Medilink West Midlands 2015 Awards Newsletter | Page 14

MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE BUSINESS AWARDS

Accutronics

leading battery and charger design,
development and manufacturing
company with over 40 years’ experience
serving medical OEMS worldwide.

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hen powering medical devices, performance, reliability and safety are
critical aspects, which is why OEMs worldwide choose Accutronics for
batteries & chargers for their new equipment. They have a proven track record in
delivering power solutions for medical devices as diverse as Ventilators, X-Ray
machines, Endoscopy Data Recorders and Patient Monitoring as well as
Tele-Health and more.

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Medical &
Healthcare

BUSINESS
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AWARDS 7th
2015
Birmingham

Transforming Healthcare
Celebrating Excellence

Accutronics’ ACCUPRO custom design & manufacturing service integrates
seamlessly into device development programs; their smart, innovative
ENTELLION products bridge the gap between custom & standard products.
January 2016
Birmingham

Transforming Healthcare
The new CMX series are high voltage, high rate, rechargeable lithium ion
Celebrating Excellence
smart batteries that have the regulatory approvals required for the medical
market. CMX is available off the shelf or can be customised to suit the
requirements of OEMs. Available in both 14.4V and 28.8V versions, the higher voltage platform is
preferable to OEMs who want a high level of device efficiency. CMX series batteries are capable of
being discharged at up to 20A which makes them ideal for motor driven applications such as Acute
ventilators. Lithium ion cell technology provides the highest gravimetric and vol umetric energy
density which allows battery powered medical devices to be made smaller and lighter. It is this mix of
features and benefits that makes the CMX unique in the medical market.

Renfrew Group International
Medical & Healthcare
BUSINESS AWARDS 2015

Self-care smartwatch reducing burden on health service
and keeping people out of hospital

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enfrew Group International (RGi) and Aseptika Ltd, developers of a range of
self-monitoring medical devices, some in the form of wearable technologies, aimed
at assisting patients to self-manage long-term health conditions at home, have been
working together on the development of the Activ8rlives BuddyWOTCH™.

Medical &
Healthcare

BUSINESS
AWARDS 2015
Transforming Healthcare

Celebrating Excellence

7th / 14th January 2016

Birmingham

Ones to Watch Award

Transforming Healthcare
Celebrating Excellence

January 2016
Birmingham

2015 SPONSORS

Medical & Healthcare
BUSINESS AWARDS 2015

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This solution will provide “expert” pathways for use by both patient/carers and
the healthcare team to inform, manage and report the success of self-care plans
so that patients can remain independent at home, with a better quality and more
sustainable model of care. Such solutions must be truly wearable, comfortable,
ergonomic, attractive, and suitable for use with minimal training by consumers,
often age-related. Achieving this whilst developing the packaging design,
mechanical engineering and design for production has been the Renfrew Group
team’s priority.
The BuddyWOTCH project, funded under the SBRI Healthcare programme, is for
the development of a wearable health monitor Class 2 Medical Device. It
comprises a wrist-worn smartwatch – “WOTCH” = Walking, Oxygenation,
Temperature, Camera (image capture of medication, food and liquids) and
Heartrate; a fingertip-worn sensing band for measuring blood oxygen –
FingerBand SpO2; and a charging base – BaseStation. Together, they form the
BuddyWOTCH. Each element of the product system require certifiable
electronics and software, and RGi are creating an innovative mechanical design
in which it can be packaged.

A huge THANK YOU goes out to our 2015 Awards Sponsors
- without you the evening would not have been possible!
University of Birmingham
was proud to sponsor the
Outstanding Achievment Award
at the recent MedilinkWM
Healthcare Business Awards.
MedilinkWM performs a valuable
function across our region working
with businesses across the sector,
and we’re thrilled that the University of Birmingham is able support
their R&D activity!
Cathy Wardius,
University of Birmingham

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The West Midlands Academic
Health Science Network was
delighted to once more sponsor
the “Partnership with the NHS”
award as we really appreciate the
amount of hard work that goes
into making improvements to the
delivery of care across the region.
Yet again, there were really strong
submissions in this category, which
demonstrates the high level of
expertise that we have in the West
Midlands and the positive impact
that all the companies have on how
patients experience the NHS.
Dr Chris Parker and
Lucy Chatwin,
West Midlands Academic
Health Science Network

Many thanks to Medilink for arranging a wonderful event and a very enjoyable
evening – a great environment to get to know businesses better and find out
more about latest developments in the healthcare and medical sector in the
Midlands. Judging by the range, quality number of companiesin attendance,
business in the region in this sector is clearly thriving. Marks and Clerk
were enormously proud to sponsor the Innovation Award again this year and
were very impressed with the calibre of the finalists which all demonstrated the
real-world commercial impact Innovation can have. Our particular
congratulations to all the finalists and to the winners, Primasil Silicones Ltd,
on the well-deserved award!
John Ferdinand and Kiran Sandhu, Marks&Clerk
It is exciting to see local
businesses innovate
and prosper with the
capable assistance and
nurturing from
MedilinkWM.
Calthorpe Estates
were delighted to
sponsor and support
the Start-Up Award –
especially given how
challenging it can be
for companies when
establishing themselves
in new markets, the
award endorses their
outstanding
achievements.
Mark Lee and Jayne
Herritty,
Calthorpe Estates

It was a privilege to be a sponsor of the
MedilinkWM Medical & Healthcare Business
Awards 2015. Congratulations to all the nominated
businesses and particularly to the winners!
Our region is at the forefront of pioneering
research and development in the Medical and
Healthcare sectors and learning about the work
being undertaken was truly inspirational.
We look forward to working closely with members
to develop bespoke insurance programmes and
also to hear at first hand more about the
pioneering work taking place right here on our
doorstep.
Thank you to those who approached Ingram,
Hawkins and Nock at the Awards evening with
your insurance questions; we look forward to
meeting you again. For other members, please do
not hesitate to call Harrison Law on 01384 375555
for expert advice on the insurance risks faced by
your business, or www.ihnsure.co.uk

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Medical & Healthcare Business Awards 2015

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