Marshall and Nordiq to advance defence medical technology

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Nordiq Products is a Norwegian tech company developing advanced sensors and ultra-portable solutions for emergency, prehospital and operational medical care—especially designed to function reliably in the most demanding environments.

Chris Dare, MRO Services and Solutions Director, Marshall Aerospace, said: “We are proud to be working with Nordiq Products on a technology aiming to save the lives of soldiers on operations with NATO and other partners worldwide.

“As a strong advocate for the UK-Norway bilateral defence relationship, we are delighted to be able to pursue this important project through the Industrial Cooperation framework.”

The Royal Norwegian Air Force is Marshall Aerospace’s oldest current customer for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of C-130 Hercules aircraft. The first Norwegian C-130 arrived in Cambridge in 1977.

Vegard Midjo, Chief Business Officer, Nordiq, said: “Marshall Aerospace is a highly respected UK aerospace and defence company with decades of experience in military support, engineering, logistics and life-cycle services for complex defence systems.

“Their deep operational insight and strong defence network make them an ideal partner as we advance LiSa towards operational use.”

The joint project will focus on advancing defence medical use cases for LiSa (short for Life Saver), Nordiq’s first product. LiSa uses two sensor systems to provide the user with accurate and reliable vital signs monitoring, and is designed to perform in challenging conditions where effective monitoring is critical for patient outcome.

Under the project, Marshall will commit its competencies, resources and defence sector expertise to support this aim.

This collaboration will focus on areas including:

• defence medical requirements analysis and formative usability studies
• engagement with defence medical experts and end users in multiple countries
• analysis of defence acquisition pathways (UK, NATO and allied markets)
• supply chain and industrialisation analysis
• prototype development, financing support and preparation for production
• structured defence testing and validation of prototypes in realistic settings

The collaboration is arranged through Norway’s Industrial Cooperation (IC) programme, under the leadership of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency.

The IC programme is a framework to strengthen defence industrial capabilities in Norway whilst building strong relationships – in this case as part of the UK-Norwegian defence cooperation.