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Kitt Medical becomes Corporate Partner of Allergy UK (incorporating Anaphylaxis UK) to make every school and qualifying businesses anaphylaxis-ready
We’re really proud to share that Kitt Medical is now a Corporate Partner of Allergy UK incorporating Anaphylaxis UK. Training, combined with adrenaline on the wall, ready to go, is what thousands of schools and businesses already have with Kitt. Now that's backed by the UK's leading allergy charity.
Airport Emergencies: London Luton is First UK Airport to Install Anaphylaxis Kits
London Luton Airport has installed ten emergency anaphylaxis Kitts across its terminal, designed to help passengers and staff who experience a life-threatening allergic reaction caused by food, medicine, insect stings or environmental factors.
We’re hiring: Join our team as a Customer Support Associate!
We’re hiring a Customer Support Associate to join as the 11th member of our team!
We’re super excited to be able to grow our team once more, and we're looking for someone as passionate about our mission as we are.
Read to find out more and apply for the role.
School staff member treats 8-year-old student’s shock life-threatening allergic reaction with Anaphylaxis Kitt
An 8-year-old with no diagnosed allergies suffered sudden, severe anaphylaxis on the school playground. Staff acted within one minute. Their preparedness - and access to an adrenaline auto-injector - is likely to have saved his life.
Benedict’s Law (The School Allergy Safety Bill): New Statutory Guidance for UK Schools
At its heart, this change is about making schools safer places for every child who could suffer a severe allergic reaction, not just those already diagnosed with allergies. It’s about learning from tragedy and acting decisively so no family ever has to relive that “what if?” again.
Center Parcs partners with Kitt Medical to rollout anaphylaxis emergency kits across its UK villages
Center Parcs UK & Ireland is one of those iconic British venues which we could only have dreamed of partnering with in the early days of Kitt Medical. This means a lot to us, and to the entire allergy community.
Anaphylaxis Kitts Launched Across DHL’s UK Warehouses
DHL Supply Chain has officially rolled out Anaphylaxis Kitts across its UK warehouse network, marking a significant step forward in workplace safety and allergy preparedness.
“Don’t Hesitate”: Eight-Year-Old’s Life Saved After Severe Allergic Reaction at School
An eight-year-old boy was attending an after-school club when a simple mistake turned into a life‑threatening severe anaphylactic reaction. This is the story of the 27th life saved by our Anaphylaxis Kitts.
Kitt Medical partners with Medical Tracker to make UK schools safer
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Medical Tracker - the UK’s leading ‘Digital Accident Book’ for schools.
By combining that with our Anaphylaxis Kitt service, we’re enhancing our joint mission of making protection and policy proactive, rather than reactive.
Knight Frank Promise partners with Kitt Medical to create safer workplaces
Knight Frank’s facilities management subsidiary, Knight Frank Promise, has partnered with Kitt Medical, a pioneering UK health-tech company, first seen on Dragons’ Den, to transform the way emergency allergy care is delivered.
Levy Becomes the First Catering Partner in the UK to Enhance Allergy Care Standards with Kitt Medical Partnership
Introducing the greatest distribution of life-saving Kitts we’ve ever seen. 60 of the most iconic venues in the UK, from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to the Kia Oval, Excel London, Allianz Stadium, now have life-saving adrenaline pens and training for their staff.
Artemis Collection Leads with Life-Saving Allergy Kits
The UK’s leading wedding and event venue operators, Artemis, have partnered with Kitt Medical and installed emergency anaphylaxis kits across their 15 partner venues.
“It Was Like Someone Turned the Lights Back On”: Teen’s Life Saved by Emergency Allergy ‘Kitt’ at Bristol School
Eighteen-year-old Morgan Penny was moments away from sitting her A-level exam at Cotham School in Bristol when her world turned upside down. A single bite of a snack bar triggered a life-threatening allergic reaction - and if not for the school’s emergency anaphylaxis kit, she might not have lived to tell the story.
We’re hiring: Join our team as a Sales Development Representative (SDR)!
We’re looking to hire an SDR to join our team.
We’re super excited to be able to grow our team once more, and we're looking for someone as passionate about our mission as we are.
Read to find out more and apply for the role.
A school staff member has first airborne severe allergic reaction to chickpea curry, saved by ‘Anaphylaxis Kitt’
When Michelle Cochrane, a 49-year-old school staff member at The Oaks Primary School in Birmingham, sat down for lunch in the staff room, she had no idea she was about to experience a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction.
UK start-up Kitt Medical secures investment on BBC’s Dragons’ Den from Deborah Meaden and Steven Bartlett
Kitt Medical’s founders, Zak Marks and James Cohen, stepped into the Dragon’s Den looking for investment for their emergency Anaphylaxis Kitt service. They walked away with a total of £75,000 from a split combination of Steven Bartlett & Deborah Meaden.
Kitt Medical on Dragons’ Den, Thursday 27th Feb (Series 22, Episode 8)
Tune in to BBC One on Thursday 27th Feb, at 8pm to watch as our founders Zak and James pitch our Anaphylaxis Kitts to the dragons.
Show us your Kitt, and your school could win a FREE allergy assembly!
Share a photo of your school’s Anaphylaxis Kitt and get the chance to win a FREE in-person allergy assembly for your students and staff on us!
Is the education sector doing enough to protect people with allergies?
Headteacher Natalie Denchfield and her school Wanstead Church was one of the first schools in the UK to install an Anaphylaxis Kitt. She hopes for a future where every school has a Kitt.
The story of Kitt Medical with Zak & James (Affected Podcast)
Learn all about the founding story of Kitt Medical, Zak’s personal struggle with allergies, and more in this latest podcast interview with founders Zak & James.