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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Bristol based CEO’ operating in the Medical space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Joel Gibbard
CEO of Open Bionics
Joel Gibbard is the founder of Open Bionics and the inventor of the world’s first and most advanced 3D printed robotic hand prosthetic. Joel has won multiple awards for engineering, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Joel was recently named ‘Britain’s Design Engineer of the Year,’ and awarded the Limbless Association’s ‘Prosthetic Innovation of the Year’ award. The roboticist is based inside of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and is committed to keeping his robotic hands open source.
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About Open Bionics: Open Bionics is a robotics company creating affordable 3D-printed bionic hands for amputees, researchers and makers.
Harry Destecroix
Founder and CEO of Ziylo
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About Ziylo: Ziylo has developed Biomimetic Glucose Binding Molecules (GBM) for Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) & Glucose Responsive Insulins (GRI)
Shelby Temple
Co-Founder, Inventor, CEO of Azul Optics
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About Azul Optics: Azul Optics is developing a device that can rapidly assess macular pigment density.
Neciah Dorh
Co-Founder and CEO of FluoretiQ
Neciah Dorh is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at FluoretiQ.
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About FluoretiQ: FluoretiQ is a medical device company designing simple and effective bacterial detection systems for rapid diagnosis of infection.
Michele Barbour
Chief Executive Officer of Pertinax Pharma Ltd.
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About Pertinax Pharma Ltd.: Pertinax Pharma Ltd. is a patent-protected, sustained release technology for chlorhexidine, a common antiseptic.
