Jobs saved after buyer found for Dingwall diabetes outfit

More than 30 jobs have been secured following a Dingwall life sciences company's collapse into administration.

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Inside Biometrics recently won a Scottish Life Sciences Award for its KEYA device. Picture: Inside BiometricsInside Biometrics recently won a Scottish Life Sciences Award for its KEYA device. Picture: Inside Biometrics
Inside Biometrics recently won a Scottish Life Sciences Award for its KEYA device. Picture: Inside Biometrics

Inside Biometrics, which specialised in health-monitoring technology for people with diabetes, earlier this year won the innovation category at the Scottish Life Sciences Awards for its KEYA device that measures blood glucose and ketone levels.

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However, administrator Chris Laughton, corporate advisory partner at accountant Mercer & Hole, was called in after the business ran out of cash and risked having to close its doors, threatening the jobs of its 35 staff.

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Inside Biometrics, which supplies its health tracking devices to the Sky cycling team, has now been acquired by a division of GlucoRx, a supplier of diabetes products and glucose-testing solutions.

Laughton, who highlighted the work of Highlands & Islands Enterprise in sealing the deal and maintaining skilled research and development work in the region, said: “Inside Biometrics had succeeded in delivering a significant new product to market.

“I am delighted as administrator to have been able to sell the business and assets, generating value for creditors while preserving employment.”

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