The Siloton team Siloton’s CEO Alasdair Price (front row, holding the portable OCT device) and colleagues. The Bristol-based company plans to create a number of high-skilled jobs during the next two years, with the team expected to grow to 16 people by August 2028. (Courtesy: Siloton)"> The Siloton team Siloton’s CEO Alasdair Price (front row, holding the portable OCT device) and colleagues. The Bristol-based company plans to create a number of high-skilled jobs during the next two years, with the team expected to grow to 16 people by August 2028. (Courtesy: Siloton)

UK medical technology start-up Siloton has been awarded an £8.4 million contract to accelerate the development of its portable eye imaging system. Based on optical coherence tomography (OCT), the company’s GiraffeOCT device generates detailed retinal images for detection and monitoring of a range of treatable eye diseases.

OCT is a non-invasive optical technique that creates high-resolution, depth-resolved images of biological tissue.…