THE winners of the 2019 Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards have been announced following Day One of the Med-Tech Innovation Expo at the NEC, Birmingham.
Ten prizes – five Medilink UK categories and five new Med-Tech Innovation categories – were handed out at a gala dinner attended by 250 professionals from across the industry.
The awards were presented by Adam Kay, author of the bestselling This Is Going to Hurt, which recollects his days as a junior doctor.
Nick Rodgers, vice-chair of Medilink UK said, “The Medilink UK Healthcare Business Awards have been a raging success once again, congratulations to all of the award winners, runners up and finalists. It’s been fantastic to see so many people from across the industry coming together to celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions to the Life Sciences sector.”
Dave Gray, group editor – Life Sciences Med-Tech Innovation added, “It’s been a privilege to learn about all of the exceptional work being done in the UK and overseas to advance the healthcare sector. This year the awards have shone a spotlight on not only those suppliers serving the healthcare front line, but also the engineers and innovators working behind the scenes to set the pace of change.”
Winners and runners up from each category were as follows;
Medilink UK categories:
START UP AWARD
Winner: Virti
Runners up: SurePulse and Needlesmart
EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: Paxman
Runners up: CellPath and Charnwood Molecular
COLLABORATION WITH THE NHS AWARD
Winner: C the Signs
Runners up:Â AliveCor and Syml Connect
INNOVATION AWARD
Winner: Ariane Medical Systems
Runners up:Â MeeTwo and Walk to Beat
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner:Â Quotient Sciences
Runners up: Creo Medical and Ingenica Solutions
Med-Tech Innovation categories:
CONNECTED HEALTH AWARD
Winner: Sentinel Biosensor
DESIGN AWARD
Winner: Computational Life
ENGINEERING AWARD
Winner: ES Precision
INDUSTRY 4.0 AWARD
Winner: MasterControl
MATERIALS INNOVATION AWARD
Winner: Nova-BioRubber Green Technologies
