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Unisys John Logie Baird Award for Innovation
Year: 2001 |
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Type: Regional Winner (Highlands & Islands)
Category: Academic, Medical and Scientific
The Unisys John Logie Baird Award for Innovation 2001 was awarded to the Highland Innovation Centre for the design and development of a novel type of needle-free injection system. The potential advantages of the PhonoJect over conventional syringes include:
- no danger of needle-stick injuries;
- fewer injection-related complications;
- drug cartons can be disposed of in low-hazard bins;
- overcomes needle phobia.
The potential advantages of the PhonoJect over other needle-free injection devices include:
- reusable design;
- pain-free drug delivery;
- quick and easy to empty/reload;
- easy to operate.
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Unisys John Logie Baird Award for Innovation
Year: 2000 |
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Type: Regional Winner (Highlands & Islands)
Category: Academic, Medical and Scientific
The Unisys John Logie Baird Award for Innovation 2000 was awarded to the Highland Innovation Centre for the design and development of a novel electronic stethoscope. Notable advantages of the UltraStethoscope include its ability to:
- listen through many layers of clothing;
- display the patients heart-rate;
- interface with a portable or desktop PC for data recording and analysis;
- connect to a loud speaker so as to facilitate teaching.
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John Logie Baird Award for Innovation
Year: 1999 |
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Type: Regional Winner (Highlands & Islands) and National Finalist (Commended)
Category: Academic and Medical Spin-outs
The John Logie Baird Award for Innovation 1999 was awarded to the Highland Innovation Centre for the design and development of an optical and ultrasound-based instrument for monitoring the effectiveness of anti-angiogenesis drugs -- one of the most promising types of drug used in the treatment of breast cancer. The AngioTracker has three main components:
- a hand-held probe which consists of a light source to illuminate the breast and an array of ultrasound transducers to monitor blood flow changes around the tumour;
- a low-light camera which enables the operator to reproducibly position the probe at each examination and also monitor the tumour size;
- a PC which provides the operator with a means of displaying, storing, analysing, and printing breast images and blood flow data.
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