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KSP business wins national innovation award
21 June 2010
Research and development work carried out by a business based at Kent Science Park has helped it take top spot in the inaugural and national Performance Awards.
Global Medical Systems took the highest accolade in the Innovation category for its Micro Surgery System, often described as a ‘hospital in a box’. The invention, inspired by travels in Africa, provides the ability to perform complex medical and surgical procedures using a built-in power supply charged through a solar panel. It supplies hygienic medical services to the highest standards including lighting, suction, heart monitoring and ultra sound. It is portable and mobile, giving it particular efficacy in emergency situations and for disaster relief, worldwide. The Awards’ judging panel, chaired by Lord Coe, considered entries for the top performance in music, education, environment, food & drink, innovation and sport categories. The judges included Dame Sheila Wallis, award winning teacher and education campaigner; Sir John Whitmore, author and business coach; Kanya King MBE, the founder of the MOBO organisation and award winning chef Marcus Wareing.
Collecting the award and praising his business partners, Alex Bushell of Global Medical Systems said: “We are delighted to have been recognised for not only our innovation, but also the impact that the Micro Surgery System can have on communities that desperately need such technologies, especially during natural emergencies and subsequent relief efforts.”
James Speck, Site Director of Kent Science Park, added: “Alex’s approach to innovation is breathtaking. He’s successfully developed new applications and devices from existing technologies, such as solar power, as well as developing new ones. “It is people like Alex, and many others at the Park, that every day are helping to reinforce our reputation as a centre of excellence for innovation, science and technology.”
The 2010 Performance Awards took place at the prestigious Churchill Hotel in London’s Portman Square and were hosted by BBC TV’s Kate Silverton.
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