Medical company best known for innovative blood filtering tech has been shortlisted for inaugural award show
MediSieve has been announced as a finalist in
the inaugural Medtech Insight Awards 2018, in the category of Innovative Team
of the Year. The medical device company has made waves with their magnetic
blood filtration technology, which utilises a cutting-edge method to treat blood-borne
diseases such as malaria, sepsis and leukaemia.
It’s clear to see why the medical device company
has been shortlisted. Their pioneering technology involves targeting specific components
that cause the diseases and removing them from the patient’s bloodstream,
providing clinicians with a tool to target and remove infected cells,
pathogens, toxins, cytokines and others.
“This has the potential to revolutionise the
treatment of a huge variety of blood-borne diseases,” said Dr George Frodsham,
founder and CEO of MediSieve. “Our development of the technology focused on a
rapid, highly efficient, biocompatible magnetic filter that can safely capture
magnetic components from blood flowing through an extra-corporeal loop.”
The company’s success is also down to its innovative
team.
“It’s an honour to be shortlisted alongside some
of the world’s most innovative companies,” said Dr. Frodsham. “And it’s a great
platform to raise awareness of the benefits and developments of MediSieve. In
the past year-and-a-half, we have solved some big technical challenges, from
getting the filter through pre-clinical testing, to generating enough data to
win a grant from the NIHR to perform first-in-man clinical trials, to securing
£1.75M of funding from investors! This was a feat considering we were only a
team of four with very limited resources.”
The Medtech Insight Awards 2018 is dedicated to
the work and excellence of companies, teams and individuals in the medtech
industry who also are spearheading positive changes. It serves to laud the efforts
of those who help to make human lives better through their passion and
commitment, of those who push to cure, inform and minimise treatment burden.
This year’s shortlist serves to highlight the
wealth of hard work, innovation as well as dedication in the industries of
medical device and diagnostics. The categories celebrate various achievements,
such as technological innovations, personal accomplishments by both teams and
individuals and emerging markets. Its panel comprises of independent experts who
work in various areas in the sector and who have established respect in their
fields.
The Awards are organised in partnership with the
MedTech Conference in Philadelphia, and will be held on the eve of the
conference, on Sunday, September 23rd, in the Kimpton Hotel Monaco. Winners
will be announced at the awards ceremony and dinner.
For more information, visit www.medisieve.com
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