Neo-Slip sales rise following Dragon's Den appearance

 Neomi Bennett, inventor of the multi award-winning Neo-Slip anti-embolism stocking aid, says her chances of securing an investor increased dramatically after her appearance on BBC's Dragon's Den.

Neomi is seeking investment to help save lives and reduce the number of people developing hospital and travel acquired deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The condition claims 25,000 lives every year in the UK.

Despite not winning over the Dragons, Neomi has seen a huge increase in her customer base following her pitch to the investors. The Epsom Orthopaedic Centre has purchased Neo-Slip and Neomi is working closely with other major hospitals. She has received an invitation to tender from NHS England and is in advanced negotiations with a private health provider with multiple branches across the UK.

With several distribution deals agreed with pharmacies in the UK, Neo-Slip is now making significant inroads in the USA, Canada and Europe.

Neomi, who has presented her invention to Prime Minister David Cameron and Business Secretary Vince Cable, said: "I met Deborah Meaden at an event last year. She encouraged me to apply to go into the Den to pitch Neo-Slip to her and the other Dragons. The application process was complex and involved extensive due diligence. Of course, it would have been great to have secured a Dragon as a business partner, however the experience has helped me enormously."

Neo-Slip is a low friction pouch that goes onto the foot before applying the tightly fitted stocking. The pouch creates a lubricated environment that supports the smooth application of the stocking.

Neo-Slip is registered trademark has a patent pending.

Neomi is currently seeking to raise £7,000 to continue her work to save lives and reduce DVT. To find out how the money will be used, see the Neo-Slip campaign page athttps://www.zequs.com/campaign/neo-slip.

For more information, visitwww.neo-slip.com.
 

Neomi Bennett, Neo-Slip backgrounder/bio

Neomi Bennett is a registered nurse & inventor of the multi award-winning Neo-Slip an aid to support the application of anti-embolism stockings.

While training to become a nurse at Kingston University, Neomi was given a risk assessment essay to look for and solve a problem. She decided to look at the stockings because she noticed many patients were reluctant to use anti embolism stockings as they are extremely tight and difficult to put on. 

With 25,000 people dying of DVT each year in the UK, Neomi began experimenting with materials and looking for ways to make application easier.  In 2011, Neo-Slip was born.

The low friction Neo-slipdesign creates a smooth foundation with a lubricious effect, on which to slide stockings into place. Available in three color-coded sizes, Neo-slip enhances the comfort of applying the stockings

A new, simple and affordable solution to an old problem, Neo-Slip was an instant hit within the medical industry. Building on its successful launch, Neomi won a funding award from UnLtd (a charity which supports social enterprises) and began supplying hospitals, independent pharmacies and nursing homes.   

After securing distribution deals with pharmacies in the UK, Neomi went on to make significant inroads in the USA, Canada and Europe. She has received an invitation to tender from NHS England.

Neo-Slip is registered trademark and has a patent pending.

The product has received critical acclaim in the UK and won 14 awards for its simple design, ingenuity and efficacy. These include the prestigious Nursing Standard, Nursing Times, National Patient Safety Award and NACUE’s people choice awards. Neomi was a finalist in the Royal College of Nursing Awards 2011 and highly commended in the Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards 2013, winning the Bright Ideas competition. She was a finalist in Smarta100 award for the most innovative business and more recently she has been shortlisted for the Pitch competition.  

Neomi has presented Neo-Slip to Business Secretary Vince Cable and in 2011 was invited to Downing Street to meet Prime Minister David Cameron, who had expressed his personal interest in the invention. Neomi met with the Duke of Gloucester at Kensington palace who said there should be more nurses like this.  Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willet also expressed an interest in Neo-slip. She is now involved with a parliamentary group to prevent DVT, regularly attending meetings at the House of Commons.

Neomi was supported by UKTI to exhibit her product in Taiwan at an international invention show where she was awarded a silver medal and received a certificate of Diploma from Italian inventors group.

Neomi was also invited to the British Embassy in Austria by UKTI to present her product to European Healthcare businesses.

The mother of three, Neomi continues to work at her local hospital via the staff bank. She also gives educational talks to older people at day centres and young people in schools

Neomi is currently seeking to raise £7,000 to continue her work to save lives and reduce DVT. To find out how the money will be used, see the Neo-Slip campaign page at https://www.zequs.com/campaign/neo-slip.

For more information, visit www.neo-innovations.com.