Pukka-j
Pukka-j is a UK-based medical technology company, founded in 2001, that provides DICOM- and HL7-based RIS, PACS, image-viewing, and data-migration software to NHS trusts, hospitals, teleradiology providers, and universities, primarily in the UK and Netherlands.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersBishops Cannings, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Pukka-j does
Pukka-j is a UK-based medical technology company founded in 2001 that builds healthcare imaging software centred on the DICOM and HL7 interoperability standards. Its core product set covers the radiology workflow: a Radiology Information System (RIS), a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), a customisable Image Viewer including an HTML5 zero-footprint web viewer, Image Sharing, and an Integration Engine for connecting to PAS, HIS, EPR and GP systems. The company's technical centrepiece is Nexus, a multi-threaded DICOM streaming service with plug-in nodes for anonymisation, redaction, tag editing, decompression, HL7 ingestion, and file routing, used to execute high-volume PACS migrations and data reconciliations.
The product portfolio extends beyond general radiology into specialist 'ologies': MedStamp Reporter for PET/CT, a Nuclear Information System (NIS), an RT Image Archive for radiotherapy, an MRI Research Image Store with a 30TB Vendor Neutral Archive, a CT Viewer for stroke centres, and Medical Disk Service for nuclear medicine CD/DVD workflows. A separate consumer-facing service, MeetmiBaby, delivers and sells ultrasound images to expectant mothers. All software is sold through direct enterprise sales to NHS trusts, hospitals, teleradiology providers, and universities — supplemented by an E.Novation LifeLine channel partnership for the Netherlands and reference deployments in the Netherlands and Pakistan.
The business is privately held, founder/management-owned with no disclosed external funding, headquartered in Darlington with a London satellite office, and operates with 11-50 employees across an installed base of 90+ healthcare institutions. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through enterprise software licensing and recurring subscription-style contracts, professional services for implementation and migration, and transaction fees from the MeetmiBaby consumer service.
Pukka-j firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Pukka-j
- Legal name
- Pukka-J Limited
- Website
- https://pukka-j.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Pukka-j is a UK-based medical technology company, founded in 2001, that provides DICOM- and HL7-based RIS, PACS, image-viewing, and data-migration software to NHS trusts, hospitals, teleradiology providers, and universities, primarily in the UK and Netherlands.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Pukka-j industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Healthcare Imaging Software (PACS/RIS)
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)
- SIC
- Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Universal Viewers & Enterprise Imaging Access (Zero-footprint/Diagnostic) (HLACALAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Imaging & Diagnostic Interoperability (DICOM exchange, image sharing, VNA connectivity) (HLACABAM)
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Where Pukka-j is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bishops Cannings
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Pukka-j business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Software Licensing: Licensing of proprietary healthcare imaging software including RIS, PACS, Nexus, and DICOM Explorer. Typically sold as enterprise licenses to healthcare organizations.
- Professional Services: Implementation, integration, migration, and consultancy services for deploying Pukka-j software solutions in healthcare environments. Includes data migration services for PACS consolidation.
- MeetmiBaby Maternity Service: E-commerce service for pregnant women to access and purchase baby scan images from ultrasound examinations. Provides cloud-based picture processing and social sharing capabilities.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Pukka-j product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Pukka-j designs, develops and licences DICOM- and HL7-based medical imaging software for hospitals and imaging departments, including a RIS, PACS, image viewer and image sharing tools. Its core technical platform is Nexus, a multi-threaded streaming service used for PACS migrations, data reconciliation, anonymisation and integration with PAS, HIS, EPR and GP systems. The company complements the software with bespoke development, migration, integration and consultancy services tailored to NHS trusts and other healthcare providers.
