INVENT 2024 Finalist Profile: MediPacks Ltd
Founders name: Neil Loy and Carl McKeown
What is your background?
Neil has over a decade of experience as a Community Pharmacist and close to half a decade working within the Pharmaceutical Industry, specialising as an Investigational Product Pharmacist, on a global scale. Carl specialises in Global Drug Distribution within the Pharmaceutical Industry.
What problem are you solving?
We’re revolutionising emergency care by bringing life-saving solutions right to the patient, starting with Heart Attacks.
With a third of global deaths attributable to cardiovascular diseases such as Heart Attacks, we’re on a mission to break through the impossible.
Think of our flagship product as the EpiPen for Heart Attacks—there when every second counts, to save lives and reduce cardiac damage.
As a pharmacist, Neil has seen first-hand the chaos and delays in treating Heart Attacks that occur out of the hospital setting. It is frustrating to watch precious minutes slip away due to unclear protocols. We knew there had to be a better way. That paired with the fact Carl has personal experience of living with a heart condition and Hypertension, provides deep understanding of patient needs.
Who and where are your potential customers?
Hundreds of millions of patients worldwide suffer from cardiovascular disease. As the leading cause of death globally, we see those experiencing cardiovascular events requiring immediate treatment as one of our primary customer bases, along with individuals at risk. This defines the who and the where of our potential customers.
What do you think is the potential for your business?
Our flagship product is envisioned to be as crucial for Heart Attacks as the portable defibrillator is for cardiac arrests. Both innovations, originating from Northern Ireland, undoubtedly will have a significant positive impact worldwide.
Where do you hope to be 5 years from now?
We share a deep commitment to prioritising patient welfare. This encompasses our ongoing efforts in clinical trials, drug distribution, or addressing issues in emergency medicine. In response to the question, we aspire to persist in our current endeavours, with the added hope of hearing, "Did you read the story about how one of our innovations saved another life?".
Follow MediPacks Ltd on LinkedIn and their global heart health informational patient database - www.GetHeartSmart.org will be operational in the near future.