/CASE STUDY
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MentixFrom a surgeon’s expertise to a mentoring platform.
Utopia co-built Mentix with Dr Amyn Haji, translating his teaching practice into software. 8090 reports a usable prototype in three weeks and a full platform in three months.
/THE CHALLENGE
Mentoring could only reach as far as one surgeon’s diary.
Dr Haji’s teaching depended on being in the room with trainees. Mentix needed to make that expertise accessible remotely, with the surgeon’s requirements guiding the build.
/THE CO-BUILD
How Utopia helped
Utopia wrote the requirements with Dr Haji and built Mentix using Software Factory. Founding engineer James Cannan carried the build end to end, keeping the surgeon’s knowledge connected to implementation. The Studio also joined Dr Haji in customer meetings.
“Things moved fast. Within months I was in Qatar, building with the studio for a global market.”
/THE WORK
A complete mentoring workflow.
The team delivered mentor search and booking, separate portals for trainees, mentors and sponsors, and live procedure broadcasting. 8090’s account records Mentix TV being used for a masterclass at King’s College Hospital.
How Utopia built Mentix with Software Factory/THE PROGRESS
From requirements to a platform in use.
3 weeks
A prototype the surgeon could use
8090 reports that the team moved from requirements to working onboarding and an admin dashboard in three weeks.
Build timeline · 80903 months
The full platform, followed by refinement
8090 reports a three-month build and real mentoring sessions running by July 2026.
Platform delivery · 8090