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Co-designed digital health technology for research, care and real-world impact
We help universities, researchers, clinicians, NHS teams and health innovators turn complex ideas into secure, evidence-based digital health tools.
From early funding applications to regulated digital therapeutics, we work with you and your users to shape technology that is safe, useful and ready for real-world use.
Trusted digital health delivery
Better digital health starts with people
Bitjam is a UK-based digital health research and development company based at Keele University Science and Innovation Park within IC7.
We specialise in co-designed digital health software, working with researchers, clinicians, patients, families, young people, lived-experience partners and service teams to shape tools around real need.
Co-designed with real users
We work with researchers, clinicians, patients, families and lived-experience partners to shape tools around real need.
Built for research and care
From early prototypes to regulated digital therapeutics, we help turn complex health ideas into safe, usable products.
Ready for real-world use
We bring together clinical insight, governance, safety and technology so digital health products can be trusted and used.
Helping research teams build stronger funding applications
Some of our most valuable work happens before development begins.
We support universities, research teams and health innovators at the funding application stage, helping them shape the digital delivery, technical approach, implementation plan and future scale-up route for their project.
We are experienced in working with academic teams, NHS partners and NIHR-funded projects, and we understand the level of detail needed to move from a promising idea to a credible digital health proposal.
Talk to us about your funding applicationStrong digital plans make stronger applications.
We help research teams explain the digital element clearly, from what needs to be built to how it could be delivered, tested, supported and scaled.
That gives funders more confidence that the technology is practical, considered and achievable.
Digital health software built around people
We design, develop and support secure, accessible and clinically informed digital health software.
Digital therapeutics
Digital therapeutics and medical device software.
Research platforms
Clinical research and trial platforms.
Patient-facing tools
Patient-facing apps and health support tools.
Clinician systems
Clinician dashboards and case management systems.
Hosting and support
Secure hosting, maintenance and long-term support.
Translation services
Translation, localisation and cultural adaptation of digital interventions.
Whether you are shaping an early idea, preparing a funding application, building a regulated product or scaling an existing platform, we can help.
Explore our servicesBuilt with the people who will use it
Co-design is at the centre of every Bitjam project.
We work closely with the people who understand the problem from different angles: researchers, clinicians, patients, families, young people, carers, lived-experience partners, service teams, implementation partners and commercial teams.
This helps make sure the product is not just technically possible, but actually useful.
Our co-design process can include:
- Discovery workshops
- Stakeholder mapping
- User journey mapping
- Patient and public involvement
- Lived-experience feedback
- Prototype design and testing
- Clinical workflow review
- Accessibility and usability testing
- Service implementation planning
The result is digital health technology that is shaped by evidence, grounded in real experience and designed for the services that need to deliver it.
Clinical understanding, research experience and technical delivery
Bitjam combines software expertise with a practical understanding of healthcare, research and implementation.
Our Managing Director, Carl Plant, has a background as a senior NHS mental health nurse, including crisis resolution and home treatment team experience. That clinical perspective continues to shape the way we work: carefully, ethically and with the needs of patients, clinicians and services at the centre.
We have worked with major academic and healthcare partners including Oxford University, King’s College London, Keele University, NHS organisations, NIHR-funded programmes and international research teams.
Clients work with us because we understand the complexity of digital health. A successful product needs more than good code. It needs clinical insight, user trust, information governance, accessibility, safety, evidence and a clear route into real-world use.
Co-designed digital health projects with real-world purpose
We support digital health projects that improve access, understanding, confidence and care.
OSI
Helping families access parent-led, therapist-supported support for child anxiety, with NHS implementation and international adaptation.
View projectSloMo
A regulated digital therapeutic for paranoia, developed with King’s College London and shaped around real lived experience.
View projectPain Navigator
Co-produced with young people to help children and families understand persistent pain and feel more in control.
View projectCommon Ground
Peer support for people living with long-term physical health conditions, built with King’s Health Partners.
View projectBuilt with trust from the start
Digital health products often support people at vulnerable moments, so safety, privacy and governance are built into our work from the beginning.
Bitjam is ISO27001 certified for information security and is working towards ISO13485 for medical device quality management.
We understand the requirements of regulated digital health, including MHRA regulation, UKCA considerations, DTAC, GDPR, DPIA and DCB0129 clinical safety processes.
We build digital tools that are secure, ethical, compliant and ready for healthcare and research environments.
Helping evidence-based tools reach new countries and communities
Digital interventions often begin in one research, clinical or cultural setting, then need to grow into new services, countries and populations.
Bitjam supports the internationalisation of digital interventions, helping teams culturally adapt, translate and localise digital health products while protecting the clinical integrity of the original intervention.
Our experience includes supporting international expansion into Iceland, working closely with the Reykjavik University team, alongside wider work helping digital interventions prepare for international delivery.
This work is about more than translation. It is about making sure digital health tools feel relevant, safe and usable in new settings.
Find out more about our servicesEthical, practical and built for social impact
We believe digital health should be safe, inclusive and useful.
- Co-design with users and lived-experience partners
- Clinical and NHS understanding
- Academic and research partnership experience
- Support for funding applications and early project shaping
- Secure software development and hosting
- Regulated digital health expertise
- Internationalisation experience
- A strong focus on social impact
We do not build technology for technology’s sake. We build digital health tools that help support people, strengthen evidence and improve services.
Let’s build something that improves lives
If you are developing a digital health product, preparing a funding application, planning a clinical study, scaling an existing platform or adapting an intervention for international use, we would be happy to talk.