Full steam ahead for medical kit developers who clinched support from BBC Dragons

Following a successful appearance on BBC’s Dragons’ Den last month, two north London Jewish entrepreneurs, Zak Marks and James Cohen, are on track to transform the world of allergy emergency medication.

Their ingenious product, Kitt Medical, a wall-mounted kit containing adrenaline pens to use in anaphylaxis emergencies, acts “like a defibrillator but for allergies”, said Zak, 27, who grew up in Hampstead, north-west London, and is a member of Norrice Lea shul.

The idea began as Zak’s university project five years ago. Diagnosed with a severe allergy to all nuts as a child, he carries his own adrenaline pens. James, 29, who was introduced to Zak through a mutual friend, joined the venture in 2021.

Since officially launching in February 2023, the pair have dispatched 800 kits, which are made from recycled plastic, to sites throughout the UK, including to schools, businesses, hospitality and entertainment venues. These include 17 kits at Alton Towers, three at the Royal Albert Hall and seven on the premises of Clifton College in Bristol.