Best Healthcare IT Companies in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The 34 best Healthcare IT companies in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Axial3D.
Our analysis of 58 Healthcare IT companies
$2.2b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Healthcare IT companies in Northern Ireland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axial3D Developer of AI-powered 3D medical imaging solutions 64Growth top 21%Funding top 36%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Techtop 49% Fin. healthtop 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Revenue +99% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $26.5M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 11 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $27M | 22 mo ago | 49 49 → 67 (+37%) | Daniel Crawford Founder & CSO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+29 | — | — |
| 2 | Cirdan Imaging Laboratory Information System for clinical laboratories 53Product top 30%Growth top 31%Moat top 37%Talent top 38% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 30% Growthtop 31% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Fin. healthtop 45% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 45% Innovationbottom 44% Patentsbottom 33% Newsbottom 20% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B Growth: Revenue +39% YoY · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $24M | 6 mo ago | 84 | Cahal Cormican Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 6 patents Digital cabinet X-ray and mammography imaging systems for medical diagnostics. | — |
| 3 | B-Secur Platform offering security and authentication solutions | $18M | 39 mo ago | 70 70 → 37 (-47%) | Alan Foreman Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 36 patents Wearable biometric signal acquisition and health monitoring devices for humans and animals | — |
| 4 | Cumulus Neuro AI and cloud-based brain physiology analysis tool for clinical trials 62Growth top 20%Funding top 30%News top 33%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 30% Newstop 33% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Growth: Headcount 21 → 41 (+95%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $15.2M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $15M | 15 mo ago | 41 41 → 35 (-15%) | Brian Murphy Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer | — | — | — |
| 5 | Axis Three Aesthetic consultation by providing 3D patient simulation | $5M | 208 mo ago | 11 | Steve Crummey CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | MedAll Provider of software for building healthcare professional career | $4M | 60 mo ago | 13 | — | Node.jsVuetifyVue.js+16 | — | — |
| 7 | Overwatch Research Online platform for clinical trial data and workflow management | $4M | 61 mo ago | 6 | Paul Wilsdon Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 8 | Intelesens Provider of defibrillation and ECG electrodes for vital signs monitoring | $3M | 137 mo ago | 30 | — | — | 14 patents Non‑invasive biomedical sensing and monitoring devices, especially surface electrodes and oximetry | — |
| 9 | Eolas Medical Provider of an app for communication, education, clinical protocols 42Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Funding top 39%Customers top 41% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Customerstop 41% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 24% Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 9 mo ago | 5 | Declan Kelly Founder & CEO | WebflowMixpanelLinkedin Insight Tag+18 | — | — |
| 10 | Kraydel Provider of AI and cloud-based IoT solutions for remote health monitoring | $2M | 112 mo ago | 13 | — | — | 13 patents Acoustic and personal monitoring systems with sound‑responsive alerts and messaging | — |
| 11 | PathXL Develops web-based workflow solutions for digital pathology | $1M | 167 mo ago | 30 | Des Speed ex-CEO | — | 25 patents Digital pathology image analysis: tissue recognition, normalization, and artifact correction | — |
| 12 | Biomarx Developer of automated diagnostic systems for molecular testing at point of care 24Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $942k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $942K | 9 mo ago | — | Sean Macfarlane Founder | — | — | — |
| 13 | Tuzzl Provider of AI-based cloud platform providing patient engagement solutions | $354K | 65 mo ago | — | Mark Mitchelson CEO | — | — | — |
| 14 | Elemental Software Cloud-based digital prescription solution | $319K | 112 mo ago | 27 | Leeann Monk Co-Founder & Co-CEO | BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+5 | — | — |
Top 12 Healthcare IT companies in Northern Ireland
#1
Series B · Lisburn, Northern Ireland · founded 2010 · 84 employees$23.6Mraised▾
Cirdan Imaging designs manufactures and supplies medical imaging & informatics technology for the medical diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The company offers VividPath, a PACS image acquisition and viewer workstation to acquire, view, annotate, report, and store images in a database. Also provides gross specimen macro imaging systems for pathology laboratories; digital microscope cameras to support live onscreen review and image capture of slides; and medical imaging software solutions. The company has additional offices in Canada and Australia and offers products through a network of distributors in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- Apr 2026Series B$4M
- Apr 2026Venture Debt$5.4M
- Oct 2024Series B$9.8M
- Oct 2023Series A$2.8M
#2
Series A · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2015 · 41 employees$15.2Mraised▾
AI and cloud-based brain physiology analysis tool for clinical trials. It has a cloud-based platform and device that provides a next generation integrated physiological and digital biomarker platform that has the ability to perform assesment tests, analyse results, real-time data collection, and more for drug discovery.