Product overview
Pukka-j is a UK-based specialist medical technology company offering smart software solutions for enterprise imaging and reporting in healthcare. The company provides DICOM-based products for radiology, nuclear medicine, cardiology, and radiotherapy workflows, along with an Integration Engine for connectivity and bespoke software development services. The product portfolio includes core products (RIS, PACS, Image Viewer, Image Sharing) connected through a shared DICOM infrastructure, with Nexus serving as the foundational data streaming platform that supports a modular ecosystem of plug-in nodes including anonymisation, redaction, tag editing, HL7 input, file input, decompression, and transformation capabilities. Additional products address specialised imaging domains (CT viewing for stroke centres, PET/CT reporting, nuclear medicine scheduling) and peripheral needs (data migration, image sharing, maternity imaging services).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Nexus: DICOM streaming service for data migration, reconciliation, and anonymisation
- MeetmiBaby
- PACSOLOGY
- MedStamp Reporter
- DICOM Explorer
Products and services
- RIS (Radiology Information System)
Companies that use Pukka-j
Customer profileNamed customers26 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Pukka-j technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability1 record
Feature6 records
Pukka-j partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- E.Novation LifeLine NetworkscoreE.Novation LifeLine Networks, the Netherlands' largest HL7, DICOM and IHE integration specialist, entered into collaborative partnership with Pukka-J for distribution and implementation of DICOM Explorer. E.Novation serves as reseller adding Pukka-J's DICOM Explorer to their integration solutions portfolio for Benelux healthcare market. Pukka-J found in E.Novation a true integration specialist for sale and implementation of their solution.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Pukka-j competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Infinitt Healthcare: Specialist PACS/RIS and VNA vendor with multi-ology coverage (radiology, cardiology, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy), highly comparable to Pukka-j's portfolio and customer base.
- Carestream Health: Major PACS/RIS vendor with a global installed base in radiology and enterprise imaging. Pukka-j explicitly integrates with Carestream PACS, evidencing direct coexistence in shared hospital environments, and competes for imaging workflow and migration projects.
- Agfa HealthCare: Long-established PACS/RIS and enterprise imaging vendor; Pukka-j integrates with Agfa Impax in the Dutch market. Competes directly for RIS-PACS replacement and PACS migration engagements in European hospital systems.
- Sectra: Vendor of PACS, RIS, and VNA solutions with a strong footprint in Northern Europe and the UK, including NHS customers. Competes with Pukka-j in radiology, multi-ology imaging, and PACS consolidation projects.
Broad incumbents
- Fujifilm Healthcare: Global PACS/Synapse vendor with a large installed base. Competes in the same RIS-PACS and enterprise imaging RFP processes as Pukka-j, particularly for NHS framework contracts.
- Siemens Healthineers: Imaging OEM and PACS provider with a large European footprint. Competes for enterprise imaging and RIS-PACS opportunities alongside Pukka-j, especially in cardiology and radiology.
- Philips Health Systems: Major medical imaging OEM with a broad PACS/RIS portfolio and significant UK/NHS presence. Overlaps with Pukka-j in radiology, cardiology, and enterprise imaging procurement at NHS and EU hospital sites.
- GE HealthCare: Global PACS/RIS/enterprise imaging incumbent with comprehensive hospital IT suites. Competes in the same large-hospital and multi-site NHS procurements that Pukka-j targets with its RIS-PACS and Migration Controller.
Emerging players
- Visage Imaging: Niche enterprise imaging viewer and PACS replacement vendor with a streaming/zero-footprint architecture. Overlaps with Pukka-j's Image Viewer and Nexus streaming positioning in radiology.
- Mach7 Technologies: Vendor Neutral Archive and enterprise imaging data-management specialist focused on DICOM interoperability and migration workflows — directly comparable to Pukka-j's Nexus streaming and VNA offerings.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Pukka-j social profiles
Digital presencePukka-j financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Pukka-j leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Pukka-j funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Pukka-j M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Pukka-j
What does Pukka-j do?
Pukka-j designs, develops and licences DICOM- and HL7-based medical imaging software for hospitals and imaging departments, including a RIS, PACS, image viewer and image sharing tools. Its core technical platform is Nexus, a multi-threaded streaming service used for PACS migrations, data reconciliation, anonymisation and integration with PAS, HIS, EPR and GP systems. The company complements the software with bespoke development, migration, integration and consultancy services tailored to NHS trusts and other healthcare providers.
Is Pukka-j a public or private company?
Pukka-j is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Pukka-j founded?
Pukka-j was founded in 2001. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Pukka-j based?
Pukka-j is headquartered in Bishops Cannings, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Pukka-j make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Software Licensing is the primary driver. The others are professional Services and meetmiBaby Maternity Service.
Who are Pukka-j's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Infinitt Healthcare, Carestream Health, Agfa HealthCare and Sectra. Broad incumbents are Fujifilm Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Philips Health Systems and GE HealthCare. Emerging players are Visage Imaging and Mach7 Technologies.
Does Pukka-j have an API?
No public API is recorded for Pukka-j.
What industry is Pukka-j in?
Pukka-j's product category is Healthcare Imaging Software (PACS/RIS). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACALAD, Universal Viewers & Enterprise Imaging Access (Zero-footprint/Diagnostic), with a secondary code of HLACABAM, Imaging & Diagnostic Interoperability (DICOM exchange, image sharing, VNA connectivity). Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 8000.