The IET Innovation Awards

Healthcare Technologies Award winner 2011

K2 Medical Systems INFANT – An Intelligent Decision Support System for Interpretation of Fetal Monitoring During Childbirth

The judging panel commented:

The winning entry portrays a good blend of technological innovation coupled with a solid application base in an area of healthcare that will benefit greatly due to enhanced diagnostic ability.

Also shortlisted:

Scope of category

Entries to the IET Healthcare Technologies Innovation Award category are welcomed from academic, industrial, consulting and service organisations which have developed or demonstrated innovative technology in healthcare applications, or for the innovative use of existing technology in health management. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the role of science, engineering and technology in the pursuit of health and wellbeing in all its guises, globally.

The innovations could be in any of the newer areas of biomedical engineering as well as the more traditional disciplines of electrical, information technology and mechanical engineering, involving end users including patients, their carers, clinicians and/or healthcare professionals.

This Innovation Award is supported by the IET Healthcare Technologies Network.

Winning innovations in this category

2010:
DNA Analysis – a new silicon chip technology for real-time DNA analysis, eliminating expensive and time-consuming laboratory processes. (DNA Electronics)

Although this was a new category for the 2010 awards, previous years have seen healthcare applications winning in other category groups. Some are showcased here:

Electronics Winner 2007:
Connected freedom - Ultra-low power wireless body monitoring (Toumaz Technology)

 
Information Technology Winner 2008:
Mobile Health (mHealth) for Development - Using Wireless Technology to Improve Public Health in Developing Countries (United Nations Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership)

Emerging Technologies Winner 2009:
The Power of a Heartbeat - Next Generation Pacemakers Powered from the Patient (Zarlink Semiconductor)

Information Technology Winner 2009:
A truly wearable device for real time monitoring of breathing and heart rate (Imperial College)

See also

• How to enter
• All categories