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UK Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals AI Readability 2026

As of 1 October 2026, the median UK healthcare and pharmaceuticals site scored 43 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.

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.

43
Median / 100
55
Point gap (21 to 76)
132
Sites read of 177
4
Cleared 70+

The field in 2026

The field was led by Hologic at 76, with BeiGene next at 70. 4 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.

RankOrganisationCrane IndexSearchAgentBrand
1Hologichologic.com76779061
2=BeiGenebeonemedicines.com70729246
2=Novartisnovartis.com70708753
2=Servierservier.com70838741
5Guardant Healthguardanthealth.com69807949
6=Penumbrapenumbrainc.com68828538
6=Zoetiszoetis.com68638755
8=DaVitadavita.com67768737
8=UCBucb.com67796952
10Medpacemedpace.com66738937
11=Globus Medicalglobusmedical.com65708737
11=GSKgsk.com/en-gb65708937
11=Merck & Co.merck.com65706857
11=Regeneron Pharmaceuticalsregeneron.com65698343
15=Boston Scientificbostonscientific.com/en-US/home.html64688340
15=Eurofins Scientificeurofins.com/en64737741
15=Nateranatera.com64768928
18=Ionis Pharmaceuticalsionis.com63638342
18=Quest Diagnosticsquestdiagnostics.com63628937
18=Veeva Systemsveeva.com63649035
21LEO Pharmaleo-pharma.com62638933
22=Ipsenipsen.com61658235
22=Zimmer Biometzimmerbiomet.com/en61638932
24UnitedHealth Groupunitedhealthgroup.com60676646
25=BioMarin Pharmaceuticalbiomarin.com59688525
25=Elevance Healthelevancehealth.com59626352
27=ICU Medicalicumed.com58526853
27=Molina Healthcaremolinahealthcare.com58697530
27=Samsung Biologicssamsungbiologics.com58756337
27=Sartoriussartorius.com/en58666940
31=Kenvuekenvue.com57578728
31=Oxford Nanopore Technologiesnanoporetech.com57628228
33=Alconalcon.com56565853
33=Viatrisviatris.com/en56656340
33=West Pharmaceutical Serviceswestpharma.com56558232
33=WuXi AppTecwuxiapptec.com56666635
37=Bio-Rad Laboratoriesbio-rad.com55715043
37=Bristol Myers Squibbbms.com55647328
37=Dexcomdexcom.com55478334
40=Catalentcatalent.com54746523
40=Cignacigna.com54637128
40=Danaherdanaher.com54556838
40=Lupinlupin.com54596637
40=Organonorganon.com5466878
40=Teva Pharmaceutical Industriestevapharm.com54636336
46=Kaiser Permanentehealthy.kaiserpermanente.org/front-door53646926
46=Neurocrine Biosciencesneurocrine.com53676823
46=Owens & Minorowens-minor.com53646530
46=Sonovasonova.com53568913
46=Takedatakeda.com53676625
51=Abbott Laboratoriesabbott.com/en-us/homepage52546241
51=Johnson & Johnsonjnj.com52577623
53=Gilead Sciencesgilead.com50586328
53=Walgreens Boots Alliancecorporate.walgreens.com5061828
55=bioMérieuxbiomerieux.com/us/en.html49557120
55=Chiesi Farmaceuticichiesi.com/it49576228
57Labcorplabcorp.com48605925
58Exelixisexelixis.com4752828
59=Hoyahoya.com46438313
59=Incyteincyte.com46536223
61Modernamodernatx.com45606213
62=Biogenbiogen.com44497113
62=Cencoracencora.com44576510
62=Spire Healthcarespirehealthcare.com44526415
62=Sterissteris.com44486223
66Krkakrka.biz43457213
67=Almirallalmirall.com42516213
67=CVS Healthcvshealth.com4248718
67=Galdermagalderma.com42496810
67=Grifolsgrifols.com/en/home42466813
67=HCA Healthcarehcahealthcare.com42505224
67=STADA Arzneimittelstada.com42506313
73=Alnylam Pharmaceuticalsalnylam.com41466810
73=Daiichi Sankyodaiichisankyo.com41445425
73=Orionorionpharma.com/fi4146688
76=Amgenamgen.com40466213
76=Astellas Pharmaastellas.com/en40386813
76=Cochlearcochlear.com/us/en/home4046658
76=Demantdemant.com40396218
76=Getingegetinge.com/us40466310
76=Hikma Pharmaceuticalshikma.com40456213
76=McKessonmckesson.com40476210
76=Repligenrepligen.com4043688
76=Sanofisanofi.com/en40486210
85=Ambuambu.com39446310
85=Aurobindo Pharmaaurobindo.com39416213
85=BioNTechbiontech.com/us/en/home.html39446210
85=Dentsply Sironadentsplysirona.com/en-us39436310
85=Dr. Reddy's Laboratoriesdrreddys.com39446210
85=Elanco Animal Healthelanco.com/us39426510
85=ICONiconplc.com39426213
85=Integra LifeSciencesintegralife.com39396810
85=Intuitive Surgicalintuitive.com/en-us39466210
85=IQVIAiqvia.com39416213
85=Menarinimenarini.com/en-us.html39426213
85=Olympusolympus-global.com39376813
85=Perrigoperrigo.com39406810
85=Rocheroche.com39436213
85=Sarepta Therapeuticssarepta.com39386810
100=Celltrioncelltrion.com/en-us38406213
100=Elektaelekta.com38416210
100=Ramsay Health Careramsayhealth.com38416210
100=Shionogishionogi.com/us/en3845628
100=Siemens Healthineerssiemens-healthineers.com38426210
100=Zydus Lifescienceszyduslife.com38406213
106=Align Technologyaligntech.com37375619
106=Centenecentene.com3745598
106=Dechra Pharmaceuticalsdechra.com37396210
106=Jazz Pharmaceuticalsjazzpharma.com37366313
106=Smith+Nephewsmith-nephew.com/en-us3741628
111=Brukerbruker.com/en.html36336313
111=Edwards Lifesciencesedwards.com36326510
111=Freseniusfresenius.com36326313
111=GN Store Nordgn.com36346213
111=Novo Nordisknovonordisk.com36385813
111=Össurossur.com/region-selector36316513
117=GE HealthCaregehealthcare.com/en-us3547508
117=Insuletinsulet.com35365613
117=Kyowa Kirinkyowakirin.com35365613
117=Medtronicmedtronic.com/en-us/index.html35425210
121=Fisher & Paykel Healthcarefphcare.com/us3438568
121=Henry Scheinhenryschein.com34365610
121=QIAGENqiagen.com/us34305913
124Convatecconvatec.com3341508
125=Becton Dickinsonbd.com/en-us32375010
125=Exact Sciencesexactsciences.com32355010
127=Otsuka Holdingsotsuka.com/jp3031528
127=Teleflexteleflex.com/usa/en3030528
129Strykerstryker.com2821568
130=Boehringer Ingelheimboehringer-ingelheim.com21133415
130=Genmabgenmab.com2121348
130=Sandozsandoz.com2122348

Download this edition: the full field as a spreadsheet (CSV), or the same run as JSON. Licensed CC BY 4.0, so it is yours to publish and build on with attribution. Every unreadable site carries empty score cells, never a zero.

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/

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