataxia).

demand

the challenge

01Create an online information repository

02Design a comprehensive visual arc for each health condition

03Develop a website with fluid web design

proposal

the solution

Softo has created a high-quality platform that allows researchers to share their latest findings, ask other experts questions and debate topics in real time. Thus, researchers are able to develop and improve treatments, a time-saver that saves lives.

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concepts

That’s where all the magic happens. Concepts are where sections and consequently CollaCards are created. A Concept might have other concepts under it, generating a tree where the top concepts are more generic and the more specific ones are at the lower levels of the arc.

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sections

Originally called “Hypothesis”, a Concept may have a series of sections where researchers are able to add CollaCards: Open questions, Debates and Proof Cards. In those sections, the user can also add images for a better description.

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open questions

Those are the heart of the platform. Open Questions can be linked to a specific section or to the concept itself, which can be sponsored and analyzed by researchers who vouch for or simply explain their relevance.

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debates

Debates are created from a piece of a section. On Debates there are at least two possibilities, each possibility has at least one argument and each argument might have counter-arguments. Researchers are also able to vote for possibilities.

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proof cards

They are also created from a piece of a section to prove it. Proof cards can have images, videos and PDF articles as resources, and, with our integration to PubMed, users can provide links and every piece of PubMed’s information as a resource will be loaded.

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ongoing research

Those are the only CollaCards that are not necessarily created when editing a concept. An Ongoing Research card is always linked to an Open Question and it is a means to search for the answer to that Open Question. Each Ongoing Research card can be linked to more than one Open Question.

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flying navigation

The most innovative and technically challenging part was navigation since it involves traits of Google Earth and Prezi, a slideshow tool. Such traits were applied in order to make navigation more familiar and interesting for researchers and potential sponsors.

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meet

the client

Collamap is an international collaborative platform designed to share the latest information on various rare diseases and conditions that brings together, organizes and unifies content from the scientific community and provides continuously updated information and discussions by users.

solution

final result

Softo has developed a platform that promotes progress in research and does so in a totally innovative way! We facilitate access to information, contributing to CollaMap's mission to discover new ways of treating numerous health conditions.

project diary

team testimonials

Find out what our team has to say about the project.

This was a very personal project for the creator, having two daughters who suffer from FA, and incredibly special to us given its invaluable impact on health-related research. The result is an ever-growing user-friendly, comprehensive database that is constantly updated with the latest information, taking its potential way beyond our client’s first intent. CollaMap’s social impact on the health and research community is inestimable, and I am more than happy to contribute.”

Fabio

Ceo

The project's idea was totally different from any other product I had ever worked on: it was groundbreaking, technically challenging and it also had a meaningful social background that could touch thousands of lives around the world. It most definitely was one of the reasons I felt so excited at Softo since it was my very first project here. In addition to the innovative idea we are currently bringing to life, our client is such a creative and invested person, who takes the project very personally, making it even more involving.”

Luana

Leader of Business Analysis

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