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CTO wins Technology Innovator of the Year Award
CTO wins Technology Innovator of the Year Award.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 2295H\n Creo Medical Group PLC\n 05 April 2022\n \n \n \n REACH\n \n Creo Medical Group plc\n \n \n (\"Creo\" the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \n \n \n \n \n Creo CTO & Founder wins inaugural Technology Innovator of the Year Award at European Microwave Week\n \n \n \n \n \n Chris Hancock wins $25,000 prize for first advanced energy multimodality instrument designed for flexible endoscopy using combined bipolar RF and microwave energy for advanced endoscopic procedures\n \n \n \n \n Creo Medical Group plc (AIM: CREO), a medical device company focused on the emerging field of surgical endoscopy, announces that its Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Founder, Chris Hancock, has won an inaugural Technology Innovator of the Year Award at European Microwave Week.\n \n \n The ceremony, sponsored by \n Junkosha, \n the pioneers of sophisticated fluoropolymer application technologies across Interventional Medical and Microwave and Millimeter Wave sectors,\n took place yesterday in London, UK, and saw Chairperson of the Awards, Joe Rowan, present Chris with the Award and the $25,000 prize.\n \n \n \n \n \n Junkosha launched its \n Technology Innovator of the Year Award in March 2021 as part of a celebration of milestones including its new corporate image and website. The Award was designed to recognise the innovative work of an individual or team working in the delivery of products used within Interventional Medical procedures or Microwave/Millimeter Wave technologies. Its aim was to highlight the achievements of pioneers in advanced technology together with their contributions to society. \n Chris Hancock and Creo Medical were selected by \n a distinguished panel of judges following presentations completed by a shortlist of five candidates throughout February. \n \n \n Chris Hancock is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Creo Medical, with over 20 years' experience in medical device development including four years at Gyrus Group plc in his role as Senior Engineer. Chris holds a personal Chair in the Medical Microwave Systems Research Group at Bangor University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, a Chartered Physicist, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, a Chartered Engineer and a Senior Member of the IEEE. \n \n \n \n Joe Rowan,...