AN ALCESTER based business has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s MacRobert Award, presented by Princess Anne last week.
The business, Quanta Dialysis Technologies has revolutionised dialysis, creating a compact home dialysis machine the size of a microwave,
The SC+ system is already having an impact on patient quality of life since it is easier to operate, faster to train on and as powerful as traditional in-centre dialysis machines.
This flexibility also enables patients to treat themselves at home overnight, receiving more dialysis care than they would in clinical settings and eliminating the gap where patients go without dialysis over a weekend.
Quanta is already working with NHS Trusts and during lockdown provided its entire UK SC+ system stock to the NHS in order to relieve pressure on hospitals and ICUs.
Professor Sir Richard Friend FREng FRS, chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award judging panel, said: “This UK-based global health tech success story, which traces back to technology first developed for use in fruit juice dispensers, demonstrates remarkable engineering ingenuity.
“The team has been working for a decade to develop a machine that dramatically improves patient care and quality of life, relieves pressure on hospitals and showcases the enormous commercial potential that cutting edge engineering can unlock.
“The team exemplifies the persistence, innovation and unconventional thinking that has long been a hallmark of the UK’s greatest engineering success stories and they are worthy winners of the MacRobert Award.”
John E. Milad, CEO of Quanta Dialysis Technologies, said: “I am incredibly proud of our team for developing an innovation deemed worthy of the prestigious MacRobert Award. This is truly an honour to all of us at Quanta.”
