Following a gruelling day of pitching and
fielding questions from the judges at the
prestigious Royal Society, one of the four
Manchester teams, ISO Dose, swept up two
awards for; Best Healthcare Business Plan
(sponsored by GSK), and the People's Choice
Award (sponsored by the Haydn Green Institute
for Innovation and Entrepreneurship).
ISO Dose developed a revolutionary drug
delivery system which actively responds to
the drug concentration in the body, ensuring
a consistent optimum dose. Adaptable to a
range of drugs, the implant relieves the need
for patients suffering from chronic illnesses to
actively take their medication.
Mark Johnston, CEO of ISO Dose comments:
"We entered the competition to try and gain an
understanding of science outside of academia
and were surprised with how much we learnt
in such a short space of time. We enjoyed
ourselves and were flattered to win the 'best
healthcare business plan' and 'people's choice'
awards. Thank you to both Biotech Yes! for
the opportunity and UMIP for their support
throughout the competition."
Dr Rich Ferrie, Director of Operations UMIP,
commented: "I am delighted that ISO Dose
has secured two awards at the national
finals of this year's Biotech/Environment YES.
This competition gives young scientists an
opportunity to learn about business creation
from a range of seasoned professionals and this
year's competition was exceptionally strong. It
is fantastic that a Manchester University team
has performed so well and I would like to
congratulate them and all my UMIP colleagues
for the parts they played in this success."
The three other finalists from the University
included; Fortuna Solutions who developed a
treatment to vaccinate salmon against parasitic
sea lice, Cerasol who developed a UV filter
which lasts all day and is fully waterproof, and
finally BloodX who developed an alternative
method to treat livestock and prevent antibiotic
resistance.
The Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs
Scheme (Biotechnology YES) is an innovative
competition developed to raise awareness
of the commercialisation of bioscience
ideas among early career researchers. The
competition, funded by sponsorship, aims to
encourage an entrepreneurial culture for the
benefit of the UK economy.
Biotechnology YES is organised jointly by
The University of Nottingham's Haydn Green
Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(HGI), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Research Council (BBSRC) and the Medical
Research Council (MRC).
A full breakdown of all the winners can be
found below:
http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/
ingenuitylab/2016/12/09/yes/
The Manchester Teams
