Akhil is an outstanding influencer – an inventor and entrepreneur who has created a medical device to transform the lives of hundreds of millions of people suffering from snoring and the debilitating condition of sleep apnoea.
He has assembled a world-class team of medical professionals and financial backers for his company, Signifier Medical Technologies, and is an exceptional ambassador for British ingenuity. To have achieved a global reputation at the age of 37 underlines how strong is his influence.
The eXciteOSA product that Akhil has developed is a true medical breakthrough. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a chronic disease with comorbidities including stroke, cardiovascular disease, insomnia, hypertension and motor-neurone disease.
Akhil’s simple solution is the first daytime treatment device for OSA, a revolutionary, disruptive, clinically proven therapy. The ability to improve the quality of life, sleep and relationships – and to reduce healthcare costs – for so many people is inspirational.
Thanks to eXciteOSA, 170,000 patients will be treated for OSA, breathing difficulties and sleep disorders in 2022 and 2023 alone. Akhil has raised £95m in investment, anticipates £85m sales by 2025 and has created 172 jobs in the UK, Switzerland and the US.