British innovators won BI awards
British nanotechnology innovators who offer products that can combat bird flu, detect asthma instantly and illuminate cancer cells won Business Innovation Awards at the annual UK’s NanoForum. The event was held on October 28th in London, with over 100 participants from over 20 countries (Russia, Spain, Singapore, US, India, Portugal, Belgium and many more) all over the world.
“The nanotechnology market is a growing industry and it offers a great opportunity for British business. Many researchers are working on various studies. I congratulate the winners.” said Andrew Cahn, chief executive of UKTI, the event’s main sponsor.
The first winner was a Middlesex based company, Applied Nanodetectors Ltd. “We’ve developed a device that can detect asthma instantly, which is of huge importance. Country’s expenses on asthma exceed 2 billion pounds per year, so this device is very useful.” said Victor Higgs, the CEO.
The second winner was Nanoco Technologies from Manchester. “We solved the problem of how you mass produce quantum dots. These are nanocrytals which shine when exposed to ultraviolet light. Quantum dots have many uses across the world.” said Dr. Michael Edelman, the CEO.
The third winner was Intrinsiq Materials Ltd, a Hampshire based company. The CEO, Dr. Paul Reip said that they have developed various nanomaterials that could be used in many products for health and wellness. This includes devices which can attack bird flu, bacteria, fungi and much more.
The UK NanoForum was also a place for over 40 university’s nano-departments to present what they are doing in this field.
