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This list showcases the top Bristol based Founder operating in the Medical space. If you think a Founder 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.
Samantha Payne
Co Founder & COO of Open Bionics
Samantha Payne is the co founder of Open Bionics; a robotics company developing assistive devices that enhance the human body. The company has won multiple awards for Engineering and Innovation including two British Engineering Excellence Awards and the James Dyson award for innovative design. Open Bionics works with companies like Disney to children with limb differences into bionic superheroes. They were the first company to bring affordable multi-grip bionic hands to the National Health Service in the UK.
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About Open Bionics: Open Bionics is a robotics company creating affordable 3D-printed bionic hands for amputees, researchers and makers.
Ricky Towler
Founder of Middletons
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About Middletons, Oak Tree Mobility: Middletons, accessible furniture and mobility specialists
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.
Alan Preece
Founder & Consultant of Micrima
Currently Emeritus Professor in the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Bristol and honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist with the United Bristol Healthcare Trust (UBHT). Previously Head of Biophysics Unit, Department of Medical Physics and Professor of Medical Physics, University of Bristol. Alan is a board member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society (USA) and the European Bioelectromagnetics Society, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. He has delivered numerous invited lectures worldwide and has received numerous prizes for his work.
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About Micrima, United Bristol Healthcare Trust, University of Bristol: Developing a breast imaging system using no ionising radiation, no breast compression and good in dense breasts. All issues for currently.
Adam Perriman
Founder and CSO of Cytoseek
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About Cytoseek: For next-generation cell therapies.
Sam Ford
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Tap2Tag
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About Tap2Tag: Tap2Tag is seeking further investment for expansion plans into overseas markets.
