The AngioExpert device for non-invasive assessment of vascular circulation, FRANKD – rapid diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 virus and VENTIL – a device for independent lung ventilation, were recognized as the most innovative Polish products within the Polish Product of the Future competition organized by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development and the National Center for Research and Development. 

-Each of the projects awarded in the Polish Product of the Future competition proves the great potential of cooperation between science and business. Entrepreneurs, thanks to effective mechanisms can see not only the need to invest in research but also successfully undertake new concepts, cooperating with or using the support of our scientists. As a result, today, despite many challenges related to the pandemic, we can award and promote many Polish innovations – said Przemysław Czarnek, Minister of Education and Science during the awards ceremony.

In the history of the “Polish Product of the Future” so far, over 1,200 projects have been submitted, of which 59 have been awarded and 137 have been distinguished. Record 219 projects were submitted to this year competition.