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Genesis Strengthens Market Leadership with Strategic Combination: What This Means for Our UK and Ireland Partners

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As you may have already seen, Genesis has received a strategic investment from Diversis Capital and combined with two leading American healthcare technology companies — Kermit and Meperia — under the Genesis brand. Together, we are now building the first unified Clinical Lifecycle Management Platform for healthcare. As your trusted partner in clinical traceability and supply chain automation, we want to be clear about what this milestone means for you.

Your Partnership Remains Unchanged

First and foremost: your Genesis experience continues exactly as it is today. Your team doesn’t change. Your contract doesn’t change. Your platform doesn’t change. You will continue working with the same dedicated Genesis professionals who understand your organisation’s unique needs, receiving the same exceptional service and continuous innovation you’ve come to expect.

Strategic Investment Fuels Our Growth

This partnership with Diversis Capital brings substantial growth capital and operational expertise to Genesis, enabling us to accelerate development of Genesis Intelligence — our AI-powered analytics layer — expand our cloud infrastructure, and scale operations more quickly across the UK, Ireland, and internationally. The result for you: faster innovation, enhanced capabilities, and continued investment in the platform you rely on every day.

Expanded Capabilities Across the Clinical Lifecycle

The combination unites complementary technologies that, together, address the full Clinical Lifecycle — from data and sourcing through inventory, clinical point-of-use, and spend management. Genesis today leads the market in clinical traceability, inventory management, and point-of-use automation. Kermit adds purpose-built bill-only automation and physician preference item spend protection. Meperia adds item-master data normalisation and procurement intelligence. Brought together on a single, vendor-neutral platform, these capabilities close the gaps where errors, waste, and risk traditionally hide.

It’s important to be realistic about timing. Kermit and Meperia are American companies that will expand geographically over the coming months and years. Integration of their technologies into the unified Genesis platform will follow a phased approach beginning later in 2026. We’re committed to managing expectations carefully whilst delivering additional value over time.

Genesis Remains Your Established UK & Ireland Market Leader

What doesn’t change is Genesis’s position as the established market leader in the UK and Ireland. Our proven track record with NHS Scotland, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Free London, Barts Health NHS Trust, Tallaght University Hospital, and dozens of other healthcare organisations reflects our deep understanding of the UK and Irish healthcare landscape, regulatory requirements, and operational realities.

As Simon Walsh, Chief Procurement Officer at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, recently stated: “Our partnership with Genesis not only gives us all the benefits in terms of product tracking and traceability but also enabled us to generate £1.9 million of savings and added value that can be redirected towards patient services.”

Looking Ahead

This combination positions Genesis to continue leading the modernisation of clinical supply management. With strengthened financial backing and a clear vision for expanded capabilities, we’re committed to remaining the partner of choice for healthcare organisations seeking to protect both patient safety and margins — eliminating waste, improving compliance, and enabling clinicians to focus on patient care rather than supply documentation.

Let’s Continue the Conversation

Your account manager will be in touch to address any questions you may have. We’re genuinely excited about this next chapter and what it means for your organisation’s ongoing success.

About Genesis

Genesis is the Clinical Lifecycle Management Platform — five purpose-built solutions spanning data connectivity, strategic sourcing, inventory management, clinical utilisation, and spend management, powered by an intelligence layer that gives healthcare organisations the visibility, efficiency, and control needed to improve financial performance while protecting patient safety. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Genesis serves premier healthcare organisations including NHS Scotland, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Free London, and Tallaght University Hospital. Learn more at www.genesisahc.com.

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