Expert academic consultancy in wearable technology, AI-informed patient monitoring, and digital mobility assessment — translating cutting-edge science into clinical and commercial impact.
Derry Hill Digital Health is the independent consultancy of Professor Grant Trewartha — a rare combination of tenured academic and experienced industry professional with over two decades translating human movement science into clinical tools and commercial products.
Having led biomechanics at the wearable technology start-up NURVV Ltd for seven years before returning to academia at Teesside University, Grant brings an end-to-end perspective that few in digital health can match: from sensor characterisation and sensor-to-metrics algorithms to clinical validation and real-world deployment.
Whether you are a health technology company seeking academic validation, an NHS trust exploring remote monitoring, or a funding body commissioning independent expertise — Derry Hill Digital Health offers a trusted bridge between the lab and the real world.
Tailored engagement across strategy, research, product, and education — scoped to your needs and delivered with academic rigour.
Design and validation of remote monitoring protocols for gait, balance, and mobility in clinical populations. From frailty virtual wards to post-surgical rehabilitation — evidence-based, wearable-enabled, clinically meaningful.
End-to-end product consultancy: market research, sensor selection, algorithm development for firmware and app, metrics validation, and product roadmap. Based on hands-on experience building consumer wearables at NURVV.
Advisory and delivery on integrating physiological and contextual patient data into AI-driven triage models. Drawing on active research with Visiba Ltd (Academy of Medical Sciences) and NortHFutures (EPSRC).
Study design, ethics, outcome measure selection, and statistical analysis planning for digital health trials. Support for academic-industry collaborations and grant applications.
Strategic landscape analysis for organisations entering the digital health or wearable technology space. Competitive benchmarking, technology readiness assessment and regulatory pathway guidance.
Evidence-based consultancy for sports governing bodies, professional clubs, and technology providers. Drawing on 15+ years of rugby science research in scrum biomechanics, injury surveillance, and player monitoring.
A rare academic-industry profile spanning the full digital health stack.
Whether you have a specific project brief, need an expert opinion, or just want to explore possibilities — I welcome conversations at the intersection of academia, industry, and digital health.