VTplus is a leading provider of highly integrated Virtual Reality (VR) simulation systems for therapy and research. The systems enable exposure-based and behavioural exercises for the treatment of mental and behavioural disorders, social skills and stress-management training, as well as the conduct of scientific studies using virtual reality.
The portfolio comprises medically certified VR turnkey systems (CE-marked medical devices) for clinical use as well as customised VR research systems based on the VTplus VR platform. This platform combines coordinated hardware, proprietary software, measurement technology, interaction solutions and interactive VR content into integrated system solutions for therapy, research and development.
In addition to its established use in virtual reality exposure therapy, the platform provides a technological basis for extensions into adjacent medical application fields such as emotion regulation, neurorehabilitation and pain therapy.
The range of services includes concept development and consulting for the use of virtual reality, measurement technology, interaction options, simulation software and interactive VR content, as well as project management and implementation.
VTplus was founded in 2010 as a spin-off from the Department of Psychology at the University of Würzburg. The founders and scientific advisors have many years of experience in clinical psychology, psychotherapy research, biological psychology and the use of virtual reality as a research and therapy tool. VTplus bundles long-standing interdisciplinary know-how from psychology, psychotherapy research, computer science, VR development, system integration, and graphic and media design. The company is managed by Mathias Müller.
Vision
The founders of VTplus have used virtual reality as a research method for more than 25 years and have also investigated its use as a therapeutic support tool for many years.
This has led to the vision of developing digital medical technology solutions that support psychotherapeutic, medical and neurological treatments and contribute to improving care for conditions with a significant impact on quality of life.
VTplus technologies are intended to meaningfully support therapeutic and scientific workflows, provide complex exercises in a controllable and repeatable manner, and contribute to the efficiency of digitally supported treatment and research processes.
The implementation of this vision is based on scientifically grounded development work, clinical application experience and the continuous development of the VTplus VR platform. To this end, VTplus cooperates with renowned scientific partners, healthcare institutions and industrial partners.
Management
As Co-founder and Managing Director (CEO), Mathias Müller has been responsible for product development since 2010. Since his time as a project associate at the Chair of Clinical Psychology, Biological Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Würzburg, he has been involved in the development and implementation of numerous VR therapy solutions as well as VR studies in experimental psychology, psychotherapy, and applied security research. Drawing on his interdisciplinary expertise, he drives the development of innovative VR systems that bridge science, therapy, and technology.
Scientific Advisors
Prof. Dr. Andreas Mühlberger is a Co-founder of VTplus, a licensed behavioural therapist and heads the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Regensburg. His research focuses on normal and pathological emotions as well as the associated behaviours and possibilities of modification. Prof. Mühlberger supports the company as a Senior Scientific Advisor.
Prof. Dr. Paul Pauli is Co-founder of VTplus, licensed behavioural therapist, and President of the University of Würzburg. He is the former holder of the Chair of Psychology I – Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Würzburg. Prof. Pauli serves the company in a senior advisory capacity.
Further information
Media reports, newspaper articles and TV features on VTplus VR innovations can be found in our press review.
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