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Improving Allergy Management in Education: Case Study - Ralph Allen Secondary School
Ralph Allen School, a large secondary in Bath, revolutionises its’ allergy policy, improves access to critical training for staff and enhances allergy awareness by replacing their current allergy provision with Anaphylaxis Kitts.
Our Anaphylaxis Kitts Went Viral!
We woke up Saturday morning to millions of views, thousands of comments and messages, and some insane enquiries after redownloading Tiktok for the first time in over a year and uploading some new content to our Kitt Medical account…
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors: Emergency Anaphylaxis Treatment Devices
Adrenaline auto-injectors have emerged as crucial devices in emergency situations, where immediate treatment is required to counter allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis.
The Power of Allergy Training: Celebrating 1,000+ Committed School Staff
By subscribing to easily accessible training programs like ours, schools can empower their staff to create safer and more inclusive environments for students with allergies. This recent achievement of 1,000+ completions highlights the growing recognition of the importance of our Anaphylaxis Kitt service alongside allergy training and its potential to save lives.
Understanding Allergy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment.
Allergy has been labelled by the World Health Organisation as a global epidemic, affecting approximately 550 million people globally. But what actually is allergy? What causes it? and how can it be treated? Let’s start from the very beginning.
We won The Conduit Young Innovator Award!
With a cash prize of up to £20k, complimentary membership to The Conduit, and mentoring from industry experts, it’s another incredible piece of recognition for Kitt Medical that will help us in our overall mission to create a new standard for allergy care.
‘Emerade’ adrenaline auto-injector recall
All Emerade adrenaline auto-injector pens are being recalled due to issues that could inhibit their ability to function properly and therefore treat anaphylaxis.
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…)