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MEDTEC EMDT Innovation Awards 2012

Published on: 30th March 2012

DCA are pleased to announce Robert Woolston as being one of the finalists for the 'Outstanding Contribution to the Industry' award in the first ever 'MEDTEC EMDT Innovation Awards,' organised by UBM Canon.

Rob is DCA's Managing Director and Head of the Medical and Scientific sector at DCA. Rob has 25 years of design and development achievement and commented that: "It was a pleasant surprise and compliment to be short-listed for an award of this kind."

The awards were open worldwide within the skill bases of engineering, manufacture or distribution of finished medical devices or medical packaging. The judging panel included Dr. Frank Witte, Director of Biomaterial Research, Hannover Medical School; Mary Beth Privitera, Associate Professor/Co-Director in the Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, University of Cincinnati; Coralie Gallis, CEA-LETE, Head of Business Development for wearable devices dedicated to biology, healthcare and well-being; and Dr. Urs Schneider, Fraunhofer IPA.