The finalists for the 2023 Med-Tech Innovation Awards have been announced with a total of 29 finalists shortlisted across five categories.
Rob Lacey
Med-Tech Innovation and Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards from 2022 ceremony
The Awards will take place alongside the Medilink UK National Healthcare Business Awards at the National Conference Centre on 7th June, following the first day of Med-Tech Innovation Expo in Birmingham.
The final categories are 3D Printing, Connected Health, Design, Innovative Materials and Sustainability.
The evening will be hosted by charismatic presenter, speaker and Invictus games medallist - JJ Chalmers.
The Med-Tech Innovation Award finalists are:
3D Printing
Boston Micro Fabrication/ImcoMet MedTech – Microneedle-Duo Technology
IMcoMET has developed a technology based on microfluidics and microneedles whichallows the microenvironment of the tumour and all its components to be physicallyremoved, in order to then be replaced with healthy tissue.
Bond3D – PEEK Spinal Cages
Bond3D helps medical device companies to print PEEK spinal cages. The company has made progress in maturing its technology to print high strength PEEK parts with comparableproperties to components that are injection moulded or machined.
MedScan3D – Patient specific TAVR flow model
The TAVR flow model was used to simulate coronary access and PCI following chimney stenting during a valve implantation in a surgical bioprosthesis.
3D MicroPrint – Print-as-one medical micro grippers
This comprises a concept for medical grippers and tweezers based on a specialised print-as-one design combined with high-precision Micro Laser Sintering printing, producing fully functional metal grippers in a single manufacturing step.
Connected Health
BrainTrip Dementia Index (BrainTrip)
An EEG-based biomarker which can detect dementia in its early stages and be used to measure its progression. Its non-invasive test can produce a result within 15 minutes with 94% accuracy.
Flex Smart Syringe 2.0 (Flex)
Flex Smart Syringe 2.0 is a reference platform that improves therapy adherence monitoring and helps accelerate time-to-market. Thanks to a piston that incorporates digital features and cantransfer data to a cloud through Bluetooth Low Energy, the regular administration of the drug can be monitored without compromising privacy and cybersecurity.
Hemolens Diagnostics – non-invasive cardiac diagnostics
Hemolens has developed a non-invasive diagnostic tool to help standardise care and avoid unnecessary procedures. Its diagnostic platform, Cardiolens FFR-CT Pro, generates interactive virtual map of FFR values for the coronary artery network.
Smart fiducial marker implant – Boston Scientific
A small, implantable radiation sensor used for radiotherapy location marking which helps to target treatment effectively for prostate cancer.
The CIONIC neural sleeve – CIONIC
Bionic clothing which combines sensing, analysis, and augmentation into a wearable garment. It was created to improve mobility for people with foot drop and leg muscle weakness brought on by multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, and other conditions.
The Essential Parent App – The Essential Parent Company
An app which delivers timelines of evidence-based health and mental health content,chosen by hospitals & local authorities, to expectant and new parents from diverse backgrounds.
Totum Surgical training system – Inovus Medical
A platform accredited by The Royal College of Surgeons England which focuses ondelivering a connected surgical training ecosystem via the company’s portfolio of high fidelity surgical simulators.
viO digital health platform – viO HealthTech
With a range of ultra-high resolution sensors, an information rich medical device app and clinician remote monitoring portal already on the market, the viO platform is designed to help women manage the major issues of Conception, Polycystic, Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Miscarriage Risk, Pregnancy Risk, Endometriosis, and Menopause.
Design
ApneaScan DC1 screening device – Bluefrog Design & Apnea Tech
Apne-Scan DC1 directly monitors the breath pathway, identifies apnoea’s and hypopneas (shallow breathing) and is central to developing a new low-cost platform technology to transform the screening and diagnosis of obstructive and central sleep apnoea.
AstraZeneca Training Coach – AstraZeneca UK & Team Consulting
A ‘trainer’ device developed to help patients safely practice self-injecting with an autoinjector. It is designed to accurately simulate using a real injection, from the mechanisms to activate it to the pressure of pushing the device against the user’s skin and “administering.”
