OUR MISSION TO SAVE LIVES
About us
OUR MISSION TO SAVE LIVES
Katana is an advanced AI assistant engineered specifically for frontline healthcare professionals, pharmacists, doctors, nurses operating in high-pressure environments.
Our Mission
To reduce medication-related harm by empowering clinicians with real-time, evidence-based decision support.
Why choose Katana?
Reduce Risk
Check Drug Interactions for multiple drugs in seconds.
Simulate new medications being added to the regime
Latest Clinical
Formulary Data
Backed by the British National Formulary
Faster Workflow
From the bedside, get the right clinical information you need to make the best decision
Medication errors are the most common adverse event in hospitals threatens patient safety
IN EUROPE
160,000
Deaths per year in Europe due to medication errors.
IN IRELAND
12,000
Critical incidents reported annually due to medication errors
438 / 471
Medication errors in 2017 / 2018 were classified as moderate to extreme harm.
Katana helps combat these risks by delivering precise, guideline-backed clinical inputs, helping to save lives and reduce legal exposure.
Our Team
Derek Hennessey
“Mr. Derek Hennessey is a consultant urologist and minimally invasive surgeon at the Mercy Hospital Cork. He is an active clinical researcher with more than 115 peer reviewed publications and a long standing focus on safer medicine use. His interests include pharmacology, polypharmacy and the prevention of adverse drug reactions in complex and older patients. Derek has supervised multiple higher degree candidates and has taught and examined for University College Cork, Queens University Belfast and the University of Melbourne. His clinical and academic work reflects a strong commitment to evidence based practice and improved patient outcomes.”
Anthony Lyons
“Before founding Katana Healthcare, Anthony held senior operational and leadership roles where he supported fast moving technology teams through periods of strong growth and organisational change. He has a background in AI and computing and has applied this across operational strategy, product delivery and cross functional team development. His experience includes scaling complex technical operations, guiding early stage products toward maturity and working within large multinational environments.”