As healthcare systems across Europe face mounting pressure to cut emissions without compromising patient outcomes, a Dublin based startup is positioning itself at the intersection of sustainability, procurement, and compliance. Nocomed has raised €650,000 in seed funding to accelerate the development of its sustainability software platform, which helps healthcare and life sciences organisations measure, manage, and reduce supply chain emissions.
The funding round was backed by independent medtech investor Barry Comerford, software angel investor Edmund Wilson, and Enterprise Ireland. The capital will be used to expand the platform’s capabilities and support commercial growth across Ireland, the UK, and wider European markets.
A hidden emissions challenge in healthcare
Healthcare accounts for more than four per cent of global carbon emissions, exceeding the aviation sector. While hospitals often focus on energy use within their own buildings, the majority of healthcare emissions originate elsewhere. More than seventy per cent come from supply chains, including purchased goods, manufacturing processes, and logistics.
As climate reporting requirements tighten and public procurement standards evolve, healthcare providers and suppliers are increasingly expected to provide credible, auditable emissions data. This shift is placing pressure on organisations that have historically relied on fragmented spreadsheets or one off reporting exercises that offer limited transparency and long term value.
Built for continuous emissions management
Founded through the Dogpatch Labs Founders Talent programme, Nocomed was created to address this structural gap. The company has developed a platform designed specifically for healthcare and life sciences organisations to continuously measure, report, and reduce emissions across their supply chains.
Rather than functioning as a static carbon accounting tool, Nocomed integrates into everyday operational workflows. The platform automates data collection, applies region specific emissions factors aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and enables organisations to maintain auditable baselines that evolve over time.
This system based approach allows customers to update emissions data as suppliers change, operations expand, or energy sources shift, supporting ongoing compliance and meaningful emissions reduction rather than isolated reporting.
Turning data into practical action
According to CEO and co founder Rosemary Durcan, the motivation behind Nocomed is rooted in healthcare’s broader mission.
Healthcare exists to protect and improve human health, yet its emissions and pollution are increasingly contributing to health related challenges. We built Nocomed so organisations can clearly see where emissions sit in their supply chains and take practical steps to reduce them, not just generate reports.
By retaining data ownership within the organisation, the platform helps teams build institutional knowledge over time, improving confidence in audits, tenders, and sustainability disclosures.
Reducing reliance on spreadsheets and consultants
Many healthcare suppliers continue to manage emissions data using manual processes or external consultants, approaches that can be costly and difficult to maintain year after year. Nocomed positions itself as an in house alternative, enabling organisations to streamline recurring reporting requirements while maintaining full visibility into assumptions, methodologies, and data sources.
Co founder and CTO Dónal Adams explained that the platform is designed to eliminate the need to start from scratch each time reporting deadlines arise.
Our goal is to give customers a living system that builds on itself. When an audit, tender, or regulatory request comes in, the data is already there and up to date.
Expanding across European healthcare markets
With the new funding, Nocomed plans to continue product development and scale customer adoption across Ireland, the UK, and Europe. The company aims to support healthcare providers, medtech companies, and life sciences suppliers as sustainability becomes a core operational requirement rather than a peripheral initiative.
As healthcare systems balance rising demand, regulatory complexity, and climate responsibility, platforms like Nocomed are positioning emissions management as a long term operational capability, not just a reporting obligation.