About Us
A team of socially minded entrepreneurs on a mission to see a world largely free of communicable disease
Our Mission
Our company exists to combat communicable infectious disease. We believe this is an urgent task for humanity. We will do this by providing the digital tools and information needed to protect workplaces and communities. Our first product is designed for infection prevention and control in healthcare
We are also developing solutions for care homes, cruise ships, film sets, and other workplaces where infection can cause costly disruption. Longer term we plan to tackle public health issues in communities. Our vision is world largely free from communicable disease
21%
Of beds in NHS
The number of beds occupied by patients who should be home, but are overstaying because they caught a Hospital Acquired Infection
£2-3 billion
Of treatment costs
The direct treatment costs of looking after the people who catch Hospital Acquired Infections
1,000 years
Of work per year
The time consumed conducting manual contact tracing per year in the NHS
Join us and let’s create a world largely free of communicable disease
- Just like a serum vaccine, our digital approach works best when a lot of people in a hospital, workplace or community use it
- We cannot prevent someone bringing an infection into your community or workplace, but we can prevent it spreading
- Most people catch a communicable disease from someone else, if we can stop that happening we can enjoy a world largely free of communicable disease
Our Values
A company with a social purpose
Curiosity
We like endlessly curious people, we love to hear and consider new thoughts rather than sweep past them
Courage
We like those with the courage to try new things and think bold thoughts. It is alright to fail, get up, and try again
Team spirit
We value those who support and nuture as much as those who lead. We only succeed as a team
Evidence
Evidence carries the weight in our decisions. Diseases don’t do spin and status, we have to back the evidence to defeat disease
Responsibility
We look to ourselves to solve issues, and expect the same of others. We take responsibility, and are not passive
Integrity
Doing what we say. Speaking truth to each other. Being able to see our faults
Our Team
A diverse, multidisciplinary team spanning the full spectrum of relevant disciplines – from ethics to engineering, behavioural sciences to epidemiology.
Peter Whawell
Chief Executive Officer
Wael Elrifai
Chief Technology Officer
Martin Pipe
Sales & Partnerships Director
Dr Tim Crayford
Chief Medical Officer
Megan Joseph
Executive Business Support
Nick Ball
Finance Director
Advisors
A diverse, multidisciplinary team spanning the full spectrum of relevant disciplines – from ethics to engineering, behavioural sciences to epidemiology
Behavioural Science
International Behavioural Science Consultancy Director
Infections Diseases
Consultant in infectious diseases at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Analytics
Professor and former Director of Turing Institute
Security & Privacy
Former senior National Cyber Security Centre member
Digital Contact Tracing
Former Chief Science Advisor who lead on UK digital contact tracing
Public Health
Doctor and former Chief Data Officer at NHS England
Healthcare Law & Ethics
Publicly honoured Law Professor
Hardware
Professor and chair of university Department of Electrical Engineering