A MEDICAL technology spin-out from the University of Aberdeen that aims to support aircraft cabin crew, with a product which can monitor a passenger’s vital signs while communicating with clinicians on the ground, has raised £255,000.
The money raised by MIME Technologies, which aims to revolutionise the support given to cabin crew during in-flight medical events, comprises investment and a grant from economic development agency Scottish Enterprise.
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The Inverness firm’s technology has been designed to translate vital-signs data into a seamless handover to emergency services. It is aimed at environments in which there is no immediate access to professional medical care, with the company’s first mission being the deployment of its software to support cabin crew.
The first-round investment, led by business-angel syndicate Equity Gap and Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Investment Bank arm, will be used to accelerate customer growth and create operational and technical jobs. The Inverness company has also secured a SMART: Scotland feasibility grant for research and development in sensor technologies from Scottish Enterprise. MIME has completed field trials with a global aviation company, with a number of commercial and business jet customers in the pipeline.
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Anne Roberts, co-founder and chief executive of MIME, said: “Diverting an aircraft is an expensive and technically complex business. Although many carriers have voice support to doctors on the ground, it is often difficult for them to ‘review and recommend’ because of limited data.”
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