PocDoc Secures Funding

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PocDoc are delighted to announce that we have been awarded grant funding by Innovate UK to support the fight against Covid-19.

We will be adapting the PocDoc platform to to digitise any Covid-19 antibody rapid test and embed this within an app available on smartphone and tablet. The app will be able to collect additional data to help track and analyse the spread of Covid-19 and its impact on the presence of antibodies in the population.

Statements from Key Leaders

CEO Steve Roest, said: “The UK is replete with innovative digital health startups with enormous potential to help in tackling the pandemic and Innovate UK is making that possible with grants such as this. A digital platform is critical to facilitate the scaling of antibody testing and we are confident our PocDoc® platform can be adapted to solve this problem. We are excited to see the results of our beta trials.”

Executive Chair, Innovate UK, Dr Ian Campbell, said: “Businesses from all over the UK have answered our call rapidly to meet the challenges we face today and in the future through the power of innovation. The ideas we have seen can truly make a significant impact on society, improve the lives of individuals, especially those in vulnerable groups, and enable businesses to prosper in challenging circumstances.”

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