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After two years of R&D at Oxford’s Wood Centre for Innovation, the Jack Fertility team have launched the Jackit™, the UK’s only sperm test you can post from any postbox. No clinic. No appointment. No awkward waiting room. You collect a sample at home, drop it in the post, and their proprietary SpermShield™ technology keeps […]
TheHill are pleased to announce a new partnership with Acorn Compliance, who are supporting various elements of our activity, alongside our NHS Market Access Accelerator programme. Digital health compliance in the UK is critically important, but often complex and difficult to navigate. The regulatory landscape can feel like a minefield, particularly for start-ups trying to […]
We are pleased to launch our evaluation report into the Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) pilot at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The NHS 10 Year Plan identifies Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) as core enablers in the shift from an “analogue to digital”. TheHill conducted a six-month, multi-department trial of AVT […]
A very belated congratulations to our MAA Cohort of 2025, who officially graduated from the programme last November. Their time on the cohort accumulated in an afternoon of pitching their businesses to our ecosystem followed by networking. We were really impressed at the quality of the pitches and it’s clear to see the programme has […]
TheHill’s Start-Up Labs programme begins Wednesday 10 June and we’re looking for staff across the NHS who have an idea for new digital technology but don’t know where to start turning the idea into reality. This 5-week programme has been designed to support staff to take their idea and create a prototype. The programme is […]
Congratulations to Allos AI on their recent funding success! The NHS Market Access Accelerator (MAA) alumnus company has secured $5million in seed financing, led by Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE). This round also included investment from the University of California accelerator Berkeley SKYDECK, and Habico Invest, the family office of Danish pharmaceutical group, Orifarm. The funding […]
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to procure a solution to enable a trust-wide rollout of an AVT solution in 2026. If you have an AVT solution and wish to express an interest, you must have your solution registered via the Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6200) framework. An invitation to tender will be published […]
We’re excited to announce that Rowan Mould, our Start Up Programme Manager is on the judging panel for Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2026. We caught up with Rowan to find out more. What is TheHill and what interested you in becoming a Pitchfest judge? TheHill is Oxford University Hospitals Innovation Service. We work with clinicians […]
Applications are now open for digital health start-ups to join our 2026 flagship NHS Market Access Accelerator programme. As an accelerator embedded within the NHS at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our programme is designed to support digital health start-ups gain an in-depth understanding of how the NHS works, with access to world-leading clinical […]
We’d like to congratulate our 2020 NHS Market Access Accelerator graduate CardMedic on securing £411,000 in funding from Innovate UK’s SMART grant programme. This is yet another step in the healthcare language app’s tremendously successful journey. The grant will be used to fund a 12-month project (April 2025 – March 2026) to transform how healthcare […]