- Jul 2025Series A$4.4M
- May 2021Series A$8.3M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$237.8K
- Jul 2020Series A$1.4M
#3
Series A · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2019 · 5 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of an app for communication, education, clinical protocols
- Jan 2026Series A$12M
- Mar 2021Seed$2.8M
#4
Series C · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2014 · 49 employees$26.5Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered 3D medical imaging solutions. The tools help medical device companies and hospitals streamline surgical planning, device development, and personalized care by automating segmentation and reducing manual effort.
- Dec 2024Series C$18.2M
- Oct 2023Series B$2.4M
- Sep 2022Series B$15M
- Mar 2021Series B$4.1M
#5
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2025$941.9Kraised▾
Developer of automated diagnostic systems for molecular testing at point of care. The company provides a system that streamlines the diagnostic workflow. It offers a platform combining single-use cartridges with screen-printed electrodes. The system aims to decentralise diagnostic services and expand patient access to testing.
- Jan 2026Grant (prize money)—
- Jan 2026Seed$941.9K
#6
Series B · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2014 · 70 employees$18.2Mraised▾
Platform offering security and authentication solutions. It provides tools to help organizations verify identities, manage access, and protect sensitive data. The platform supports workflows related to safeguarding user information and ensuring secure authentication processes.
- Jul 2023Series B—
- Nov 2021Series B$3M
- Sep 2020Series A$1.9M
- May 2020Series A$2.2M
#7
Acquired · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2017 · 6 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Overwatch Research is an online platform for tracking clinical data and management. The platform is used to manage in vivo experiments, create workflows, manage multiple studies, study randomization, assign and manage tasks in CRO's, preclinical labs, and academic institutions.
- Sep 2021Seed$3.5M
- Apr 2020Seed$192.1K
- 2017Seed—
#8
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2017 · 13 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Provider of software for building healthcare professional career. It develops and organizes the medical career portfolio. It stores and organizes all of your presentations, certificates, and career documents in one place.
- Oct 2021Seed$3.9M
#9
Deadpooled · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2003 · 11 employees$5Mraised▾
Axis Three helps in the aesthetic consultation by providing precise, 3D patient simulation tools that generate anatomically accurate images. While assisting surgeons in the planning process, ultimately, these tools enable patients to visualize in 3D, using their own bodies, how they will look after surgery.Axis Three products combine the scientifically proven, Tissue Behavior Simulation (TBSTM) engine with patented Color Coded Triangulation (CCTTM), 3D imaging technology to deliver unprecedented patient confidence.
- Jun 2009Series A$3.3M
- Apr 2006Seed$1.7M
#10
Acquired · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2000 · 30 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Provider of defibrillation and ECG electrodes for vital signs monitoring. Two of their primary offerings are zensor and Aingeal. Aingeal - an in-hospital wi-fi system facilitates real-time monitoring and analysis of respiration and diagnostic quality ECG. Zensor is a miniaturized device that clips onto a disposable adhesive electrode array. It will monitor ECG, heart rate, respiration rate, and motion and it also transmits information wirelessly to a remote server.
- May 2015Grant (prize money)$40.3K
- May 2005Series A$3.1M
#11
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2016 · 13 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of AI and cloud-based IoT solutions for remote health monitoring. It offers a smart device that incorporates motion, sound, light, and heat sensors to monitor the physical and mental health of the elderly. The device also provides medicine, housekeeping, and event reminders. Additionally, the device uses machine learning to understand changes in daily routines and alert caregivers to risks.
- 2017Seed$1.5M
#12
Acquired · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2004 · 30 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Develops web-based workflow solutions for digital pathology. It provides solutions for path laboratory management, image storage and management, quality control, basic E image analysis, and whole slide scoring for biomarker discovery. In addition, the company has an exclusive agreement with Indica Labs for their Halo image analysis software. The primary focus is tumor analysis for oncology.
- Nov 2012Series B—
- Jan 2012Series A—
- Apr 2009Seed$1.5M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Healthcare IT coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Digital Health is moving in the United Kingdom
A read on the academic research around Digital Health — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 4,011 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
- Imperial College London284
- University College London257
- King's College London242
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine242
- University of Oxford193
- Health care3→83
- Wearable computer1→41
- Health informatics10→41
- Mental health2→27
- Psychological intervention3→17
- Health care20→268
- Psychological intervention14→207
- Health informatics45→164
- Intervention (counseling)9→123
- Public health15→113
- Health care61→604
- Psychological intervention33→266
- Public health55→286
- Health informatics123→337
- Nursing research60→218
Where digital health is researched across United Kingdom
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing digital health patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom digital health patent filing is accelerating — 105 filings from 92 assignees (2016–2025), led by Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, Isansys Lifecare; annual filings 8→21.
- Rolls Royce31
- BAE Systems13
- Isansys Lifecare12
- Goodrich Actuation Systems8
- Sanandco7
- Errey Keith7
- WEIR Rebecca7
- GE Aviat Systems6
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