Healthcare equipment & services
Atlas Genetics Ltd
Formed in 2005 as a spin-out from Bath University, Atlas is developing a ‘point of care’ molecular diagnostic platform for the rapid detection of DNA. The company is currently working on tests for meningitis, chlamydia, Group B Streptococcus and the hospital super-bug MRSA.
Biopta Ltd
A spin-out company from Glasgow Caledonian University, Biopta provides contract research services for drug and tissue measurement. It has also developed an instrument which allows analysis of tubular human tissue.
Tayside Flow Technologies Ltd
Based in Dundee, TFT is a medical device company focused on the research, development and commercialisation of cardiovascular devices derived from a new discovery and understanding of the haemodynamic properties of blood.
Optos
Founded and incorporated in 1992 by Douglas Anderson after his five-year-old son went blind in one eye, Optos commercialised a patient-friendly retinal image product that enables retinal examinations to be made more cheaply, effectively and safely.