52 North
Cambridge, GB · Founded 2018 · 27 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors
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52North Health develops NeutroCheck, a diagnostic tool that identifies neutropenia in chemotherapy patients presenting with fever, enabling risk stratification and reducing unnecessary emergency department visits.
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Company profile
researched Aug 202652North develops in-vitro diagnostic and digital solutions intended to make emergency care safer and more effective, working with patients and clinicians. Its core technology is the patented Aster™ platform, described by the company as the first portable platform for cell measurement, which enables multiplexing across cell-based and soluble biomarkers from a single sample in a rapid, easy-to-use and portable format.
Products built on and around this platform include Neutrocheck®, a portable finger-prick blood test and companion app designed to identify immunosuppressed patients at risk of neutropenic sepsis, and ACORN™, a digital tool for patients and healthcare professionals supporting remote triaging and management of emergency cancer care needs. In 2025 the company added ARC™, a product directed at nuclear emergency preparedness.
Latest developments
In December 2024 the company reported being selected from more than 2,000 applicants for the NATO DIANA programme. In March 2025 it appointed John Jeans CBE as Chair, and in September 2025 it launched ARC™ for nuclear emergency preparedness with NATO backing.
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Market position
52North positions itself around emergency care diagnostics and digital triage, describing Aster™ as the world's first portable platform for cell measurement.
Technology
The company's patented Aster™ platform is a portable system for cell measurement that allows multiplexing across cell-based and soluble biomarkers from a single sample, positioned for rapid, easy-to-use point-of-care formats. It is applied in Neutrocheck®, a finger-prick blood test paired with an app, while ACORN™ provides a digital triage and management layer for emergency cancer care.
Go-to-market
Patients and healthcare professionals involved in emergency care, including immunosuppressed cancer patients at risk of neutropenic sepsis and clinicians managing emergency cancer care needs; the ARC™ product targets nuclear emergency preparedness use cases.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 7
launches, deals, and filings52North announced the launch of ARC™, aimed at nuclear emergency preparedness, with NATO backing.
52North was selected from over 2,000 applicants for the NATO DIANA programme.
52 North Health raised £1 million in its first funding round, led by Cambridge Enterprise with participation from Crista Galli Ventures, King's Health Partners MedTech Innovations, Meltwind, Milltrust Ventures and angel investors, to fund UK clinical trials of NeutroCheck.
The company said it would pursue strategic partnerships with the UK Sepsis Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support to define a new clinical pathway for treating suspected neutropenic sepsis.
The company received £1 million in funding from SBRI Healthcare, which is funded by NHS England and supported by the Academic Health Science Network.
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primary sources listed
- 52north Seed52north.health · web
- Cambridge medtech founded by husband-wife duo picks £1M to monitor cancer chemotherapy risks — TFNtechfundingnews.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 52 North do?
- 52North builds in-vitro diagnostic and digital products, including the portable Aster cell-measurement platform, for emergency care.
- Who are 52 North's investors?
- 52 North's investors include Meridian Health Ventures, Cambridge Angels group, Future Planet Capital, Parkwalk Advisors, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Milltrust International Group.
- Where is 52 North headquartered?
- 52 North is headquartered in Cambridge, GB.