MIME Technologies, a MedTech firm spin-out from the University of Aberdeen, has raised a combined £255,000 from first round investment and a Scottish Enterprise grant.

The investment, led by Equity Gap investors and the Scottish Investment Bank, will be used to accelerate customer growth and create new operational and technical jobs in the firm. The company has also secured a SMART: Scotland feasibility grant for research and development in sensor technologies from Scottish Enterprise.

Designed to revolutionise the support given to cabin crew during in-flight medical events, the product can monitor a passenger’s vital signs while communicating with clinicians on the ground.

MIME’s product is designed specifically for environments where there is no immediate access to professional medical care. It recently completed field trials with a global aviation company, with multiple commercial and business jet customers in the pipeline.

Co-founder and chief executive Anne Roberts said: “Diverting an aircraft is an expensive and technically complex business – although many carriers have voice support to doctors on the ground, it is often difficult for them to ‘review and recommend’ because of limited data.

“With four billion passengers currently travelling around the globe per year, which is predicted to double by 2036, securing new funding will help us to meet the needs of a growing market while supporting our first sales with UK and international airlines,” she added.

Founded by Roberts and Alasdair Mort, the business is located in the Centre for Health Science in Inverness, which is a Scottish Life Science Hub.

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