Organised Health Technologies announced as winner of the most recent MediCity Scotland Accelerator Program

1. ORGANISED HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCED AS WINNERS OF THE
MEDICITY SCOTLAND ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME
Organised Health Technologies have been announced as winners of the latest MediCity
Scotland DEVELOP Accelerator Program and become virtual tenants at MediCity enabling them
to access a wide range of business support from MediCity and the BioCity Group Expert
Network.
The 12-week business acceleration programme – designed and delivered by MediCity
Scotland through a partnership approach with the Glasgow City Region – City Deal,
North Lanarkshire Council and Scottish Enterprise; provides companies in the medtech, digital
health and wellbeing sectors with intensive coaching support and access to the BioCity Group
Expert Network which numbers over 200 senior Life Science industry figures with global reach.
The coaches work closely with participants to challenge and thoroughly test the ideas for new
products, services and business areas, helping them to identify and test their hypothesis and
assumptions with the aim of creating a scalable, repeatable and profitable business model.
Organised Health Technologies was founded by Nadeem Sarwar with the aim of modernising
pharmacy services using innovative technologies and a unique customer experience. To win the
MediCity program, the company pitched against six other firms which included academic spin-
outs and industry entrepreneurs in front of an independent judging panel of industry leaders. A
number of the companies who took part in the DEVELOP program have been invited by MediCity
Scotland to participate in the LAUNCH investment readiness program on a 1-2-1 basis.
Nadeem said: “The team at Organised Health are absolutely delighted in being selected as the
winners of the DEVELOP programme and to be invited to take part in the prestigious LAUNCH
program. Our friends and colleagues from the other cohort participants provided very stiff
competition.
The expert guidance and practical support provided by MediCity Scotland allowed us to radically
redesign the community pharmacy model using technology to meet the needs of a large under-
served customer segment, which we identified during the programme. At the heart of this was a
constant reminder to rapidly test our assumptions and adapt our direction based on customer

2. needs. Thanks to the DEVELOP program we now have a validated business model and the
confidence to continue using the tools and methodology as we build and design innovative new
products in the digital healthcare space.
2017 is going to be a massive year for Organised Health thanks to the support we received on
the DEVELOP programme. We look forward to continuing our engagement with MediCity
Scotland where we benefit from a world class mentor network, expert support and guidance and
access to all the benefits of being connected to the BioCity Group as we grow a world-class
digital health company headquartered in Scotland.”
Toby Reid, Managing Director of MediCity Scotland said: “Our DEVELOP programme is highly
practical – there is nothing else like it in the Life Science sector in Scotland. Our goal is to help
participants discover a scalable business model that will allow them to build a successful
company with substantially less money and in a shorter amount of time than using traditional
methods. Everyone who has completed the programme also then has the scope to be
considered for further one2one coaching, tenancy to the MediCity Scotland incubator, our
LAUNCH investment readiness programme and access to our extensive Life Science Mentor
Network, which are all an invaluable source of support and potentially strategic investment.
“The DEVELOP programme uses a process of hypothesis testing that will be familiar to any
scientist or clinician. Companies on the programme use an approach called customer discovery
and customer development to test their ideas. Over the course of the 12-week programme, they
get out of their labs and aim to talk to 100 customers, partners, regulators and competitors,
testing their ideas about clinical utility, partners, intellectual property, regulatory issues, product
features, pricing and distribution channels. Based on the customer and market feedback, they
can then design or build a value proposition and solution that customers will actually buy and
use. Undertaking this process early on helps entrepreneurs avoid huge future costs and
potentially unforeseen dead ends when much further down the road of business development.”
Toby added: “I’m very pleased to welcome Organised Health to MediCity Scotland and look
forward to continuing our 1-2-1 support and mentorship as this innovative company takes its next
steps. Life science businesses based at the BioCity Group have a 91% survival rate over the last
12 years, which clearly demonstrates the benefits that clustering similar businesses together in a
supportive environment can bring.”
The next DEVELOP programmes will start in February and September 2017 and MediCity is
looking for the next cohort of academics, entrepreneurs, start-up and scale-up med tech, digital

3. health and wellbeing firms. A DEVELOP Boot Camp will take place from 5th
– 7th June at
MediCity Scotland in Newhouse, Lanarkshire. Anyone wishing to be considered for any of these
programs should contact Colin Roberts; Business Acceleration Manager at MediCity Scotland;
c.roberts@medicityuk.com or, +44 (0)1698 539 617 for more information or, via the events page
on the medicityuk.com web site.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Alumni of latest DEVELOP programme, alongside winners Organised Health were:
• ULab (University of Strathclyde) – web based software platform for managing lab equipment
• Ultra Fast PCR (University of Strathclyde) – Next generation PCR technology
• Oralis (University of Strathclyde) – Slow release oral thin film drug delivery platform
• Optimize – Eye tracking software for monitoring expert medical training
• Innovative Healthcare Solutions – Personal dental scanning technologies
• Musemantik - Innovative apps that use artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence and smart
multi-media to deliver well-being