Galway has scooped three of the top accolades at this year’s Medtech National awards, held in Galway city’s Galmont Hotel last night
Galway based Freudenberg Medical has been named Medtech Company of the Year
It specialises in devices which measure the heart’s electrical activity and employs over 1,000 people in Ireland with sites in Galway and Leitrim
Freudenberg also won Medtech Partner/Supplier of the Year Award for its catheter-based EP solutions
The Digital Health Innovation of the Year Award has been won by Galway-based Galenband for its device designed to detect the abnormal heart rhythms that lead to stroke.
This year’s Collaboration in Medtech Award went to the University of Galway for its Medtronic Signature Innovation Partnership.
It includes investment in the University’s Medtech infrastructure, encompassing clinical trials resources, campus-wide STEM outreach programs that promote diversity, and support for research
The awards are hosted by Irish Medtech, the Ibec group that represents the medtech sector along with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland
