Prix Galien Award honours Germitec’s Hypernova Chronos as Best Medical Device for 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 -- The Prix Galien Award, considered an equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical research and medical technology research, has honoured Germitec’s Hypernova Chronos as the Best Medical Device for 2020.

Germitec, a global healthcare leader in designing UV-C High Level Disinfection systems for ultrasound probes, has radically simplified the lives of healthcare professionals in terms of safety, time and responsibility.

The firm has received the 2020 Prix Galien Award for Best Medical Device for its Hypernova Chronos™ system, a breakthrough patent technology that replaces chemicals with photons.

According to a statement, the award recognises excellence in scientific innovation that improves the human condition globally.

“We are honoured by this prestigious recognition. Winning the award not only highlights the breakthrough technology behind Hypernova Chronos in High Level Disinfection but the unrivalled team that worked to develop and bring it to market,” said Germitec Chief Executive Officer, Clement Deshays.

Hypernova Chronos breakthrough technology has positively changed clinical workflow practices in decontamination of ultrasound probes between patients in Women’s Health (IVF), Radiology and Imaging, Urology, Outpatient/Day Surgery, Intensive Care, and Accident and Emergency.

The technology is reducing the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections, which are estimated at five to 10 per cent of hospitalised patients every year, resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality.

It has been rigorously tested to kill high-risk cancer strains 16 and 18 of Human Papillomavirus that cause 70 per cent of cervical cancer and other anogenital cancers, providing extra safety to patients.

-- BERNAMA