About · EmendaKit AS

Innovation through knowledge and experience.

EmendaKit AS was established in Florø on the west coast of Norway in 2022. The company was developed by healthcare professionals with experience from acute situations and a desire for more systematic, quality-assured solutions for storing medicines and medical equipment.

Background

It started with an emergency.

In 2019, an incident occurred where a patient went into anaphylactic shock. The experience made it clear that emergency equipment had to be easier to find and faster to put to use.

As a midwife at the Women's Clinic at Helse Førde, Kjersti Grinde searched for a better anaphylaxis kit for her own ward. When she could not find a solution that met the need, she initiated the development of her own — in collaboration with a multidisciplinary resource group of doctors, nurses and pharmacists.

After a period of development and testing, Helse Førde decided to adopt the solution, and in 2023, 120 kits were procured. The same year, anaesthetist Gregers Halvorsen came in as a co-owner.

The name

Emenda + Kit

Emenda comes from Old Norse and means to systematise, mend and put in order. The name describes what we do: bringing order and system to emergency readiness.

The team

Two clinicians behind every kit.

Founder · Midwife

Kjersti Grinde

Midwife with broad experience from emergency medicine, professional development and medical simulation. Initiated and developed EmendaKit from clinical practice.

Co-owner · Anaesthetist

Gregers Halvorsen

Anaesthetist at Helse Førde, with experience from air ambulance and medical simulation, and involved in the ongoing development of EmendaKit.

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