The Irish Times Innovation Awards will be held later this year. A record number of entries have been received, and some 15 companies across five sectors have been shortlisted for the awards, with the overall prize going to one of the category winners. This week we profile the six shortlisted companies across the life sciences and healthcare and manufacturing and design sectors.
PMD had a turnover of €1.4 million last year, and its device is now in use in the majority of respiratory wards across acute hospitals in Ireland. It is also in the process of being evaluated by the HSE for use at home by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who have been recently discharged from hospital. “We have begun pilots in the UK and are also working on a growth strategy that will bring RespiraSense international in 2022,” Murray says.
Salaso’s vision is that an “exercise prescription” should form part of the standard of care for all patients, and since 2016 the company has been working with Northwell Health, a large integrated health system in New York with 23 hospitals and 830 outpatient clinics. “Our technology has been shown to be superior to both the heparin and heparin-free coatings currently on the market, but in addition we have focused on creating as much value by design as possible by producing a coating that is significantly less expensive to manufacture and can be easily scaled for growth,” Haddigan says. “Our technology has also demonstrated excellent haemocompatibility and speeds up progress on the regulatory pathway for medical device manufacturers.
“There are a number of consumer trends driving the demand for nutritious foods including a swing towards ‘clean label’ and a growing awareness of the connection between brain and gut health and the importance of adequate fibre,” Niamh says. The Cubbie is wheelchair and hoist accessible and the child can be there alone or with an appropriately trained adult. A glass panel allows for supervision if the child is on their own. They can sit on a beanbag or in a swinging seat and typically remain there for five to 15 minutes.