We built Luca because the problem was too important to ignore.
A team of technologists, clinicians, and sports professionals, united by a belief that every athlete deserves better.
Sport changes lives. Head injuries shouldn't derail them.
Playing sport delivers real, lasting benefits: physical, mental and social. We believe in that wholeheartedly. But we also believe that the way head injuries have been managed in schools and grassroots sport for decades isn't good enough.
Too many incidents are missed. Too many athletes return to play too soon. Too many organisations are doing their best with no real system to rely on.
Luca exists to change that by giving schools and clubs the clinical infrastructure, tools, and the documentation they need to manage concussion properly. Not just with good intentions, but with evidence.
The people behind the platform.
Nick Greenhalgh
Co-Founder & CEO
Nick grew up obsessed with sport and went on to play professional rugby for Northampton Saints. His playing career gave him a personal understanding of both the benefits of sport and the risks that come with it - including the consequences of poorly managed injuries. After six years at a London startup and an MBA from the University of Oxford, Nick found his purpose in athlete welfare: an area that, in his view, hasn't always received the attention it deserves.
Vasileios Nikolaou
Co-Founder & CTO
Vas is a serial technology entrepreneur with board-level experience across several healthtech startups. Based in Athens and a regular presence at Luca's London HQ, he leads the development team and drives the technical strategy behind the platform. His focus is the application of AI and data in health technology - not as a buzzword, but as a genuine means of improving clinical outcomes and patient experience.
Prof Bill Ribbans
Chief Medical Officer
Bill is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Professor of Sports Medicine at the University of Northampton, with over four decades of experience in elite sport. He has served as CMO for Northamptonshire CCC and as Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to organisations including Northampton Saints, Northampton Town FC, and the English National Ballet. He is credited with over 150 scientific papers, with current research interests spanning injury prevention, sports medicine ethics, and musculoskeletal genetics. Bill provides the clinical governance framework that underpins everything Luca does.
Odysseas Papadimas
Software Engineer
Odysseas is a full-stack developer who has been building things since the age of 14. With experience across web, mobile, and AI development, he brings both technical depth and a genuine commitment to building products that create positive social change. He is a core member of the Athens development team.
Fred Newbold
Associate
Fred graduated from the University of Oxford with a first-class degree in Biology and has represented both Wales and Great Britain as an international hockey player. His academic background and first-hand experience with concussion in elite sport give him a distinctive perspective on where medicine and technology intersect - and why getting it right matters.
Advised by people who know this field inside out.
Sam Peters
Athlete Welfare
Sam is a former rugby correspondent for the Mail on Sunday and Sunday Times, and one of the most respected voices on concussion in sport. In 2013 he led the Mail on Sunday's concussion campaign - described as the most influential sports campaign in newspaper history - which challenged sporting authorities to take head injuries seriously at every level. In 2023 he published Concussed: Sport's Uncomfortable Truth and founded Concussed Media to continue driving awareness and education across the sporting community.
Dr Raj Amarnani
Sports Medicine Advisor
Raj is a Sport and Exercise Medicine doctor working across the NHS and elite sport, including England Cricket, Premier League Academy Football, the Royal Ballet School, and the Lawn Tennis Association. He holds an MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences from Oxford, is President of the Rheumatology & Rehabilitation Section at the Royal Society of Medicine, and sits on two European taskforces driving research into physical activity and chronic disease. His clinical focus includes concussion, musculoskeletal injuries, and long-term athlete care.
Kosta Ikonomou
Concussion Specialist
Kosta is a sports physiotherapist and vestibular therapist with over a decade of experience in concussion care and rehabilitation. He has worked with Chelsea FC Academy, Olympic-level snowboard athletes, and Vancouver Bandits Basketball Club, and holds a master's degree in Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health from University College London. His published research focuses on the effects of exercise on vestibular and ocular motor function following concussion.
Backed by athletes that have experienced the very problem - and recognise the solution
Courtney Lawes
Ex England Rugby Captain
Ollie Thorley
Gloucester & England Rugby Player
Alex Waller
377 appearances for Northampton Saints
Chantelle Cameron
World Champion Professional Boxer
Built to a standard. Certified to prove it.
Luca is ISO 27001 certified - the internationally recognised standard for information security management. For organisations handling sensitive health data, this isn't a nice-to-have. It means our systems, processes, and controls have been independently audited and verified to meet the highest standards of data security. Your Data Protection Officer will find everything they need in our Data Privacy & Security Pack.
Want to know more?
Whether you're a school, a club, or just curious about what we're building - we're always happy to talk.