UK-based health tech company launches home testing platform

The UK-based health tech company Forth has launched an “advanced” home testing platform capable of converting biomarker results into health scores.

Health Coach, Forth says, is a significant advancement in the interpretation of blood test results, offering better insight into “personalised health”.

The company claims the platform “translates” biomarker scores into health scores with identification of key health areas for the individual to improve.

“HealthCoach is Forth’s most advanced integration tool yet,” said Dr Tom Phillips, head of clinical services at Forth.

“We have been working hard to design a system that understands your body’s systems don’t work in isolation and are integrated networks that rely on each other for optimal function. The platform understands this and provides individual feedback and targets based on your profile and results.

“Health Coach then guides you on ways to improve your biomarker landscape and ultimately lead to better health and wellbeing.”

Phillips said: “We have paid particular attention to developing a platform which personalises advice for women who may be taking hormone treatment and our algorithms also take information on a woman’s menstrual cycle.”

The ten categories that Health Coach has developed include heart, hormone, metabolic, nutrition, bone and muscle and mental health. The platform calculates a score for each area and then pinpoints the biomarkers the user should concentrate on.

Sarah Bolt, co-founder and CEO at Forth, said: “Having been one of the pioneers in the home testing sector, we wanted to use our years of experience to develop the next generation technology platform that really helps people to gain a deeper understanding of their health and also supports them in improving it.

“Our goal is simple: to not only improve health but to extend health span, enabling our customers to enjoy richer, fuller and longer lives.”

The launch of Health Coach, Bolt said, comes off the back of 18 months development and testing with Forth’s clinical and technical experts.

“This advancement comes at a time when the UK’s health resources are under increasing strain whilst health disorders are on the rise particularly with obesity levels and an ageing population,” she added.