Siloton Wins £8.4M Contract for Portable Retinal Imaging

What happened

Siloton has secured an £8.4 million Innovate UK contract to advance its portable retinal-imaging technology. This is a commercial development contract rather than an equity fundraising round.

The company is working on a more compact approach to optical coherence tomography, a technique used to create detailed images of structures inside the eye.

Why it matters

Conventional retinal-imaging equipment can be costly and tied to specialist settings. A portable system could make screening and disease monitoring more accessible in community clinics, primary care and patients' homes.

The bigger picture

The contract gives Siloton support to move the technology closer to practical deployment. Clinical validation, manufacturing quality and integration into care pathways will be central to adoption.