Neko Health Opens in Birmingham

With extraordinary demand for preventive health checks in the UK, Neko Health opens its first Health Centre in Birmingham—accelerating its mission to shift healthcare from reactive treatment to prevention and early detection.

• ‍Neko Health continues to see strong global demand, delivering six times more scans in 2025 than in 2024, with global signups now exceeding 300,000 people
• The new Birmingham Health Centre will have the capacity to deliver up to 25,000
• Body Scans annually, helping make preventive healthcare more accessible across the West Midlands
• Neko Health’s first Birmingham Health Centre is now open at 10 Livery Street, just
  minutes from Snow Hill Station

Birmingham, UK – January 28th, 2026

Neko Health, the preventive healthcare technology company co-founded by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek, continues its UK momentum with the opening of its first Health Centre in the West Midlands, officially launching today in Birmingham. Building on a period of rapid national growth, the company is now widening access to preventive healthcare beyond major capitals and has delivered six times more scans in 2025 than in 2024, with global signups now exceeding 300,000 people. 

The Birmingham Health Centre opens just three months after Manchester and marks another important step in Neko Health’s regional rollout. Conveniently located at 10 Livery Street, steps from Snow Hill Station, the new location is designed to be easily accessible for people across the city and surrounding areas. At full capacity, it will be able to deliver up to 25,000 full-body scans per year.

At the heart of Neko’s offering is the Neko Body Scan. It is a 60 minute, comprehensive, non-invasive and radiation free health assessment that captures millions of health data points and is priced at £299. Using proprietary sensors alongside blood analysis, the scan assesses skin health including moles and marks, blood sugar levels to identify pre-diabetes risk, blood abnormalities, and risk factors linked to metabolic syndrome, stroke and heart attack. Results are delivered on site within minutes and discussed during an in-person consultation with a medical professional, providing members with personalised and actionable health findings.
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The entire experience is completed in under an hour, and nearly 80% of members choose to rebook and prepay for their next scan the following year.‍

Hjalmar Nilsonne, CEO and Co-Founder of Neko Health, said:

“At Neko, we’re building a completely new healthcare experience — one that puts prevention first. We’ve been blown away by the response across the UK, and especially in Birmingham, where thousands of people have already joined our waitlist. That’s why I'm thrilled that our first new location opening in 2026 will be in this great city.”

Dr Nikita Kanani, Global Medical Director at Neko Health, said:

‍“In clinical practice, we see the consequences of late diagnosis every day. The ability to assess metabolic, cardiovascular, and dermatological risks in a single, non-invasive visit represents an important step forward in preventive healthcare. What makes the Neko Body Scan unique is that we bring multiple assessments together in one streamlined pathway, giving members a clearer picture of their health earlier and allowing clinicians to intervene sooner when needed.”

Neko Health Facts:

In its second year of operation in Stockholm in 2024, the data showed the following findings:

• Of these, 81.3 % had no health issues, and Neko Health helped them establish a baseline and learn how to optimize and maintain good health
• However, 18.7% required medical treatment. Among them, 1.2% received potentially life-saving care for severe conditions such as cardiovascular disease, serious metabolic disorders, and skin cancer. The age range of those receiving life-saving treatment was 28 to 81 years. Notably, 73% were men and 27% were women
• 3 in 4 returning members with prior severe and life-threatening conditions were in good health or under control

Neko Health is registered with the CQC (Care Quality Commission), ensuring the centres meet the national standards for healthcare quality and safety.