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UK Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals AI Readability 2026
As of 1 October 2026, the median UK healthcare and pharmaceuticals site scored 44 out of 100 on the Crane Index™, the measure of how readably a site presents itself to AI engines. Across the 132 sites a machine could read, scores ran from 21 to 76, a 55-point gap between the strongest and the weakest.
The 2027 edition is scheduled. UK AI Readability 2027 is pinned to the scan scheduled for 1 January 2027. The figures on this page stay fixed to 1 October 2026.
What this measures. The score reads how readably a site presents itself to AI engines: entity markup, structured data and machine resolvability. It is not a measure of design, brand or quality. A site can look excellent to a person and still be hard for a machine to read, and a low score is a readability finding, never a judgement on the business.
The field in 2026
The field was led by Hologic at 76, with Eurofins Scientific next at 74. 8 sites cleared 70 out of 100, and 48 scored below 40.
At the foot of the field sat Sandoz at 21, Genmab at 21, Boehringer Ingelheim at 21. Each is a site a machine struggled to read, not a business doing anything other than well at what it does.
The full 2026 ranking
Composite out of 100, with the three reads behind it: AI Search Readiness (retrieval), Agent Readiness (execution) and Brand Representation.
| Rank | Organisation | Crane Index | Search | Agent | Brand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hologichologic.com | 76 | 77 | 90 | 61 |
| 2 | Eurofins Scientificeurofins.com/en | 74 | 73 | 77 | 71 |
| 3= | BeiGenebeonemedicines.com | 70 | 72 | 92 | 46 |
| 3= | DaVitadavita.com | 70 | 76 | 87 | 46 |
| 3= | Nateranatera.com | 70 | 76 | 89 | 46 |
| 3= | Novartisnovartis.com | 70 | 70 | 87 | 53 |
| 3= | Servierservier.com | 70 | 83 | 87 | 41 |
| 3= | UCBucb.com | 70 | 79 | 69 | 61 |
| 9= | Guardant Healthguardanthealth.com | 69 | 80 | 79 | 49 |
| 9= | Medpacemedpace.com | 69 | 73 | 89 | 46 |
| 11= | Globus Medicalglobusmedical.com | 68 | 70 | 87 | 46 |
| 11= | GSKgsk.com/en-gb | 68 | 70 | 89 | 46 |
| 11= | Penumbrapenumbrainc.com | 68 | 82 | 85 | 38 |
| 11= | Zoetiszoetis.com | 68 | 63 | 87 | 55 |
| 15= | Boston Scientificbostonscientific.com/en-US/home.html | 67 | 68 | 83 | 49 |
| 15= | Ipsenipsen.com | 67 | 65 | 82 | 53 |
| 17 | Quest Diagnosticsquestdiagnostics.com | 66 | 62 | 89 | 46 |
| 18= | BioMarin Pharmaceuticalbiomarin.com | 65 | 68 | 85 | 43 |
| 18= | Merck & Co.merck.com | 65 | 70 | 68 | 57 |
| 18= | Regeneron Pharmaceuticalsregeneron.com | 65 | 69 | 83 | 43 |
| 21= | Sartoriussartorius.com/en | 64 | 66 | 69 | 58 |
| 21= | Teva Pharmaceutical Industriestevapharm.com | 64 | 63 | 63 | 66 |
| 21= | Zimmer Biometzimmerbiomet.com/en | 64 | 63 | 89 | 41 |
| 24= | Ionis Pharmaceuticalsionis.com | 63 | 63 | 83 | 42 |
| 24= | UnitedHealth Groupunitedhealthgroup.com | 63 | 67 | 66 | 55 |
| 24= | Veeva Systemsveeva.com | 63 | 64 | 90 | 35 |
| 27= | Elevance Healthelevancehealth.com | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| 27= | LEO Pharmaleo-pharma.com | 62 | 63 | 89 | 33 |
| 29= | Bio-Rad Laboratoriesbio-rad.com | 61 | 71 | 50 | 61 |