Carevix Suction cervical stabiliser – ASPIVIX
Carevix is a cervical stabiliser device that uses a delicate suction technology to secure the cervix, with the patient’s comfort always in mind and without compromising on performance.Carevix offers the same manoeuvrability as the traditional tenaculum but without the need to perforate the tissue.
FALKO – Medical Media Vision – Tecnomed Italia
FALKO is the HMD installed on a dentist’s helmet with flip-up system - studied and designed by Tecnomed Italia for the healthcare. FALKO manages and displays video information from any medical imaging equipment.
FlexiOh immobilization technology – JC OrthoHeal Pvt
OrthoHeal is a lightweight, washable orthopaedic cast which moulds to the skin, aiming to be cost-effective, and applied quickly.
Low-cost gas-less laparoscopic device – PD-M International
Working with the University of Leeds, Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi and medical device company XLO, PD-M International to develop a laparoscopic device for Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).
OCH2B & AntLinx endoscope imaging – Omnivision
AntLinx is a new medical interface using complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology embedded on the tip of an endoscope to allow cameras to enter the body through the smallest of incisions.
RONIA prenatal platform – PerkinElmer
The PerkinElmer RONIA Platform (research use only, in development for CE-IVD) aims at being an innovative point-of-care solution for pre-eclampsia and other conditions during pregnancy that cause adverse outcomes, offering laboratory quality results outside of a traditional healthcare setting
Materials Innovation
Fall-Safe Apply – Hip Impact Protection
Hip protectors which are used to protect the user from falling with a design that can accommodate an adhesive film, which can be worn 24/7 – which are being trialled with fall detection sensor technology.
Medical housing with Tritan – OGM Medical
OGM brought together global specialty materials company, Eastman, and specialist coating company, Roper FinishingSolutions, to collaborate on developing materials for the project of developing housing for an electrically powered device using the latest semi-conductor technology.
Micro Barb Array – Isometric Micro Molding
The Micro Barb Array was developed to provide surgeons, military personnel, and the public with an easier and lessinvasive way to safely close wounds. The final product is a sterile, breathable, hypoallergenic adhesive bandage that supports the skin and holds skin edgestogether temporarily to aid wound healing.
Omni-Wave: Biosignal adhesive tape – FLEXcon
FLEXcon’s OMNI-WAVE is a disruptive technology that will result in cost savings for medical electrode and wearabledevice manufacturers while providing a better experience for patients. OMNI-WAVE utilises a skin-friendly, conductive adhesive which eliminates hydrogel-related skin reactions for patients who are sensitive to hydrogel.
Thermoplastic Elastomers for BFS technology – Kraiburg TPE
Kraiburg has developed a new TPE combining flexible polyethylene with the properties of a polypropylene that can be steam sterilised at 121C. Suitable for the production of pharmaceutical products, it can open up new avenues in product design.
Sustainability
Net Zero Compact Airway Medical Suction Unit – Airway Medical
Compact Airway Medical Suction Unit - CAMSU, provides a net zero, low-cost portable airway suction device; made from plant based bio-polymers, that does not require electricalpower.
SID Solutions sustainable anaesthesia – SageTech Medical + Hymid Multi-Shot
SageTech Medical have developed SID-Solutions; a circular economy solution for capturing, recovering and recycling environmentally harmful waste volatile anaesthetic gases.
Sustainable medical packaging – CliniMed
CliniMed has brought to market an all-silicone sheath whereby the packaging stands out and offers benefits to the NHS, clinicians and carers and the patients whilst also being much kinder to the environment.
Truly biodegradable disinfectant wipes – Residual Barrier Technology
Residual Barrier Technology has developed a 100% biodegradable disinfectant wipe for the healthcare sector which aims to minimise the environmental damage caused by microplastics and chemicals released into healthcare and general environments.
For more information, and to book your seat at the Medilink UK National Healthcare Business Awards, please visit www.med-techawards.com.
