News and Events
ShakerScope will be presented at the 5th Institute of Engineering & Technology Seminar on Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 20-21 May 2008.
http://www2.theiet.org/OnComms/PN/healthtech/AHTResource.cfm
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The original ShakerScope has been radically re-designed by Cardiff-based design company PDR to incorporate sleek minimalist styling and a range of additional features including a water- and dust- proof outer shell made from antibacterial plastics. The internal mechanism can be easily removed whenever required, allowing the outer shell to undergo high temperature or chemical sterilisation.
 A pre-production prototype has recently been used by army medics on active service in Afghanistan with very positive reviews. Full details and images to follow.
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ShakerScope received a special commendation at the 2007 MediWales Awards on 7/11/07 (http://www.mediwales.com)
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The new design, shown here, is currently being showcased as part of the DesignWales 2007 Cardiff Design Festival (http://www.designwales.org.uk), and has been shortlisted in the Medical Healthcare category of the International Forum Design Awards (www.ifdesign.de), with the winner to be announced in March 2008. The ShakerScope will also be shown on PDR’s stand at the Medica conference in Germany 14-17/11/07 (http://www.medica.de).
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The ShakerScope was presented at the Wrexham Partnerships in Health Conference on 21/2/07 (a collaboration between NHS, academia and commercial partners, facilitated by Mediwales & Welsh Assembly Government), as part of Wrexham business week.
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In January 2007, the inventors were invited to demonstrate the ShakerScope to the panel on BBC2 TV’s “Dragon’s Den”. Brief clips of the encounter were transmitted on: 7/2/07, 7/3/07 & 21/3/07 !
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The ShakerScope and its inventors were finalists in the 2005 Medical Futures Innovation Awards from a nationwide field of over 1200 competitors, and were runners up in the 2006 Technium Challenge business planning competition in May 2006.
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In January, the Directors were invited to demonstrate the ShakerScope on a BBC2 TV programme scheduled for transmission in February / March 2007.
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The ShakerScope has attracted a lot of interest from the national media and academic journals. Some references are listed below.

The ShakerScope has received citations from the President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Business Development Minister for Wales, anaesthetists, military doctors, General Practitioners, ophthalmic surgeons, and veterinarians, as well as the support and encouragement of Trevor Baylis, OBE; the inventor of the “wind-up” radio for developing countries, which was the inspiration for our original idea.
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ShakerScope Ltd have been invited to speak at the Partnerships in Health Conference, Wrexham, N. Wales 21/2/07 & 27/3/07 and have run trade stands at two major medical events in London ("i2 Innovation Event" 1/10/05 and "Medical Futures Awards" 3/11/05) and have attracted a great deal of interest. Poster presentations have been exhibited at "Making a Difference Through Innovation - 2nd celebration conference", Swansea University 20/9/05, and the "National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare" conference, Cardiff 7/11/05.
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The team are currently collaborating with PDR (the National Centre of Product Design and Development Research) in Cardiff to manufacture a series of pre-production prototypes and; with the support of Venture Capital investment; they plan to start commercial production in Wales within the next year.

References
P6 & 7 of the Autumn 2007 edition of the MediWales Review

"ShakerScope - a kinetically powered universal light source for medical instruments"(2005) Bulletin of the Royal College of Anaesthetists 35 (Jan):1771-2

Clinica - World Medical Technology News (2006) Issue 1208 (June 2nd) p16

Independent on Sunday 18/9/05

Financial Times 15/10/05

Daily Mail 22/11/05

Health Investor Magazine Dec 2005

Western Mail 17/05/06, 01/11/06, 24/05/06

S. Wales Evening Post 28/10/05, 11/11/05, 12/11/05, 04/05/06

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