DigitalHealth.London reveals latest Accelerator programme cohort

DigitalHealth.London has announced the health tech companies selected for the next cohort of its annual accelerator programme.

The 17 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been chosen for the programme because they provide digital solutions or services with the highest potential to meet London’s health and social care challenges.

Now in its eight consecutive year, the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator is delivered by the Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London in partnership with the Office of Life Sciences, CW+, Medcity, NHS England and the Mayor of London.

The 12-month programme enables digital health companies with innovative products or services to strengthen their commercial engagement strategies through enhanced connections, credibility and confidence-building opportunities.

Sarah Nelson, programme director at DigitalHealth.London, said: “After another extremely competitive application process, we are excited to announce the 17 digital health companies joining our eighth DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme cohort.

“These proven products are ready to scale. We look forward to working with them over the next year to improve health and care”.

The companies selected for 2024/25 DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme are:

• AirEmail – an NHS-approved and tested email management solution that transforms communications by prioritising patient-related emails
• Avegen Health – a purpose-led digital health company which digitised each step of outpatient clinical pathways
• Flok Health – an AI physiotherapy clinical that automates the delivery of personalised care at a population scale
• Incision Group BV – digitised surgical preference cards to inform and align the entire surgical team resulting in more efficient, productive and happier operating theatres
• Iona Mind – offers accessible, acceptable and inclusive mental health support which is tailored to the needs of the target population
• Megi Health UK – leveraging AI for transformative cardiovascular care, offering continuous support and precise diagnostics in a single platform
• MyMynd – empowers employees to take control of their own mental health and enables employers to align wellbeing efforts to the needs of their workforce
• MyRenalCare – improving lives at scale by transforming clinic kidney disease management
• Neu Health – integrates a user-friendly smartphone app and a clinician dashboard with advanced machine learning and AI analytics to empower patients and optimise clinical services
• NSU Media – The ‘Welcome to Leadership’ online development programme supports junior managers with the fundamentals to lead and manage their teams effectively from day one
• NuvoAir –  digital health company that coaches individuals to get clinic-quality spirometry data without them attending a clinic, designed for the NHS to diagnose respiratory conditions without delay
• PreActiv – optimises patients before surgery using technology to create individualised and adaptive prehabilitation programmes, addressing NHS England’s perioperative guidelines
• Pyrexia – develops automated HR tools tailored for the healthcare sector, utilising AI and machine learning to streamline key HR processes
• Smart Respiratory – has developed cost-effective sensors, a patient app, and a dashboard for clinicians which have potential to address inhaler adherence, improve asthma control, reduce costs, and benefit the environment
• TORTUS – an AI-powered assistant that integrates with healthcare systems to streamline documentation and enhance clinical efficiencies
• Visiba – an AI-enabled triage system and medical device, unique through its best-in-class safety and responsible AI infrastructure
• YOURMeds – a smart medication management system that helps people take the right medication at the right time with support from their network of family and friends

The accelerator is partly funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and has received almost £1.4 million as part of the DigitalHealth.London Business Support for London Project.

Natasha Curran, medical director at HIN South London, said: “The HIN South London is proud to run the award-winning DigitalHealth.London Accelerator, which is partially funded by the UK Government through the UKSPF and the Office for Life Sciences.

“We are excited to welcome the 17 companies joining the Accelerator for cohort eight, and look forward to supporting them develop, scale and spread across the NHS and social care”.

You can find out about the seventh cohort in the 2023/24 programme here.