11 – Activ Surgical | USA
Activ Surgical is a pioneering digital surgery company that completed the world’s first autonomous robotic surgery of soft tissue in 2018.
The company is developing technology aimed at revolutionising surgical vision and enabling a future of augmented reality-based and artificial intelligence-driven surgery that is safe, smart, and accessible.
Their first product, the 510(k)-cleared ActivSigh Intelligent Light, is an easy-to-adapt imaging module that seamlessly attaches to today’s laparoscopic systems providing real-time, on-demand surgical insights integrated into standard monitors.
The company is is the first offering from Activ Surgical’s patent-protected surgical platform–ActiveEdge, which is being designed to reduce unintended and preventable surgical errors by enhancing a surgeon’s intra-operative decision making via the aggregation of surgical data from around the world.
To date, multiple major hospital networks across the U.S. and Europe have been established as pilot sites for the company, which has already seen successful clinical use in over 200 patients and multiple in-human IRB studies.
They are currently pursuing a CE Mark in Europe and expects it to be commercially available in 2023.
- Founder: Dr. Peter Kim
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12 – Credentially | UK
Credentially helps healthcare organisations and staffing providers accelerate and automate the pre-employment checks process.
Their customisable software, powered by machine learning and computer vision, saves precious time and resources whilst helping tackle the workforce crisis in primary and secondary care.
The UK company is on a mission to provide sustainable solutions to healthcare HR teams and workforce suppliers, accelerating every step in the pre-employment process.
Their digital platform uses machine learning and computer vision technology to automate all required checks – reducing the time needed to complete them by an average of 55 days.
Features include automated referencing, rapid document processing, and database cross-checking.
Removing this burden from administrative teams – and from the new staff members – frees up time for other pressing tasks whilst guaranteeing full compliance with regulations.
Credentially’s platform – trusted by organisations employing over 22,000 clinicians and care providers, including the NHS – integrates with each organisation’s internal systems and with major healthcare databases (including the DBS, GMC and NMC).
- Founders: Dr Kit Latham and Artem Stalpouski
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