Medipex Takes Top Honours at Innovation Awards
Medipex, the NHS Innovation Hub for the Yorkshire and Humber region, has being crowned ‘Innovation Champion 08’ in a prestigious awards ceremony at Leeds Town Hall, hosted by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward to showcase the very best of Yorkshire and Humber’s innovative companies.
The Innovator/08 Awards were hosted by former politician Michael Portillo, who presented Medipex with the award for ‘Innovation Champion’, pointing to Medipex’s achievements in identifying six hundred ideas for healthcare related innovations.
To date Medipex has played a direct role in bringing 27 new products to the market and the creation of five new businesses. Medipex provides advice, support and funding to front line NHS staff to develop and evaluate their ideas at NHS Trusts, PCTs and Strategic Health Authorities in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Jim Farmery, Head of Innovation at Yorkshire Forward said: 'The winners of the Innovators/08 are those people and companies who have taken a different approach to business and incorporated new ideas and new ways of working, showing others how it can be done by raising awareness of the benefits of innovation.'
Richard Clark, Chief Executive of Medipex said: 'This award recognises the hard work and efforts of all our staff, as well as that of NHS organisations from around the region. Winning a truly cross sector award like this shows that the Healthcare sector within Yorkshire and Humber is at the forefront of innovation and development.'
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