PocDoc

Preventing cardio, metabolic and renal diseases with data-driven diagnostics for all

Competition 21 - Phase 3, Real-world Implementation: Respiratory Diseases and Cardiovascular Diseases

Mr Steve Roest, CEO & Founder

Linkedin: /company/mypocdoc

Each year globally, 27m lives are lost to preventable cardio, metabolic and renal (CMR) diseases.

Identifying those at highest risk of disease and ensuring they receive appropriate treatment could save millions of lives and save the global economy trillions of pounds per year.

Access to testing has never been more vital as millions of people are living with high risk of preventable diseases but have never been tested. Up to 90% of cases of CMR diseases can be prevented through early intervention.

The PocDoc Healthy Heart Check enables users to discover their heart health in under 10 minutes, including a full lipid panel, Heart Age and 10 year risk of heart attack/stroke. The fully
encompassing screen enables the “So What” to be delivered at the moment of testing through live risk stratification, clinician reviews and treatment options.

Protected by multiple patents in the US and EU, the proprietary on-chip fluid dynamics, HUESnap imagine and cloudintegrated operating system, has enabled Healthy Heart Checks to be conducted with NHS and private partners across the UK.

PocDoc’s rapid screening approach saves Primary Care resources and reduces burden. It is affordable with no equipment costs which means fast scaling and expansion of services into home, community and workplaces. Integrated results with patient records allows full interoperability.

Over a six month period PocDoc demonstrated that it could deliver 6,120 Healthy Heart Checks saving 10,000 hours of GP surgery time. It collected 500,000 clinical data points and identified 1,021 people at high risk of cardiovascular disease and directed them onto treatment. To date it has
saved the NHS £14.2m and touched 2,800 lives through clinical interventions.

• Commercial contracts with eight separate NHS systems as a direct result of our SBRI Healthcare work
• Tripled the value of the grant in NHS contracts secured so far
• Now commissioned nationally, regionally and locally across the UK
• Announced PocDoc's largest funding round to date - £5m - from leading UK venture capital investors
• Doubled the size of the company and intend to double it again by Dec 2025 as a direct result of SBRI Healthcare
• The demand as a result of the SBRI Healthcare project led PocDoc to open up a large new manufacturing and operations centre in North Cambridge which could result in hundreds of jobs being created in the next 24 months
• Screened over 50,000 patients in 2024 as a result of the boost given by the grant
• Steve Roest, CEO, is one of 8 members of the NHS England SME Advisory Board

“Cardiovascular Disease is a silent killer. With PocDoc’s Healthy Heart Screens we are raising awareness and increasing uptake of potentially lifesaving health checks. New screening initiatives such as Healthy Heart Screens done outside of GP surgeries, without appointments, are really attractive to underserved communities and delivering at scale requires a new pathway with new technology to power it.”

Professor Julia Newton, NHS Medical Director, Health Innovation Network, North East and North Cumbria

December 2024