Eyes on the prize: Med-Tech Innovation Awards 2020 finalists

Med-Tech Innovation News Magazine is delighted to be able to take over from the live events team to recognise and celebrate the great and the good in the medical technology industry. 

This year's live Med-Tech Innovation Awards evening has been postponed along with the Med-Tech Innovation Expo to June 2021. We want to make sure that the good work of 2019 and 2020 still gets the kudos it deserves. Here we present the finalists across our categories who had their work judged by our expert panel of judges.

3D printing

Entrants have demonstrated how 3D printing has enhanced or fundamentally improved the design or manufacture of a medical device. This could be as a design development aid, a manufacturing jig or fixture, or the additive manufacture of end-use products.

Axial3D

Axial 3D's surgical model service uses machine learning algorithms to aid in the conversion of patient scan data to 3D anatomical models resulting in reduced lead times.

ExpHand Prosthetics

ExpHand has developed an affordable, expandable, customisable 3D printed prosthetics for children aged three to ten, with an adjustable universal socket that can be fitted at home by parents.

FabRx Ltd.

The M3dimaker 3D printer prints solid oral medicine enabling personalised doses of medicine to meet specific health and therapeutic requirements in a single pill.

MedScan3D

MedScan 3D offers a 3D printed anatomical surgical model service which uses expert adaption to produce anatomically accurate silicone test simulators for medical devices.

University of Liverpool

A digital electronic imaging system has been developed to enhance the quality control of the EBAM additive manufacturing process to improve the reliability in the manufacture of bespoke orthopaedic implants. 

Connected Health

Entrants will have played a part in design or manufacture of a cutting edge connected medical device. This might have been through the supply of miniaturised sensors, conductive materials, or may have been involved in the production of assembly specific components – as well as software and digital service providers.

Ainostics Limited

Ainostics has developed an AI analysis engine which uses multi-modal patient data (scans, patient records, wearable sensors, etc) to perform highly accurate diagnosis and prognosis for early dementia.

FeelTect

Tight Alright is a connected wearable device for measuring and monitoring sub-bandage pressure during compression therapy, reducing healing times and improving quality of life. 

Game Doctor

Game Doctor has developed a healthcare analytics and education platform using mobile gaming to map and predict health behaviours in patients and the public. 

The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

An online Point of Care Testing (POCT) service for the London Ambulance Service (LAS) enables en route pathological testing with results available online for the destination hospital - reducing patient treatment time and improving clinical outcomes.

Nemaura Medical Inc.

SugarBEAT is a non-invasive continuous glucose monitor and lifestyle app for diabetes, providing a personalised and progressive behaviour change app to manage and prevent type 2 diabetes.

Design Award:

Entrants demonstrated how design principles have been used to create a futuristic solution to meet a clinical need. They have described the detail and complexities involved in designing the product, plus the material and processing decisions that were made to enable successful design.

NEMERA

Safe'n'spray is a smart drug delivery device with a reusable child-resistant locking unit and fingerprint identification, to monitor drug delivery and prevent overdosing.

Oxford VR

A virtual reality therapy platform with a computer-generated virtual coach for personalised treatment of mental health conditions. Great success at clinical trial has led to adoption in four NHS trusts. 

SleepAngel

This patented medical barrier bedding allows the bedding to breathe whilst being 100% barrier to allergens and pathogens, reducing hospital-acquired infections and increasing sustainability in the hospital setting. 

TheMoment

M-co is a non-invasive wearable device utilising pulsed cueing and focussed vibrotactile stimulation to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s.

Engineering Award

This award recognises an idea which resulted in the breakthrough or improvement to the manufacture of a specific product or component. For example, if a part design was re-evaluated, or a different material was selected to overcome a specific issue – with the benefits of the strategic decision highlighted.

Biovation Orthopaedic Solutions Ltd

An instrument kit used to perform cartilage replacement implant surgery for big toe arthritis has been redesigned to eliminate pre-operative lead times, reduce manufacturing costs and lead times as well as allow for more accurate surgery.

Carclo Technical Plastics

Specialist in-tool process control and monitoring equipment has been introduced to the injection moulding process of a drug delivery device to improve quality control and reduce inspection costs.

Emerson

Emerson has developed a micro solenoid valve for use in portable oxygen concentrators which is light and compact with a significantly higher flow rate than competitor valves, enhancing the quality of life of the user. 

Freudenberg Medical

Helix iMC technology continuously measures the inner geometry of silicone tubes during the extrusion process to improve product quality and productivity as well as reducing waste and time to market.

Marsden

The Patient Transfer Scale is a transfer board with an in-built weighing scale to enable immobile and time critical patients to be weighed instantly and accurately to allow for precise administering of drug doses and treatment. 

Materials Innovation

Recognition for new and ground-breaking material, and applications in which material choice was pivotal to the success of the final product.

3M Medical Materials and Technologies

3M Extended Wear Medical Transfer Adhesives suite is a set of advanced solutions for stick-to-skin wearable devices which offer water resistance, breathability, elasticity and long wear times. 

PAXXUS

StreamOneR is an ultra-high barrier, hermetically sealable medical packaging solution designed for the number 1 polyester recycling stream providing a higher performing and sustainable alternative to polypropylene medical packaging.

Spyras

Spyras have developed an affordable, disposable, paper-based wearable device for continuous real-time breathing analysis in hospitals. The device is designed to automatically alert clinicians to early signs of patient deterioration.

Stratasys

Specialist digital materials have been developed to allow the Stratasys Digital Anatomy Platform to replicate human anatomy which has the same biomechanical properties as native bone and tissue for realistic anatomical models.