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Blackford Analysis

Blackford Analysis is an acquires ai platform based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 2010 (SC380297).

What they do

“Blackford Platform™ is purpose built for integration with your existing systems while simplifying integrations and the management of multiple disparate AI applications and algorithms, which ultimately reduces the load on imaging platforms.”

In its own words, on blackfordanalysis.com

In plain speak

They build software that connects different artificial intelligence applications together and links them to existing systems used for image processing.

In the news

Blackford Analysis acquired by Bayer

Angel Capital Scotland · 18 Jan 2023 · also High Growth Scotland, UKTN

Grants

Awarded a £300k Scottish Enterprise grant from the Early Stage Growth Challenge Fund

3 Nov 2020 · Scottish Enterprise

Awarded a £40k Scottish Enterprise grant from the Covid-19 resilience and hardship funds

26 Aug 2020 · Scottish Enterprise

Awarded a £238k Innovate UK grant for "Prototype Lesion Tracking Clinical Workflow and Vendor Neutral Pre-Processing Platform for Medical Imaging"

1 Apr 2016 · Innovate UK

Latest from Blackford Analysis

Sopris Capital Acquires Blackford Analysis

13 Oct 2026, from blackfordanalysis.com, posted by the company

Choosing the right ecosystem for healthcare AI

8 Oct 2026, from blackfordanalysis.com, posted by the company

Building the Foundation for Healthcare AI

22 Sep 2026, from blackfordanalysis.com, posted by the company

How do you know if your AI is performing as expected?

13 Aug 2026, from blackfordanalysis.com, posted by the company

Blackford and Azra AI Partnership

5 Aug 2026, from blackfordanalysis.com, posted by the company

Timeline

  1. 13 Oct 2026from the companySopris Capital Acquires Blackford Analysis
  2. 9 Oct 2026newsSopris Capital buys Blackford Analysis from Bayer
  3. 8 Oct 2026from the companyChoosing the right ecosystem for healthcare AI
  4. 1 Oct 2026directorAbinav Sankar appointed Director
  5. 1 Oct 2026directorTaylor Andrew Paul appointed Director
  6. 22 Sep 2026from the companyBuilding the Foundation for Healthcare AI
  7. 13 Aug 2026from the companyHow do you know if your AI is performing as expected?
  8. 5 Aug 2026from the companyBlackford and Azra AI Partnership
  9. 18 Jul 2024directorJames Robert Holroyd appointed Director
  10. 19 Jan 2023newsBayer buys Edinburgh-based medical specialist Blackford Analysis
  11. 18 Jan 2023newsBlackford Analysis acquired by Bayer
  12. 14 Jun 2010incorporatedBlackford Analysis incorporated as SC380297

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