| 29= | Samsung Biologicssamsungbiologics.com | 61 | 75 | 63 | 46 |
| 31 | Catalentcatalent.com | 60 | 74 | 65 | 41 |
| 32= | Kaiser Permanentehealthy.kaiserpermanente.org/front-door | 59 | 64 | 69 | 44 |
| 32= | Neurocrine Biosciencesneurocrine.com | 59 | 67 | 68 | 41 |
| 32= | Takedatakeda.com | 59 | 67 | 66 | 43 |
| 32= | Viatrisviatris.com/en | 59 | 65 | 63 | 49 |
| 32= | West Pharmaceutical Serviceswestpharma.com | 59 | 55 | 82 | 41 |
| 37= | Dexcomdexcom.com | 58 | 47 | 83 | 43 |
| 37= | ICU Medicalicumed.com | 58 | 52 | 68 | 53 |
| 37= | Molina Healthcaremolinahealthcare.com | 58 | 69 | 75 | 30 |
| 40= | Danaherdanaher.com | 57 | 55 | 68 | 47 |
| 40= | Kenvuekenvue.com | 57 | 57 | 87 | 28 |
| 40= | Lupinlupin.com | 57 | 59 | 66 | 46 |
| 40= | Oxford Nanopore Technologiesnanoporetech.com | 57 | 62 | 82 | 28 |
| 44= | Alconalcon.com | 56 | 56 | 58 | 53 |
| 44= | WuXi AppTecwuxiapptec.com | 56 | 66 | 66 | 35 |
| 46 | Bristol Myers Squibbbms.com | 55 | 64 | 73 | 28 |
| 47= | Cignacigna.com | 54 | 63 | 71 | 28 |
| 47= | Organonorganon.com | 54 | 66 | 87 | 8 |
| 49= | Owens & Minorowens-minor.com | 53 | 64 | 65 | 30 |
| 49= | Sonovasonova.com | 53 | 56 | 89 | 13 |
| 51= | Abbott Laboratoriesabbott.com/en-us/homepage | 52 | 54 | 62 | 41 |
| 51= | Incyteincyte.com | 52 | 53 | 62 | 41 |
| 51= | Johnson & Johnsonjnj.com | 52 | 57 | 76 | 23 |
| 54= | Gilead Sciencesgilead.com | 50 | 58 | 63 | 28 |
| 54= | Walgreens Boots Alliancecorporate.walgreens.com | 50 | 61 | 82 | 8 |
| 56= | bioMérieuxbiomerieux.com/us/en.html | 49 | 55 | 71 | 20 |
| 56= | Chiesi Farmaceuticichiesi.com/it | 49 | 57 | 62 | 28 |
| 58 | Labcorplabcorp.com | 48 | 60 | 59 | 25 |
| 59= | Daiichi Sankyodaiichisankyo.com | 47 | 44 | 54 | 43 |
| 59= | Exelixisexelixis.com | 47 | 52 | 82 | 8 |
| 61 | Hoyahoya.com | 46 | 43 | 83 | 13 |
| 62 | Modernamodernatx.com | 45 | 60 | 62 | 13 |
| 63= | Biogenbiogen.com | 44 | 49 | 71 | 13 |
| 63= | Cencoracencora.com | 44 | 57 | 65 | 10 |
| 63= | Spire Healthcarespirehealthcare.com | 44 | 52 | 64 | 15 |
| 63= | Sterissteris.com | 44 | 48 | 62 | 23 |
| 67 | Krkakrka.biz | 43 | 45 | 72 | 13 |
| 68= | Almirallalmirall.com | 42 | 51 | 62 | 13 |
| 68= | CVS Healthcvshealth.com | 42 | 48 | 71 | 8 |
| 68= | Galdermagalderma.com | 42 | 49 | 68 | 10 |
| 68= | Grifolsgrifols.com/en/home | 42 | 46 | 68 | 13 |
| 68= | HCA Healthcarehcahealthcare.com | 42 | 50 | 52 | 24 |
| 68= | STADA Arzneimittelstada.com | 42 | 50 | 63 | 13 |
| 74= | Alnylam Pharmaceuticalsalnylam.com | 41 | 46 | 68 | 10 |
| 74= | Orionorionpharma.com/fi | 41 | 46 | 68 | 8 |
| 76= | Amgenamgen.com | 40 | 46 | 62 | 13 |
| 76= | Astellas Pharmaastellas.com/en | 40 | 38 | 68 | 13 |
| 76= | Cochlearcochlear.com/us/en/home | 40 | 46 | 65 | 8 |
| 76= | Demantdemant.com | 40 | 39 | 62 | 18 |
| 76= | Getingegetinge.com/us | 40 | 46 | 63 | 10 |
| 76= | Hikma Pharmaceuticalshikma.com | 40 | 45 | 62 | 13 |
| 76= | McKessonmckesson.com | 40 | 47 | 62 | 10 |
| 76= | Repligenrepligen.com | 40 | 43 | 68 | 8 |
| 76= | Sanofisanofi.com/en | 40 | 48 | 62 | 10 |
| 85= | Ambuambu.com | 39 | 44 | 63 | 10 |
| 85= | Aurobindo Pharmaaurobindo.com | 39 | 41 | 62 | 13 |
| 85= | BioNTechbiontech.com/us/en/home.html | 39 | 44 | 62 | 10 |
