{
  "id": 15587001,
  "title": "Bristol’s Siloton wins €9.98 million Innovate UK contract to develop its handheld eye imaging system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/bristols-siloton-wins-9-98-million-innovate-uk-contract-to-develop",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:12:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/bristols-siloton-wins-e9-98-million-innovate-uk-contract-to-develop-its-handheld-eye-imaging-system/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bristol-based MedTech startup Siloton, specializing in miniaturised optical technology for medical imaging, has been awarded a €9.98 million contract to accelerate the development of its handheld eye imaging system. The contract, awarded through Innovate UK's Contracts for Innovation: Quantum Missions Primer initiative, will help Siloton bring its groundbreaking technology to the NHS and make it accessible worldwide. CEO Alasdair Price stated that the funding will enable the company to accelerate system development, explore UK manufacturing, and bring the technology closer to patients. Siloton's handheld eye imaging system, GiraffeOCT, uses optical coherence tomography (OCT) to detect and monitor retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. The company's patented photonic chip technology compresses heavy, expensive, and fragile components onto a single piece of material smaller than a coin, making OCT accessible in various settings. The two-year contract will fund the development of the in-clinic and at-home versions of the GiraffeOCT device, with clinical trials conducted at Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital. The startup expects to create several high-skilled jobs and secure additional funding to develop its second-generation CheetahOCT device, which will measure different retinal layers and detect more conditions.",
  "summary": "Siloton, a Bristol-based MedTech startup specialising in miniaturised optical technology for medical imaging, has been awarded a €9.98 million (£8.4 million) contract to accelerate development of its handheld eye imaging system, which makes detecting and monitoring retinal diseases more accessible to patients. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), awarded the contract through…",
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}