{"id":14323,"date":"2016-06-02T14:48:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T12:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbh-group.com\/?p=14323"},"modified":"2017-06-02T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T08:02:21","slug":"handinscan-won-the-gran-prize-for-its-innovative-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbh-group.com\/blog\/?p=14323","title":{"rendered":"HandInScan won the Gran Prize for its innovative technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

HandInScan and its revolutionary hand\u00a0hygiene system\u00a0won the Gran Prize founded by\u00a0the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary\u00a0on May 20th 2016 at the annual gala of the chamber.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, SCCH was established in 1995. In order to support its members\u2019 business operation, the Chamber maintains economic, environmental, innovative, educational and cultural activities. The general purpose of the Chamber is to promote and contribute to the development of trade and business\u00a0relations and business related initiatives and activities between Hungary and Sweden and to support knowledge transfer.<\/p>\n

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Gran Prize 2016 award ceremony. Right: H.E. Mr. Niclas Trouv\u00e9, Ambassador to Hungary; Left: Tamas Haidegger, co-founder, HandInScan<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2012, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (SCCH) established a prize to stimulate innovative thinking aimed at improving the quality of life<\/strong>. The SCCH chose a popular Swedish symbol, the pine tree, as the emblem of the prize. GRAN in Swedish means pine tree, pointing to the characteristics of this award, as focused on sustainable development and environmental protection. The prize is in response to the most pressing issues of our planet, annually awarding outstanding, innovative solutions and projects in the area of environmental protection, sustainable development, design, medicine, health preservation and development, as well as education.<\/p>\n

This year, the members of the judging panel could not decide between two projects, so based on a unanimous decision, two winners was announced. The two Gran Prize award winner projects in 2016 are the Semmelweis Scanner device developed by the HandInScan team and a new method for diagnose malaria developed by Dr. Istvan Kesmarki and his team.
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Bringing together the heritage of Semmelweis and modern technology, the HandInScan team developed a digitally system for the direct and objective evaluation of hand hygiene technique. \u201cThrough education and monitoring, our innovative technology can support the prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections. Lowering the number of infections decrease the costs of hospitalization and generally improve the quality of life.\u201d<\/em>\u2013 said Dr. Tam\u00e1s Haidegger, co-founder of HandInScan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The hand hygiene system, named Semmelweis Scanner, enables immediate evaluation of hand hygiene by detecting the distribution of a special handrub. The objectivity \u2013 which is critical in the fight against HAI \u2013 is accomplished by the software evaluation of recorded images. The system was validated on over 17,000 healthcare workers and used in 17 countries.<\/p>\n

At the annual gala organized on May 20th 2016, the winners of the Gran Prize award was honored with prize money and with a Gran Prize sculpture, created by the Swedish artist, Anna Lundin and Karoly Szasz.<\/p>\n

\u201cYear after year, the Gran Prize initiative has more and more serious place in our society. A special actuality for the winner is the anniversary of Ignaz Semmelweis\u2019 death celebrated recently. We hope that not only the academic word, but also the business sector will notice it.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 emphasized J\u00e1nos Tak\u00e1cs, president of The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Further information:<\/em> www.handinscan.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HandInScan and its revolutionary hand\u00a0hygiene system\u00a0won the Gran Prize founded by\u00a0the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary\u00a0on May 20th 2016 at the annual gala of the chamber.<\/p>\n

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