Editing Alfred Surgery

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alfred Surgery}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Alfred Surgery AS
| org_number = 918070370
| founded = 2016-11-09
| employees = 6
| address = c/o VXT, Vestregata 33, 9008 Tromso
| industry = 71.129 – Other engineering activities
| website = https://alfredsurgery.com
| nht_category = Startup
| description = Alfred Surgery is developing what they describe as surgery's first end-to-end competency platform. The company addresses the global challenge of surgical variation causing preventable harm, poor patient outcomes, and increased costs. The platform covers the full surgeon competency lifecycle: training, assessment, and analytics. Based in Tromso, Norway.
| notes = No public revenue data. No disclosed funding or valuation. One of the older companies in the NHT startup cohort (founded 2016). Addresses global surgical training and competency assessment market.
| related_companies = [[Ably Medical]], [[Aceso Analytics]], [[Age Labs]], [[Aidee Health]], [[Aidency]], [[Aliva]], [[Ambr Institute]], [[Anue]], [[Norway Health Tech]]
| categories = Norway Health Tech, Startups, Surgical Training, Medical Education, Digital Health
| sources = https://alfredsurgery.com; https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter/918070370
}}

== About ==

Alfred Surgery AS is a Norwegian health technology company based in Tromso that has developed a comprehensive surgical competency platform. Founded in 2016, it is one of the older companies in the current Norway Health Tech startup cohort.

== The Global Challenge ==

Alfred Surgery frames the problem as follows:

* 5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe surgery
* 15 million deaths annually due to conditions requiring surgery - more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined
* 1 in 5 patients experience surgical complications
* 50% of surgical complications could be preventable
* Significant variation in surgical care quality across providers, regions, and countries

== Platform ==

The Alfred Surgery platform is described as an end-to-end competency platform for surgery, covering:

* Training - Surgical skills development and education
* Assessment - Competency evaluation and certification tracking
* Analytics - Performance data and outcomes tracking
* Course offerings - Structured surgical education programs
* Impact measurement - Tracking effectiveness of surgical training interventions

== Market Position ==

The company positions itself globally rather than solely within Norway. Surgical training and competency assessment is a growing market driven by:

* Increasing emphasis on competency-based medical education (CBME)
* Need for objective surgical skill assessment
* Global surgery initiatives addressing workforce development

== References ==
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[[Category:Norway Health Tech]]
[[Category:Startups]]
[[Category:Surgical Training]]
[[Category:Medical Education]]
[[Category:Digital Health]]