Medical technology firm Mime Technologies is targeting the short-haul aviation sector with its first product.
The firm – a spin-out from Aberdeen University’s Centre for Rural Health in Inverness – aims to help airlines avoid costly aircraft diversions, give cabin crew a smart “comfort blanket” when delivering first aid at 30,000ft, and reduce industry liability insurance premiums.
Its new Mime Pro technology was specifically designed for environments where there is no immediate access to professional medical care, with or without online connectivity.
The Inverness firm says its product can monitor patients’ vital signs during in-flight medical emergencies and translate physiological data for a “seamless” handover to emergency services.
Ian Stevens, former chief executive of Livingston-based prosthetics technology company Touch Bionics, has been appointed chairman as Mime Technologies looks to fill a perceived gap in the short-haul aviation market.
The company, which was founded in 2015 by customer development director Anne Roberts and chief executive Dr Alasdair Mort, also plans to launch its first external fundraising round in the second half of 2018.
Dr Mort said: “Our mission and purpose is to help save lives and improve medical incident record-keeping in any environment where an ambulance can’t go. While we are targeting aviation markets in the first phase of our growth, we see the application of the technology in multiple sectors over time.”