| 85= | Dentsply Sironadentsplysirona.com/en-us | 39 | 43 | 63 | 10 |
| 85= | Dr. Reddy's Laboratoriesdrreddys.com | 39 | 44 | 62 | 10 |
| 85= | Elanco Animal Healthelanco.com/us | 39 | 42 | 65 | 10 |
| 85= | ICONiconplc.com | 39 | 42 | 62 | 13 |
| 85= | Integra LifeSciencesintegralife.com | 39 | 39 | 68 | 10 |
| 85= | Intuitive Surgicalintuitive.com/en-us | 39 | 46 | 62 | 10 |
| 85= | IQVIAiqvia.com | 39 | 41 | 62 | 13 |
| 85= | Menarinimenarini.com/en-us.html | 39 | 42 | 62 | 13 |
| 85= | Olympusolympus-global.com | 39 | 37 | 68 | 13 |
| 85= | Perrigoperrigo.com | 39 | 40 | 68 | 10 |
| 85= | Rocheroche.com | 39 | 43 | 62 | 13 |
| 85= | Sarepta Therapeuticssarepta.com | 39 | 38 | 68 | 10 |
| 100= | Celltrioncelltrion.com/en-us | 38 | 40 | 62 | 13 |
| 100= | Elektaelekta.com | 38 | 41 | 62 | 10 |
| 100= | Ramsay Health Careramsayhealth.com | 38 | 41 | 62 | 10 |
| 100= | Shionogishionogi.com/us/en | 38 | 45 | 62 | 8 |
| 100= | Siemens Healthineerssiemens-healthineers.com | 38 | 42 | 62 | 10 |
| 100= | Zydus Lifescienceszyduslife.com | 38 | 40 | 62 | 13 |
| 106= | Align Technologyaligntech.com | 37 | 37 | 56 | 19 |
| 106= | Centenecentene.com | 37 | 45 | 59 | 8 |
| 106= | Dechra Pharmaceuticalsdechra.com | 37 | 39 | 62 | 10 |
| 106= | Jazz Pharmaceuticalsjazzpharma.com | 37 | 36 | 63 | 13 |
| 106= | Smith+Nephewsmith-nephew.com/en-us | 37 | 41 | 62 | 8 |
| 111= | Brukerbruker.com/en.html | 36 | 33 | 63 | 13 |
| 111= | Edwards Lifesciencesedwards.com | 36 | 32 | 65 | 10 |
| 111= | Freseniusfresenius.com | 36 | 32 | 63 | 13 |
| 111= | GN Store Nordgn.com | 36 | 34 | 62 | 13 |
| 111= | Novo Nordisknovonordisk.com | 36 | 38 | 58 | 13 |
| 111= | Össurossur.com/region-selector | 36 | 31 | 65 | 13 |
| 117= | GE HealthCaregehealthcare.com/en-us | 35 | 47 | 50 | 8 |
| 117= | Insuletinsulet.com | 35 | 36 | 56 | 13 |
| 117= | Kyowa Kirinkyowakirin.com | 35 | 36 | 56 | 13 |
| 117= | Medtronicmedtronic.com/en-us/index.html | 35 | 42 | 52 | 10 |
| 121= | Fisher & Paykel Healthcarefphcare.com/us | 34 | 38 | 56 | 8 |
| 121= | Henry Scheinhenryschein.com | 34 | 36 | 56 | 10 |
| 121= | QIAGENqiagen.com/us | 34 | 30 | 59 | 13 |
| 124 | Convatecconvatec.com | 33 | 41 | 50 | 8 |
| 125= | Becton Dickinsonbd.com/en-us | 32 | 37 | 50 | 10 |
| 125= | Exact Sciencesexactsciences.com | 32 | 35 | 50 | 10 |
| 127= | Otsuka Holdingsotsuka.com/jp | 30 | 31 | 52 | 8 |
| 127= | Teleflexteleflex.com/usa/en | 30 | 30 | 52 | 8 |
| 129 | Strykerstryker.com | 28 | 21 | 56 | 8 |
| 130= | Boehringer Ingelheimboehringer-ingelheim.com | 21 | 13 | 34 | 15 |
| 130= | Genmabgenmab.com | 21 | 21 | 34 | 8 |
| 130= | Sandozsandoz.com | 21 | 22 | 34 | 8 |
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This is the fixed 2026 edition, pinned to the scan measured 1 October 2026, so the figures on it do not change. The live field, re-run on the first of each month, is on the current Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals benchmark. For how the score is built, see the methodology.
Licensed CC BY 4.0. Cite as: The Crane Index™, UK Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals AI readability 2026, The Crane Consultancy, measured 1 October 2026. https://thecraneconsultancy.com/research/healthcare-pharma-ai-readability-2026/