Kitt Medical - Anaphylaxis Kitts in the Press
Read all about it! Our Anaphylaxis Kitts have been featured across the BBC, The Times, Good Morning Britain, ITV and more…
Get in touch with our media team at press@kittmedical.com
Lifesaving stories.
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"‘I nearly died drinking a ginger beer – my school’s EpiPen saved my life’"
October 2024 | BBC Breakfast
A teacher named Elaine experienced a life-threatening allergic reaction for the first time ever whilst at her home at night. Thankfully, her colleague Jason got to her just in time with the Anaphylaxis Kitt kept at the local school.
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"School Teacher Saved By Emergency Adrenaline Pen Kit"
March 2024 | Good Morning Britain
Susanna Reid interviewed teacher Billie-Jo Button live on Good Morning Britain alongside Prof Adam Fox, to talk about her near-fatal allergic reaction at Windelsham House school that was treated by one of our Anaphylaxis Kitts.
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"14-year old girl's life-threatening school allergy treated by Anaphylaxis Kitt"
September 2023 | Vanessa Feltz, Talk TV
An in-studio interview of Zak alongside 14-year-old Ava, who experienced a severe allergic reaction and is the first use case of our Anaphylaxis Kitts.
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“Schools sign up to adrenaline pen subscription service"
September 2023 | The Times
An exclusive press interview by Elisabeth Perlman covering how one of our Anaphylaxis Kitts was used for the first time at a school in Essex to treat 14-year-old Ava’s life-threatening allergic reaction.
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“Teacher at South Downs school speaks out after nearly dying from allergic reaction”
March 2024 | Sussex World Newspaper
Local press on the use of our Kitt to treat teacher Billie-Jo’s severe allergic reaction.
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“Girl, 14, meets man who saved her life after near-fatal nut allergy attack at school“
September 2023 | The Independent
Zak and 14-year-old Ava’s interview on Talk TV is written up as they discuss the Kitts being used for the first time.
Dragons Den
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"This business has saved lives" - Dragons' Den Pitch
February 2025 | BBC
Our full pitch from our Dragons’ Den episode was featured on BBC One on Series 22, Episode 8. Kitt Medical’s founders, Zak Marks and James Cohen, stepped into the Dragon’s Den looking for investment for their emergency Anaphylaxis Kitt service.
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"BBC Dragons Den £75k for allergy sufferer's lifesaving ki"t
February 2025 | The Ham & High
Local paper for Hampstead and Highgate did a write-up on our company story and Dragons’ Den' episode.
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"London's Kitt Medical snap up two Dragons and secure £75,000 investment from Deborah Meaden and Steven Bartlett for seven per cent of the company"
February 2025 | London World
Local paper write-up on our company story and Dragons’ Den' episode.
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'We heard Dragons' Den horror stories but this is what it was really like when we got there'
February 2025 | Yahoo Entertainment
The full story of our Dragons’ Den experience, from being found by the BBC to pitching in front of the dragons, and eventually getting investment from Steven Bartlett & Deborah Meaden.
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"Founders of life-saving medical start-up wow the judges on Dragons’ Den"
February 2025 | Jewish News
Deborah Meaden and Steven Bartlett were particularly impressed by the duo’s accessible anaphylaxis kits
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Kitt Medical: Dragons’ Den Anaphylaxis Business That’s Saving Lives
February 2025 | Ember Startups
A write up on our whole company, story, founders, mission and product - in relation to our Dragons’ Den success.
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"Full steam ahead for medical kit developers who clinched support from BBC Dragons"
March 2025 | The JC
Zak Marks and James Cohen are saving the lives of people who suffer from severe allergies with their ingenious product.
Kitt installation spotlights
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"Royal Albert Hall is first concert hall to install life-saving allergy kits"
March 2025 | The Times
As a qualifying business with occupational health, The Royal Albert Hall installed three Anaphylaxis Kitts for staff use.
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"Emergency allergy protection kit installed at school"
January 2025 | St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
A Derby primary school has installed an emergency allergy protection kit to support pupils and staff.
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"Thomas Deacon Education Trust introduces emergency Anaphylaxis Kitts and allergy training"
September 2024 | Peterborough Telegraph
A local press piece about our Anaphylaxis Kitts being installed in all schools of a Peterborough trust.
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"Life-saving allergy kits could be rolled out in Jewish schools across the country"
May 2024 | Jewish News
A piece of press written about the first Jewish school to sign with our Kitt service - most Wolfson Hillel Primary School in north London.
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“Liverpool schools lead on allergy management”
April 2024 | The Liverpool Express
As National Allergy Awareness Week begins, Liverpool council showcased St. Hilda’s Secondary School, the first in the city in Liverpool to adopt one of our Kitts.
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"Half of schools stock lifesaving medication for pupils with allergies"
April 2024 | The South West Londoner
We were featured in a local news story for allergy awareness week alongside recent stats from the Benedict Blythe Foundations REACT Report.
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“Mortimer Primary school becomes first in North East to install allergy medical equipment”
September 2023 | Shields Gazette
A proud local paper writes-up on our Anaphylaxis Kitt service partnering with a small local primary school.
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“New medical kits in Bath schools to protect pupils from severe allergic reaction”
February 2023 | The Bath & Wiltshire Parent
Local paper write-up on our first academy partnership with our pilot MAT Palladian Academy Trust.
Fundraising for Kitts
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"Higham family campaign for lifesaving allergy medical equipment to be in every school"
November 2024 | Kent Online
The parents of a youngster with severe allergies are campaigning to have EpiPens in every school after he went into anaphylaxis and stopped breathing at nursery.
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"Finn, 4, raises £3,000 to buy lifesaving kit for new Arbroath school"
July 2024 | The Courier Evening Telegraph
A four-year-old boy who suffers from severe allergies to many foods has cycled to raise funds for an Anaphylaxis Kitt at his school in Scotland!
Founder features
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"Never mind the side hustle — these Gen Zers are the real deal"
April 2024 | The Times
We were featured in the first of a six-part series, we profile three promising companies whose directors were born from 1997 onwards.
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"MP Robert Halfon backs calls for Anaphylaxis Kitts in schools across the country"
September 2023 | ITV East Anglia
An interview by ITV covering our event in Harlow with MP Robert Halfon, who backs calls for our Anaphylaxis Kitts to be implemented in schools across the country.
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"Calls for more awareness and safety measures as allergic reactions rise"
September 2023 | Trisha Goddard, Talk Tv
An online interview of Zak alongside 14-year-old Ava and Prof Adam Fox, discussing the use of the Anaphylaxis Kitt and the need for spare adrenaline pens in schools.
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“Why a defibrillator for allergies should be in every school in Harlow”
September 2023 | Your Harlow
Coverage by local press on our event with MP Robert Halfon to raise allergy awareness in Harlow schools.
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"Doctor in the house: Anaphylaxis Awareness Week"
April 2023 | Talk TV, Trisha Goddard
Zak was interviewed alongside Jane Graham, head nurse at Thomas Clapham school, as part of Talk TV’s ‘Doctor in the House’ segment to help create awareness for allergy and anaphylaxis.