AWARDS RECOGNISE BEST IN YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
Some of the region ’ s most innovative and advanced healthcare organisations have been recognised at the Medilink Yorkshire and Humber Healthcare Business Awards held in association with Insider Media .
Held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds , the awards celebrated the achievements of healthcare organisations from across the Yorkshire and Humber region and recognise outstanding achievement in elements including innovation , export , skills , outstanding achievement and partnering with both academia and the NHS .
The event was held in partnership with Insider and headline sponsor , the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network , with the winners as follows :
• Winner of the Point Solutions Innovation award : Trio Healthcare
Shortlisted : Brandon Medical , Single Use Surgical
• Winner of the HGF Partnership with Academia Award : Paxman Coolers
Shortlisted : P D M design , Principle Healthcare International , HMA
• Winner of the UK Trade & Investment Export Achievement Award : Brandon Medical
Shortlisted : Sheffield Precision Medical , Paxman Coolers , JRI Orthopaedics
• Winner of the R & B Group Start-up Award : SleepCogni
Shortlisted : Care Plus Innovation , MediBioSense
Sponsored by :
• Winner of the Medical Technologies Innovation and Knowledge Centre Skills Development Award : Better2Know
Shortlisted : Team Activ
• Winner of the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network Partnership with the NHS Award : InHealthcare
Shortlisted : HMA , GSPK Design
• Winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award : Sidhil
Shortlisted : Red Embedded Systems , Quality Context
• Winner of the Medilink Beacon for Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Award : Martin Doxey of Leeds City Region Innovation Group .
Winners of the awards were automatically put forward as nominations for the Medilink UK Awards and competed with other organisations from across the UK for the national title . The Medilink UK Awards took place on 20th April 2016 at the MedTech Innovation Expo , held at the Ricoh Arena , Coventry .
Adam Lovell , Yorkshire Business Insider editor , heaped praise on the assembled winners and shortlisted companies . “ These companies aren ’ t just led by great business leaders , they make a difference , they make lives better , they give people fresh hope , they give people a chance to lead longer and more fulfilled lives – that matters , that ’ s important ,” he said .
Adam Lovell
03