Sensimed AG receives the Swiss French innovator award 2014

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03.12.2014

Sensimed AG announced that the company has been named Swiss winner of the competition “ID Inventer Demain”. This event, organized by the television channels RTS (Radio Television Suisse) and France 3, specifically aims to reward one Swiss and one French innovative entrepreneur in 2014. Other Swiss Startups in the Top 5 are: JMC Lutherie, RegenHU, Glass2Energy and Iland Green Technology.

Matteo Leonardi, co-founder of Sensimed, was nominated among 60 entrepreneurs initially selected for the competition “ID Inventer Demain”. The innovation presented, SENSIMED Triggerfish, is a contact lens based medical device which contributes to improve the disease management of glaucoma patients. This unique system is designed to record ocular dimensional changes, strongly correlated to intraocular pressure, during a 24 hour period. The innovation has been selected by a jury composed of Swiss and French experts during the Swiss TV show “Toutes Taxes Comprises” on Monday, 1 December  and popular vote from viewers.

“I am really proud and honored to receive this award”, says Matteo Leonardi. “Today we are entering a key period if our evolution and this prize represent an encouraging step for all Sensimed team. Furthermore this award will give us additional visibility among future investors.”

60 innovative entrepreneurs from French speaking part of Switzerland and France have been selected for “Inventer Demain” by RTS and France 3 Régions. Starting in August 2014, their innovations were presented to Swiss and French audience on the TV show « Inventer demain ». Each one of the competitors presented their innovation. Then, every Monday, economic TV Show TTC presented the best entrepreneur of the week. Portraits of 12 finalists, 6 Swiss, 6 French have been broadcasted starting in November in a radio show “On en parle”.

Other Swiss companies in the Top 5 are: JMC Lutherie, RegenHU, Glass2Energy and Iland Green Technology. Mor information about the competition and the 60 participants including videos can be found at: www.inventerdemain.org

About Sensimed
Sensimed AG, a Swiss company, has developed a unique non-invasive soft contact lens-based solution, the SENSIMED Triggerfish, with the aim of revolutionizing glaucoma management by providing an automated recording of continuous ocular dimensional change over 24 hours.

The Company is now focused on expanding the knowledge of how this individual data can best be used in the clinical setting to deliver customized treatment. The 24 hour profiles are being centralized on a registry together with patient and treatment information. The data is being analyzed and modeled on an ongoing basis in an attempt to identifying pathological patterns that can be used to differentiate indication, personalize treatment and assess efficacy following treatment.

The Company is directly positioned at the convergence between devices, treatment and information. Sensimed believes that with this global knowledge based approach we will be able to provide valuable insights that will allow ophthalmologists to better understand and treat glaucoma.

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