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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 Health Care 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.
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)
Sarah Bolt
CEO & Co-founder of Forth
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About Forth: Forth is an innovative biometrics tracking platform which helps people navigate their way to better health.
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.
Julia Ross
Chief Executive Officer of North Somerset CCG
Julia Ross is the Chief Executive Officer for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). She is leading the three CCGs as they continue to implement plans for a single commissioning ‘voice’ for the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire areas. Julia was previously Chief Executive at North West Surrey CCG. She set up the CCG, bringing three GP localities together into a single organisation. As senior responsible officer for Surrey Heartlands Sustainability and Transformation Plan, she also built a coalition of 11 organisations across the Health and Local Authority sectors and produced a shared plan with the full support of member organisations. Prior to this, Julia was Associate Director, Commissioner Development (East) for NHS South of England on a full-time secondment basis from January 2011 to August 2012. She was responsible for core elements of commissioning delivery including leadership of the planning round and oversight of service reconfiguration across the region.
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About North Somerset CCG: NHS commission a wide range of healthcare services in North Somerset delivered by other organisations, such as hospital trusts.
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.
Lisa Matthews
CEO & Co-Founder of Our Canary
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About Our Canary: Life that organises itself
Lisa Matthews
CEO & Co-Founder of Our Canary
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About Our Canary: Life that organises itself
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.
