The Impact Awards finalists announced
Maggie Philbin announces winners in The Impact Awards
Maggie Philbin who regularly provides comment on technology for the BBC revealed the winners at Wednesday evening’s glittering award ceremony. Bumblebee conservation, a radical treatment for allergies and a synthetic bone graft material which helps new bone to grow are amongst the winners of the PraxisUnico Impact Awards which recognise the impact of innovation.
Other award winners included an obesity management programme which has major implications for the UK’s health spending, plus there were also individual awards for those who are upcoming knowledge transfer advocates and who are involved in translating the outputs of UK research into the new innovations of tomorrow.
Speaking at the awards, Maggie Philbin said, “These finalists showcase just some of the examples of great british innovation and we need to be better at shouting about our successes.”
Professor David Secher, PraxisUnico Chairman rounded off the evening by saying, “I’d like to thank all the entrants to this year’s awards and congratulate those shortlisted and winners for bringing such deserved attention to these new innovations. These awards reveal the diversity of projects that knowledge transfer and technology transfer professionals contribute.”
The winners
Business Impact – Achieved award, sponsored by BDO is:
· Queen Mary Innovation Ltd for ApaTech
Business Impact – Aspiring award
· Imperial Innovations for Circassia
Environmental Impact award
· University of Stirling for Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Public Policy and Service Impact Award
· Robert Gordon University for Counterweight
Newcomer of the Year Award, joint winners
· Dr Vera Hazelwood and Dr George Rice
Winners of The Impact Awards were announced at the PraxisUnico Conference Gala Dinner, East Midlands Conference Centre on Wednesday evening, 16 June 2010.
For more information on The Impact Awards visit www.impactawards.org.uk, or email info@impactawards.org.uk, or call 01223 422085.
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For further information:
PraxisUnico
Lee Willmott
Communications Officer
PraxisUnico
Tel: +44 (0)1223 422085
