PneumoRator, a recent Catalyst cohort member, has won the Healthcare and Medical Award at the Engineer’s Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) Awards.
Now in its tenth year, the C2I Awards were launched to uncover and celebrate great examples of engineering collaboration, a dynamic considered critical to solving many of the challenges and problems faced by society.
PneumoRator is a collaboration between the University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton (UHS), Nottingham Trent University and Zelemiq, a medical technology design and consultancy firm.
Neil White, Professor of Intelligent Sensor Systems and Director of the Centre for Healthcare, worked with Dr Harry Akerman, Consultant Anaesthetist at UHS, to deliver the study in Southampton.
PneumoRator is a low cost, wearable device that is capable of monitoring an individual’s breathing rate continuously. Easy to use, it has been designed for both clinical and home environments.
This innovative respiration sensor allows the measurement of a person’s respiratory rate over long periods of time, which is not achievable using conventional manual breath counting. This means that trends in respiratory rate can be recorded and observed, offering the potential for rapid interventions that can potentially save lives.
David Bream, Professor of Innovation in the School of Healthcare Enterprise and Innovation, and Catalyst mentor, said:
“Congratulations to PneumoRator for winning this award. It’s always wonderful to see such well-deserved recognition, particularly among such a strong field at C2I. Our school is a proud partner of the Catalyst programme, which is designed to turn science, technology and Med-Tech concepts into viable commercial ventures. Successes like this demonstrate the power of our approach and strengthens our shared ambition to make our school and the wider University of Southampton a leading hub for MedTech development, translation and real-world impact.”
Professor Neil White said:
"On behalf of PneumoRator we are delighted to have won the Healthcare and Medical Award at last night's Engineers Collaborate to Innovate Awards in London. Note the word ‘collaborate’ in the award title. It is with this in mind that I would like to thank everyone for their support, guidance and belief in the PneumoRator project over the years, which has allowed us to progress with this technology."
