The healthtech industry creates physical and digital products to support patient care, research and development, hospital operations and other aspects of healthcare work. The digital health sector in the United Kingdom generates over $5 billion — with digital treatment and care leading the market. Here are Manchester’s top healthtech providers.
Manchester Healthtech Companies
- Bupa
- Kooth Digital Health
- Mindtrace
- Alcumus
- Blueberry Therapeutics
Top Healthtech Companies in Manchester
Bupa, short for British United Provident Association Limited, is a provider of health insurance and healthtech products. Its digital healthcare product, Blua, is a platform where users can book and attend virtual provider sessions with general practitioners, nurses and specialists. They can also access digital health and wellness plans that offer guidance for preventative and therapeutic care, supported by remote IoT health monitoring devices that are worn at home.
Kooth Digital Health is a provider of digital mental healthcare. It works by providing services that support and assist clients in navigating their mental health, including options for seeking care. The company’s business model is based on a clinical study into the efficacy of various mental health interventions. In the United Kingdom, it offers Kooth, for adolescent mental health, and Qwell, for adult mental health.
Mindtrace produces a machine learning platform for neurosurgeons on which they can simulate specific surgeries and model cognitive outcomes for individual patients. This process, which the company calls Personalized Mind Tracing, allows patients to fully understand the outcomes they are facing and to make treatment decisions based on precise factors.
Alcumus is a software company that specializes in risk-management products, including those for environment, health and safety metrics. Its SaaS EHS products, which are built to support organizations in reducing workplace health risks and improving worker health and safety, include a program for clients who hire subcontractors. This program vets subcontractors for health and safety practices, tracks records and connects client companies with approved subcontractors.
Blueberry Therapeutics is a drug research and discovery company that focuses on nanomedicines for dermatological applications. Its mission is to provide drugs for skin conditions that are challenging to treat with existing pharmaceutical options, like onychomycosis and tinea pedis, also known as nail fungus and athlete’s foot.
