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Awards Showcase the Shining Lights of the Life Science Industry

South West Life Science and Healthcare community members celebrated the achievements of the sector at the Medilink SW 2016 Business & Innovation Awards.

The awards were held at Leigh Court, attracted over 100 attendees who were keen to recognise the work of organisations from the sector and honour their accomplishments.

Attendees got the chance to network during a mixology networking session before sitting down for dinner and the presentation ceremony.

Carolyn Bruce Spencer, Managing Director, Medilink South West said: “This event is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements and innovations of South West Lifescience and Healthcare companies. The well deserved winners will all go through to the Medilink UK Awards in April where they will receive recognition on the national stage - which is incredibly exciting."

The award winners were:

Innovation Award sponsored by Plymouth Science Park

The winner wasUltramed Ltd, who despite only being established in late 2014, have developed an exciting suite of products specialising in patient preparation and assessment before surgery, providing a multitude of benefits to both patients and clinicians.

Business Start Up Award sponsored by Withers & Rogers LLP

The winner of this year’s Business Start Up Award was to Sockson UK Ltd for their innovative dressing aid.

Export Achievement Award sponsored by Renishaw PLC.

This year’s Export Achievement Award was awarded to Physicool Ltd for distributing its innovative cooling products to more than 30 countries around the world, an increase of 43% in export sales over the last year.

Outstanding Achievement Award sponsored by Hazlewoods LLP

Kemdent were the winners of this award for their introduction of an ‘eco’ production line which reduces the carbon emissions of its wax manufacture by up to 30% and greatly increases its wax output.

Partnership with the NHS Award sponsored by NHS innovations South West

Core Health Consultancy won the award for their non-medicalised model of ‘ReBalance’ and ‘ReNew’ functional fitness programs which make a difference to confidence, medication and living well, helping to stop the dependence on GP’s and hospital services.

The winners will be entered into the national Medilink UK Awards taking place on 20 April at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, which is part of the Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2016.