The IET Innovation Awards 2008

AWARD CATEGORIES

Asset Management

Built Environment

Electronics

Emerging Technologies

Information Technology

Measurement in Action

Power / Energy

Product Design

Project Team

Security

Software in Design

Start-up

Sustainability

Telecommunications

Transport

WINNERS

The following lists the winners of the IET Innovation Awards 2008.

Categories	The winners	Their Innovations
Asset Management	Three Valleys Water / AMCL	Optimising Capital Maintenance
Built environment	Test Marshal Ltd	Automated Testing of Fixed Wiring
Electronics	Algotronix Limited	DesignTAG - A Novel IP tagging system to help counter stolen IP, counterfeit chips and cloned designs
Emerging Technologies	University of Bristol	Integrated Quantum Photonics
Information Technology	United Nations Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership	Mobile Health (mHealth) for Development - Using Wireless Technology to Improve Public Health in Developing Countries
Measurement in action	LiteThru Ltd	Novel technology for Rapid Non-Invasive Assay in Production Monitoring
Power / Energy	Oxsensis	1000°C Sapphire Sensor for Advanced Combustion and Emissions Control in Power Generation and Aero Engines
Product Design	Liquid Lever Solutions Ltd	Moisture-Activated, Polymer-Tube Kink Valve
Project Team	The Integrated Alliance	Collaborative Engineering Design and Delivery
Security	Kromek	The Use of selective X-ray Detectors for Accurate Threat Materials Identification in Security Applications
Software in Design	Sundance DSP Inc.	Generating Parallel Applications Automatically From Simulation Models
Start-Up	Air Semiconductor	Air Semiconductor
Sustainability	Liquid Lever Solutions Ltd	Moisture-Activated, Polymer-Tube Kink Valve
Telecommunications	Sagentia	Innovative Mobile Payment Solution Aids Economic Growth for Kenya
Transport	Kromek	The use of Energy Selective X-Ray Detectors for Accurate Threat Material Identification in Security Application

See also: IET Press Release

FINALISTS

The following lists all the nominations which reached the finalist stage of the IET Innovation Awards 2008.

Category: Asset Management
Three Valleys Water / AMCL	Optimising Capital Maintenance
Tubelines	Life Extension of Track Lowered Sites
Yorkshire Water	Real Time Water Resource Planning
Category: Built Environment
Byzak	Innovatory operational control systems for pumping systems
EnOcean	Self Powered Wireless Sensor Technology for Intelligent, Reliable, Maintenance-free, Eco-Efficient Buildings
Test Marshal Ltd	Automated Testing of Fixed Wiring
Category: Electronics
British Broadcasting Corporation	High definition terrestrial TV on freeview using DVB-T2
Algotronix Limited	DesignTAG - A Novel IP tagging system to help counter stolen IP, counterfeit chips and cloned designs
Nujira Limited UK	Energy saving RF power modulator module for cellular networks, broadcast transmitters and mobile handsets
Category: Emerging Technologies
University of Bristol	Integrated Quantum Photonics
Kromek	The Use of selective X-ray Detectors for Accurate Threat Materials Identification in Security Applications
Polymertronics	UV-Inkjet Organic Light Emitting Diodes
Category: Information Technology
JAOtech	Hygenic entertainment terminals for hospital patients
United Nations Foundation	Mobile Health (mHealth) for Development - Using Wireless Technology to Improve Public Health in Developing Countries
Wipro Technologies	e-Faces Framework
Category: Measurement in Action
Applied Nanodetectors Ltd	Asthma Breath Analyser
LiteThru Ltd.	Novel technology for Rapid Non-Invasive Assay in Production Monitoring
Oxsensis	1000°C Sapphire Sensor for Advanced Combustion and Emissions Control in Power Generation and Aero Engines
Category: Power/Energy
DeepStream Technologies	The World's First Digital RCD
Oxsensis	1000°C Sapphire Sensor for Advanced Combustion and Emissions Control in Power Generation and Aero Engines
Stingray Geophysical Ltd	Improving Oil & Gas Reservoir Production and Total Recovery with Pioneering Fibre Optic Sensing System
Category: Product Design
Liquid Lever Solutions Ltd UK	Moisture-Activated, Polymer-Tube Kink Valve
Nujira Limited UK	Energy saving RF power modulator module for cellular networks, broadcast transmitters and mobile handsets
Sequoia Communications UK	SEQ7400, the first single-chip polar multimode RF transceiver delivering unprecedented integration for 3G phones
Category: Project Team
GTi Team	GTi Team for "One Solution"
The Integrated Alliance	Collaborative Engineering Design and Delivery
MWH Ltd/United Utilities	UU/MWH SBAP Project Team (Sludge Balanced Asset Programme)
Category: Security
Distributed Management Systems Ltd	The CASQUE Extensible Secure Remote Access Solution (CASQUE- ESRAS)
Algotronix Limited	DesignTAG - A Novel IP tagging system to help counter stolen IP, counterfeit chips and cloned designs
Kromek	The Use of selective X-ray Detectors for Accurate Threat Materials Identification in Security Applications
Category: Software in Design
BAE Systems	The Evaluation of an Aircraft Design in order to Ensure its Manufacturability
Sundance DSP Inc	Generating Parallel Applications Automatically From Simulation Models
UK Robotics	3D Simulation Of High Throughput Laboratory Automation To Aid System Design, Feasibility Studies and Resource Optimisation
Category: Start-up
Air Semiconductor	Air Semiconductor
Liquid Lever Solutions Ltd	Liquid Lever Solutions Ltd
mPedigree	The Mpedigee 1393 System
Category: Sustainability
A-one Integrated Highway Services	Use of Lightweight Durakerb on the trunk road network
Liquid Lever Solutions Ltd	Moisture-Activated, Polymer-Tube Kink Valve
United Utilities	Sludge Balanced Asset Programme (SBAP) Changing the Route to Sustainability
Category: Telecommunications
Nujira Limited UK	Energy saving RF power modulator module for cellular networks, broadcast transmitters and mobile handsets
Quintel Technology Limited	QTiltTM - Multi-Tilt Base Station Antenna
Sagentia	Innovative Mobile Payment Solution Aids Economic Growth for Kenya
Category: Transport
Acute Technology Ltd	The "Trusted Driver" Technology that Solves the Pay as You Drive Privacy Problem
First TransPennine Express	The Eco-Initiative - A Fuel Efficiency Programme
Kromek	The use of Energy Selective X-Ray Detectors for Accurate Threat Material Identification in Security Application

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