Healthtech gets a lot of hype, so I looked for UK startups tackling specific, practical problems. These three each take a different one.
Watching the smallest patients. Your Cue is a London medical technology company developing continuous, wireless vital-sign monitoring. Its current focus is Neo Alert, a single wearable for newborns in neonatal intensive care that tracks heart rate, oxygen saturation and temperature and raises alerts when readings change. It grew out of University College London, and it’s preparing for clinical validation, with a first launch planned for India in 2027.
Less time on paperwork. TORTUS makes ambient voice technology for clinicians. It transcribes consultations, drafts notes, letters and referrals and suggests clinical codes, which the clinician approves before they go into the record. It has been used across GP practices, hospitals and ambulance services, and it was started by NHS doctors and engineers in 2022.
Mental wellbeing in virtual reality. AdagioVR builds immersive VR programmes aimed at emotional regulation, stress and recovery. It works with individuals, employers and healthcare providers, and it positions VR as a preventive tool that helps people before they reach crisis point.
Between them they cover three different places technology can help: the bedside, the consultation room and everyday mental wellbeing. Which of these do you think will reach patients first?
Watching the smallest patients. Your Cue is a London medical technology company developing continuous, wireless vital-sign monitoring. Its current focus is Neo Alert, a single wearable for newborns in neonatal intensive care that tracks heart rate, oxygen saturation and temperature and raises alerts when readings change. It grew out of University College London, and it’s preparing for clinical validation, with a first launch planned for India in 2027.
Less time on paperwork. TORTUS makes ambient voice technology for clinicians. It transcribes consultations, drafts notes, letters and referrals and suggests clinical codes, which the clinician approves before they go into the record. It has been used across GP practices, hospitals and ambulance services, and it was started by NHS doctors and engineers in 2022.
Mental wellbeing in virtual reality. AdagioVR builds immersive VR programmes aimed at emotional regulation, stress and recovery. It works with individuals, employers and healthcare providers, and it positions VR as a preventive tool that helps people before they reach crisis point.
Between them they cover three different places technology can help: the bedside, the consultation room and everyday mental wellbeing. Which of these do you think will reach patients first?