Academic Health Solutions

What Academic Health Solutions does

Academic Health Solutions is a London-based boutique consulting firm, founded around 2014 by Simon Laver and Dan Perrett, that advises academic institutions, NHS trusts, integrated care systems, and international health organisations on the development and optimisation of academic health science systems. The firm is led by CEO Malcolm Lowe-Lauri (former Chief Executive of Cambridge University Health Partners and former leader of Grant Thornton's Health and Life Science practice) and chaired by Professor Sir John Tooke, former Vice Provost (Health) at University College London and former Academic Director of UCLPartners. The client base is anchored in the UK public sector and increasingly extends into Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America through regional advisers and named engagements with HKU Health Systems, MASH, NPHP, and the Shanghai Hypertension Institute.

The firm's offering is organised around five interconnected advisory service lines: Academic Health Science Systems (the core practice), Research, Enterprise and Innovation, Education, and Clinical Service. Academic Health Solutions does not develop, sell, or license proprietary technology products; its delivery model relies on bespoke advisory engagements supported by what the company describes as "innovative analytical tools" and an extensive panel of senior academic, clinical, and industry experts drawn from its Council of Reference, International Advisory Panel, and regional adviser network. The firm extends its technical capability through affiliate relationships with Aridhia (on-demand analytical workspaces for research) and Clinithink (clinical text analytics), and through joint engagements with Deloitte, Grant Thornton, and Carnall Farrar on larger NHS mandates. Notable 2024 workstreams include advisory support to the Norfolk & Waveney Acute Services Collaborative on NHS England's New Hospital Programme (with Grant Thornton) and to Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust on new acute care models (with Deloitte).

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees from bespoke advisory engagements, with pricing negotiated per project rather than through standardised or productised offerings. The go-to-market is an enterprise field sales motion, with senior partners and advisers engaging directly with client leadership at NHS trusts, integrated care systems, universities, and international health organisations; thought leadership content (blog, LinkedIn) and referrals from the expert panel network support top-of-funnel demand generation. The firm has 11-50 employees and is independently owned by its founding principals with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or institutional shareholder.

Name

Academic Health Solutions

Legal name

Academic Health Solutions Ltd.

Website

https://academichealthsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Academic Health Solutions is a London-based boutique consulting firm that advises academic institutions, NHS trusts, integrated care systems, and international health organisations on developing and optimising academic health science systems through bespoke senior-level advisory engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from providing bespoke advisory engagements to academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and commissioners. Services span academic health science systems development, research strategy, enterprise and innovation, education, and clinical service transformation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Academic Health Solutions is a UK-based boutique consulting firm that advises academic institutions, NHS organisations, and healthcare partners on the development of academic health science systems. The firm supports clients across five service streams: Academic Health Science Systems, Research, Enterprise and Innovation, Education, and Clinical Service, with a focus on integrating clinical care, research, and education missions.

Product overview

Academic Health Solutions is a UK-based boutique consulting firm offering advisory services rather than a unified software product. The company provides five interconnected service offerings: Academic Health Science Systems (the core service), Research, Enterprise and Innovation, Education, and Clinical Service. These services are designed to support the four-part mission of academic health science systems and are delivered through a combination of world-class academic expertise and innovative analytical tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic Health Science Systems Advisory
• Research Strategy and Integration
• Enterprise and Innovation Advisory
• Education Advisory
• Clinical Service Strategy

Quantifiable outcome

• Engaged by Norfolk & Waveney Acute Services Collaborative in 2024 to identify radical and affordable service configurations for NHS New Hospital Programme
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grant ThorntoncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partnership for health and life science advisory engagements. In 2024, partnered on Norfolk & Waveney Acute Services review for NHS New Hospital Programme. Also engaged together on health sector advisory work.
• DeloittecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Deloitte on new acute care models for Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust in 2024, covering Urgent & Emergency Care and Neurosciences transformation.
• Carnall FarrarminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated on Barts Health comprehensive surgical strategy and service rationalisation including academic aspects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Baringa Partners: UK-based advisory firm with a growing healthcare and life sciences practice working with NHS and provider clients on strategy, operations, and digital. Comparable as a mid-tier consultancy expanding into healthcare transformation.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company (Healthcare Practice): Global management consultancy with a large dedicated healthcare systems and services practice serving NHS trusts, academic medical centres, and life sciences clients. Direct competitor for senior advisory mandates in academic health system strategy.
• PA Consulting: Global innovation and transformation consultancy with a substantial healthcare and life sciences practice working with NHS and international health systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for academic health and provider transformation mandates.
• Grant Thornton UK Healthcare & Life Sciences: Mid-tier professional services firm with a dedicated Healthcare and Life Sciences practice led previously by AHS's CEO. Active strategic partner on Norfolk & Waveney and comparable NHS transformation work, making it both peer and collaborator.
• PwC UK Healthcare: Big Four firm with a dedicated UK healthcare practice serving NHS, life sciences, and provider clients. Competes for transformation, strategy, and operational improvement mandates in the same customer base as AHS.
• Boston Consulting Group (Healthcare): Global strategy consultancy with a deep healthcare systems and services practice advising providers, payers, and academic medical centres. Comparable as a senior advisor competing for large-scale system transformation mandates.
• Deloitte (UK Healthcare & Life Sciences): Global professional services firm with a dedicated UK Healthcare and Life Sciences practice serving NHS, providers, and life sciences clients. Both a competitor and active partner on Cambridge University Hospitals, making it directly comparable on the same mandates.
• KPMG UK Healthcare: Big Four advisory practice with a global healthcare centre of excellence; CEO Malcolm Lowe-Lauri previously led KPMG's Australian health practice. A broad incumbent competing for the same NHS transformation and life sciences mandates.

Direct peers

• Newton (Europe): UK-based consulting firm with a significant NHS and healthcare transformation practice. Operates in the same boutique-to-mid tier serving trusts, ICSs, and provider organisations on operational and clinical redesign.
• Carnall Farrar: UK-based boutique healthcare strategy and transformation consultancy serving NHS trusts and integrated care systems. Direct competitor in the same niche, and named as a collaborator on Barts Health, making it the most relevant direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/academichealthsolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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