{"id":30914,"date":"2025-10-13T10:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/nieuws\/how-myclusters-is-giving-people-with-cluster-headaches-more-control-over-their-health\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:46:52","slug":"how-myclusters-is-giving-people-with-cluster-headaches-more-control-over-their-health","status":"publish","type":"nieuwsberichten","link":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/news\/how-myclusters-is-giving-people-with-cluster-headaches-more-control-over-their-health\/","title":{"rendered":"how MyClusters is giving people with cluster headaches more control over their health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30914\" class=\"elementor elementor-30914 elementor-30843\" data-elementor-post-type=\"nieuwsberichten\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e45a92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e45a92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62a283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f62a283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you help people regain control over their lives when they suffer from one of the most painful conditions in the world? For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/darshan-ramanagoudra-ba602519\/\">Darshan Ramanagoudra,<\/a> founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myclusters.nl\/\">MyClusters<\/a>, this is the central question. With his platform, he aims not only to support patients with cluster headaches but also to help researchers better understand this little-known condition.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f15fae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f15fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f5c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f5c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>from personal struggle to startup<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e4827 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8e4827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16d45e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d16d45e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d56c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d56c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea for MyClusters didn\u2019t come from a lab or university. It came from Darshan\u2019s personal life. For nearly ten years, he has suffered from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hersenstichting.nl\/hersenaandoeningen\/clusterhoofdpijn\/\">cluster headaches,<\/a> a neurological condition marked by extremely painful, recurring attacks. In 2023, things took a turn for the worse: up to six attacks a day, making it impossible for him to keep working.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ede82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67ede82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd7f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bd7f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermafbeelding-2025-10-09-112312.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermafbeelding-2025-10-09-112312.png 437w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schermafbeelding-2025-10-09-112312-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b21757 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b21757\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0029b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0029b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bfa2df;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;At one point, I was tracking everything in an Excel sheet. Then I tried a few apps, but none of them worked for me. So I decided to build my own.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d3e77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97d3e77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fadb5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fadb5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7011225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7011225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-240x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355d9fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"355d9fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2466fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2466fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"> <\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyClusters started as a tool for patients to log attacks, triggers, and medications. But it quickly evolved into a broader platform: a direct-to-consumer app for patients, combined with a data dashboard for medical researchers. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e6665 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0e6665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download app<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1d2ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e1d2ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e7d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e7d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>more insight, more control<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78157e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78157e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68eef58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68eef58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cluster headaches are rare and poorly researched. Darshan realized that many patients wait years for a diagnosis and that available medications are often ineffective or come with serious side effects. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530332a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"530332a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf2c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bf2c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With MyClusters, patients can generate personalized reports to support diagnosis, guide treatment decisions, and help communicate more effectively with doctors. For healthcare professionals, this leads to more focused consultations. And for researchers, the platform offers a valuable new source of real-world data, currently used by people in over 35 countries, including many women, who are often underrepresented in clinical research.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b5873 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74b5873\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f0a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f0a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>a growth journey through PLNT, Venture Academy, Sprout, and unlock_<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f424ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f424ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a76c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a76c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darshan began his entrepreneurial journey at <a href=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/\">PLNT,<\/a> the Leiden-based innovation center. There, he joined<a href=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/programs\/venture-academy\/\"> the Venture Academy<\/a> program, where he developed his first pitch deck and business plan. He then progressed to <a href=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/programs\/sprout\/\">Sprout,<\/a> where he began building the first prototype of the app. By the time he had a working MVP, unlock_ became the natural next step. Each program built on the last, with <a href=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/programs\/unlock-incubation\/\">unlock_<\/a> helping him scale and professionalize.    <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7bc50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce7bc50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff789ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff789ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bfa2df;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;For me, it was essential to understand how the healthcare system works. unlock_ connected me with experts in biotech, health law, and medtech.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bd319 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2bd319\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fffdc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fffdc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>learning within unlock_<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9ca28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb9ca28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f233e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f233e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darshan doesn\u2019t have a background in healthcare. <a href=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/programs\/unlock-incubation\/\">unlock_<\/a> gave him the tools and structure to take his startup forward. &#8220;For me, it was essential to understand how the healthcare system works. unlock_ connected me with experts in biotech, health law, and medtech.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d7414 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93d7414\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d2f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d2f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through sessions on regulation, funding, and go-to-market strategies, he learned how software can be classified as a medical device and what that means for product development and compliance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d2fd9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d2fd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889e4b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"889e4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the highlights was the &#8216;Show Me the Hard Money&#8217; event, where founders pitch directly to investors. &#8220;They really prepare you well, not just for the pitch itself, but for the entire strategy behind it. That made a huge difference.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41a121 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d41a121\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5d55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e5d55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>a fast start<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e857e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e857e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a682a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1a682a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During unlock_, Darshan officially launched the MyClusters app in May 2025. &#8220;I\u2019m proud that we reached a thousand users so quickly. Every week I receive messages from people telling me the app is helping them. That means everything to me.&#8221;  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, he remains grounded.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e26e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71e26e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bde544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bde544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #bfa2df;\">&#8220;I can be quite impatient. But I\u2019ve learned that in healthcare, you need patience. 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