Infogrid

Infogrid has collected 250 million data points

INFOGRID is freeing up nurses' time by automating manual checks

INFOGRID has rapidly scaled its services to make thousands of buildings 'smarter' including hospitals. In one NHS Trust alone they have saved 10,000 hours in manual checks and monitoring – which can now be devoted to patient care and treatment of Covid-19 and other conditions. INFOGRID works by supplying tiny, wire free sensors that organisations can easily fit themselves wherever needed in their building, and their low-cost connectivity solution can be applied in a range of other buildings to monitor social distancing and other measures needed to slow the spread of the virus. Sensors connect with the INFOGRID cloud platform, which allows users to visualise their data through a browser or mobile and respond where necessary. That means no more infrequent supply checks, for example, or manual counting of visitor numbers. Temperature, humidity, proximity and desk or bed occupancy can all be monitored 24/7. To help during the pandemic, the Foundry connected INFOGRID to NHSx, Strategic Blue, Vodaphone Group and volunteers to support."We worked with an OXFO Covid-19 Action Plan volunteer who helped us identify potential hardware partners for our solution, enabling us to get moving faster than would otherwise have been possible." INFOGRID built a people counting solution "Safe spaces" and a Cleaning Validation solution which enabled companies to ensure their buildings, and spaces within buildings like washrooms, did not get too crowded and for social distancing to be maintained. To do this they integrated a sensor with non-intrusive laser technology which reliably counts the number of people entering and exiting a space, into their platform. This enabled them to calculate in realtime the number of people inside the space vs. how many should be there for it to be Covid-safe. They also developed an indicator screen to use on tablets to indicate whether it was safe for additional people to enter or not. As buildings become more efficient, they are more eco-friendly and INFOGRID has a mission to help combat climate change and be a leader in the green building revolution. INFOGRID has just announced a £11.5m Series A raise from UK and US investors, featured on Sky news. They are growing 70% quarter-on-quarter, and have 18 team members across three offices in London, New York and Tallinn and are recruiting 14 more, creating vital jobs to help rebuild economies. Before the pandemic, INFOGRID was already saving 60 clients - including the NHS - time and money across 2500 sites by automating manual checks, such as pharmacy storage and legionella monitoring. As Founder and CEO William Cowell de Gruchy said, "The transition to automated remote monitoring solutions has long been underway, but Covid-19 has massively accelerated the need for this. INFOGRID is in a strong position to help organisations such as the NHS to stay ahead of the tech while they fight the pandemic."