Spin-out company wins International Business Award

PA 312/09 A University of Nottingham spin-out company has won a prestigious award for international trade. Monica Healthcare Ltd won the 'New Exporter' Award at the East Midlands International Business Awards 2009, after outstanding export success with its new healthcare technology. The East Midlands International Business Awards recognise the best businesses across the region who are trading internationally and making a real impact on overseas markets. The awards are hosted by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), which brings together the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Spun out from the University in 2005, Monica has developed miniature wireless technology which can monitor the well-being of a mother and her unborn baby. Monica's AN24 wireless fetal-maternal monitoring device is the culmination of 15 years of research in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Nottingham. The non-invasive technology allows monitoring of the fetus and mother for extended periods of time while allowing the mother to move around as normal.