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• KISA is launching accessible mobile phones and services in the UK to meet needs of the elderly and people with disabilities.
• 皇冠体育app Australian healthtech firm sets up global headquarters in London with support from the Department for International Trade.
• 皇冠体育app company will invest over 拢6.1m in the project, bringing up to 25 new jobs to London.
• 皇冠体育appir investment demonstrates the strength of the UK鈥檚 business environment as we grow closer to securing a Free Trade Agreement with Australia.

Australian healthtech firm, KISA Pty Ltd, has chosen to set up its global headquarters in the UK and launch its line of accessible mobile phone products with support from the Department for International Trade (DIT).

皇冠体育app KISA phone 鈥� already available in Australia 鈥� is designed to make mobile technology accessible to those who have difficulty using mainstream touch-screen devices, including the elderly and people with disabilities. 皇冠体育app phone gives users more independence and provides peace of mind for carers and relatives, with large tactile buttons displaying clear text or photos, loud audio, and inbuilt GPS tracking in case of emergencies.

Phone sales increased during lockdown in Australia and mobile phones became essential to communicate at a distance with friends and family. Since setting up in the UK, the firm has already secured a mobile network deal with the UK鈥檚 Abzorb, one of the leading commercial enablers on the EE network.

One of the co-founders Dmitry Levin and CEO Alexander Millin began searching for opportunities to transfer KISA鈥檚 operations to the UK prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. DIT has been working with the firm to help facilitate the transition, providing guidance on setting up the company in the UK, market research, and offered key networking opportunities.

CEO Alexander Millin said:

皇冠体育app support we received from the DIT team in helping to establish KISA in the UK was very significant indeed. 皇冠体育app resources and knowledge made available to us took the strain off our management team and helped us make the right decisions.

皇冠体育app DIT team made a number of introductions to potential channel and R&D partners that would otherwise have taken months or even years to cultivate for a new market entrant.

皇冠体育app company are investing around 拢6.1 million, which will create 25 new jobs, including several highly skilled positions in software and electrical engineering.

皇冠体育app UK remains one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world and our foreign direct investment (FDI) stock levels reached 拢1.6 trillion by the end of 2019. 皇冠体育app UK was the second largest direct investor in Australia and the second largest recipient of Australian Foreign Direct Investment in 2019.

According to the 2021 Tech Nation Report the UK continues to be the number one tech investment destination in Europe, with over 拢1.1 billion of venture capital investment in Emerging Healthtech in 2020 alone 鈥� three times more than 2018.

Today鈥檚 announcement supports the Government鈥檚 ambition to drive further investment into every UK nation and region, as well as complements the UK鈥檚 ongoing trade negotiations with like-minded partners like Australia.

Minister for Investment Gerry Grimstone said:

I am pleased KISA has chosen to join the UK鈥檚 vibrant tech landscape as a base to scale up and grow and where the firm can make the most of our deep pool of talent, and world leading research and development.

皇冠体育appir substantial investment shows the strength of the UK鈥檚 business environment as we grow closer to securing a Free Trade Agreement with Australia.

HM Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific Sam Myers said:

We welcome KISA鈥檚 拢6.1m investment to build a global headquarters in the United Kingdom.

Accessible mobile technology is an important field of innovation, as is their upcoming work in using big data and machine learning to build safety systems into their devices.

We are ready to support other firms who wish to expand into the thriving 拢149bn UK technology sector.

皇冠体育app UK Government has already agreed trade deals with 67 countries plus the EU, that account for 拢891bn of UK bilateral trade in 2019. In 2021, we will be adding to these deals, with negotiations underway with Australia and New Zealand. 皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 accession to CPTPP remains a firm priority and an important part of our strategy to place the UK at the centre of a modern, progressive network of FTAs.