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License the Glasgow Program

The Glasgow Program is available for non-exclusive commercial licensing through the University of Glasgow. The software has been adopted by numerous medical device manufacturers internationally.

Non-exclusive commercial licensing
Available through the University of Glasgow
Over 50 years of continuous development

Start a licensing enquiry

Tell us your device class, target markets, and expected volumes, and we'll follow up with the integration datasheet and next steps.

Dedicated licensing inbox — to be confirmed

Regulatory status

What the Glasgow Program is built to — and where confirmation is still needed before you rely on it.

Standards & quality

  • IEC 60601-2-51 — requirements for computerised ECG analysis
  • IEC 60601-2-25 — requirements for electrocardiographs
  • ISO 9001:2015 — quality management, certified since 2003

Market clearances

  • United States — FDATo be confirmed
  • European Union — CE (MDR)To be confirmed
  • United Kingdom — UKCATo be confirmed

Marketing authorisation for a finished device is held by the manufacturer that integrates the Glasgow Program. The regulatory position above must be confirmed with the Section before it is relied upon.

Integration at a glance

What a manufacturer needs to embed the Glasgow Program. Items marked “to be confirmed” will be finalised with the Section.

Input

Signal
Standard 12-lead ECG
Sampling rate
To be confirmed
Resolution & bandwidth
To be confirmed
Recording duration
To be confirmed

Output

Interpretation
Coded diagnostic statements, multiple languages
Measurements
Intervals, amplitudes, and axes (global and per-lead)
Serial comparison
Supported
Output formats
To be confirmed

Platform

Delivery
Licensed software library / SDK
Supported platforms
To be confirmed
Footprint
To be confirmed
One-page integration datasheet (PDF) — coming soon.

How licensing works

A non-exclusive licence, executed through the University of Glasgow.

  1. 01

    Enquiry

    Share your device class, target markets, and expected volumes.

  2. 02

    Technical review

    We provide the integration datasheet and confirm platform fit.

  3. 03

    Licence agreement

    A non-exclusive licence is executed through the University of Glasgow.

  4. 04

    Integration & validation

    Engineering support during integration and conformance testing.

What you license

The Glasgow Program provides comprehensive automated ECG interpretation.

Age and Sex Based Criteria

Extensive use of age and sex-specific reference ranges, valid from birth through adulthood including neonatal ECGs.

Racial Variation

Race-based diagnostic criteria accounting for documented differences in ECG amplitudes across populations.

Clinical Context

Optional integration of clinical diagnosis and drug therapy information to improve interpretation accuracy.

Serial Comparison

Compare ECGs over time to detect evolving changes, critical for monitoring and research studies.

Multilingual Output

Diagnostic statements available in 15+ languages including European languages, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and US/UK English variants.

Manufacturers using the Glasgow Program

Licensed to medical device manufacturers internationally.

Draeger
Patient monitoring and diagnostic ECG (Glasgow algorithm via the former Siemens ECG business)
Spacelabs Healthcare
Patient monitoring and diagnostic cardiology
Mindray
Patient monitoring and ECG devices
Physio-Control (Stryker)
LIFEPAK defibrillator/monitor series
BPL Medical Technologies
ECG devices
Mediana
Defibrillator and patient monitoring
Vitalograph
Cardiopulmonary diagnostic devices
Edan Instruments
ECG machines and patient monitors
Cardioline
ECG and Holter monitoring devices
Cardiolex
ECG analysis software
Change Healthcare
Hospital ECG management systems

Manufacturer logos will be shown here with permission; regions and device categories per licensee are to be confirmed.

Multilingual output

Diagnostic statements are available in 17+ languages, supporting international deployment of licensed devices.

Language options include regional variants (UK and US English, Iberian and Brazilian Portuguese) for appropriate terminology in each market.

English (UK)English (US)FrenchGermanItalianSpanishPortuguese (Iberian)Portuguese (Brazilian)DutchPolishSwedishNorwegianFinnishDanishChineseRussianJapanese

Talk to the right team

Dedicated routes for licensing, collaboration, and core-lab work. Inbox addresses to be confirmed.

Licensing & manufacturers

Commercial licensing for device manufacturers and OEMs.

To be confirmed

Research collaboration

Academic partnerships, shared datasets, and co-authored studies.

To be confirmed

ECG Core Lab & trials

Central ECG processing and endpoint adjudication for studies.

To be confirmed