Training App Licensed to Simedics

Identifying malignant and benign skin lesion and skin growths at an earlier stage has been made easier for the medical profession by a digital application developed at the University of Edinburgh.

The app – named Dermofit – has now been licensed to Simedics Limited, a Yorkshire-based company specialising in digital products and publishing for the healthcare and public sector services.

Dermofit is the brainchild of Professor Jonathan Rees, Grant Chair of Dermatology at the University of Edinburgh who had the initial concept to develop a digital tool to educate GPs in order to improve skin lesion diagnosis proficiency back in 2005.

He collaborated with Professor Bob Fisher of the University's School of Informatics to further develop the Dermofit app; which has taken around four years to develop, including the sourcing of the extensive image library and associated diagnoses (which currently boasts over 1,300 images). 

The company now plans to develop and launch a commercial product this autumn, targeted at the medical students, dermatology specialist nurses, and general practitioners training market

Matthew Driver, Director of Simedics, said: “We saw this app as a really exciting opportunity for us, which fits well with our plans to increase our range of digital teaching tools in the healthcare sector. We have plans to targeting global markets following a UK launch later this year.”