Experience
10+ years across healthcare IT, AI, automation, and extended reality.
Independent projects: Craft Product School, Feminist Futures Hackathon, Tales for the Future and more.
Building, Writing & Advocating — Applied AI · Neurotechnologies · Brain Health · Digital Health
Hello, my name is Andra Bria.
I develop and grow ideas, technology, and structures in healthcare and public services. I bring analytical rigor to understand what is needed, insight for why it matters, and craft to produce impactful change.
Media highlights
10+ years
In technology and creative media — new product development, AI, integrations, interoperability, and automations.
About me
I am a creative technologist, science communicator, and advocate. I studied brain health and preventative health at the University of Bern, Faculty of Medicine; digital product design and development at UnternehmerTUM Munich; and social science and equity policies at the University of Bucharest.
In my work I intertwine social and cultural insights, technology expertise, and an innate ethical approach. I've worked with technology start-ups for more than a decade in high-impact industries — healthcare IT, medical imaging, preventative health, XR and VR in medical training, and agentic AI for enterprise orchestration.
I propagate horizontal organizational structures, empathetic leadership, and inclusive design principles. I dive deep into detail while keeping the bigger picture in view.
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Education
- Advanced 1-year program in Brain Science, University of Bern, Faculty of Medicine (Dec 2024 – Dec 2025).
- Digital product development, UnternehmerTUM Munich — Digital Product School.
- Double Master's: Social and Equality Policies, University of Bucharest & Master Égalés, Université Lumière Lyon 2.
- Creative Media, Art Directors School, Romania.
Community & Advocacy
- Community Advisory Board Member, European Federation of Neurological Associations.
- Speaker at Ada's List, Teens in AI, Women Techmakers.
- Advocating for equity and inclusion, health equity, disability and patient rights.
- Advocating for patients' rights with the Romanian Association for Brain Health.
Making meaning
Weaving thoughts — a feminine way of making meaning
I've published a children's book about equality and write extensively on Medium, Substack, and across podcasts and publications.
Jun 2026Digital Wellbeing
Understanding your digital cognitive load — the newest layer of the exposome
Your brain in the digital age: what the science says and what you can do.
Read on SubstackMay 2026Digital Wellbeing
Burnout and the community we stopped building
There is a version of the burnout conversation that leaves everything intact. This is not that version.
Read on SubstackMay 2026Caregiving
The caregiver brain as a clinical variable in post-acute neurological recovery
Why the caregiver's nervous system is a medical variable — and why no clinical system is measuring it. Proposing the Caregiver Protocol.
Read on SubstackApr 2026Women's Health
The cooking, the cleaning and the computing
Or how women have extended their lifespan, their responsibilities, but not their fertility.
Read on SubstackWhat people say
“Having Andra's support and coaching while working on your individual project is the best part. Not only is she very knowledgeable about product design, but she also has lots of experience and helped me tailor the project to my profile.”
— Maria Agra Bermejo, Product Designer