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Working with over 100 schools across the UK
We flew past our first major milestone... delivering Anaphylaxis Kitts to 100+ schools across the UK only three months after launching!
Professor Adam Fox on Allergy, Anaphylaxis & Adrenaline
Ahead of #AllergyAwarenessWeek (April 24th 2023) Zak sits down with Professor Adam Fox to quiz him on all things allergy, anaphylaxis, and adrenaline, busting a few widely believed myths in the process.
An allergic reaction on the Eurostar…
Signifying the importance of #AllergyAwarenessWeek almost on cue: a child has an allergic reaction on the Eurostar, and there's no adrenaline available.
How it’s going: Our Q1 update
After a well deserved easter break, I wanted to reflect on our amazingly successful Q1 at Kitt Medical, where we achieved some incredible milestones:
A one month post-launch review of our impact
We've delivered a total of 75 Anaphylaxis Kitts to 54 schools and academies across the country in one month!
Partnering with the Palladian Academy Trust
We managed to turn an early adopter from our pilot phase into a 11 school trust wide partnership 🎉
Pitching, presenting, and public speaking
We’ve been touring the UK hosting talks for schools and academies across the country!
Launching our medtech startup after 2.5 years
We’re finally here - delivering our emergency Anaphylaxis Kitts, along with CPD accredited training and software to schools nationwide!
Welcome to launch week
Today we started sending out the first wave of Anaphylaxis Kitt contracts to schools and academies across the country...
Winning the Santander X Launch Award 2022
Very, very, VERY excited to say that we’ve just won the Santander X Launch Award 2022!
‘Understanding Allergies’ School Presentation
We gave a talk to Luton Council Schools all about understanding allergies, the risks they present to schools, and how to mitigate against them.
We’re finalists in the Santander X UK Awards
We’re part of the 100 UK university startups shortlisted from 500+ businesses for entry into the Santander UK X Awards 2022!
Closing our second round of investment funding
We’ve officially closed our second investment round! (But that’s not all…)
The importance of having perspective
Looking back two years ago, Kitt Medical was just a prototyped idea named ‘ana.’ that I was building in my university bedroom.
Kitt Medical on the ‘Eating at a Meeting Podcast’
Chatted with Tracy Stuckrath on her 'Eating at a meeting' podcast about all things Kitt, allergy legislation, future plans and more!
Announcing that we’re raising a second round of investment
We’re raising a round of investment to help accelerate our launch and boost us to the next stage in our journey.
Announcing our training partnership with The Allergy Team
Our video training course on allergy and anaphylaxis in schools will be included with every Kitt subscription 🙌🏼
Flying on an airplane with a severe allergy to nuts
There have been a number of recent incidents highlighting the lack of awareness and preparedness in airlines when it comes to dealing with allergies and anaphylaxis, so I thought I would share my own story.
We won the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Award!
We’ve been overwhelmed with the support we've received since our winning pitch at City Hall for the Mayor's Entrepreneur Award!
Why we’re putting Anaphylaxis Kitts in schools
There's more to it than them being a HUGE and opportune market allowing us to build a community, implement change and learn from feedback...