Applied Nanodetectors Ltd were announced as the recent winners of the NanoForum 2008 Business Innovation Award this year with the development of a new asthma diagnosis device. 

On receiving the award a spokesperson for the company commented, " We have developed a device that can instantaneously detect asthma, a condition that costs the UK £2.3 billion a year. We spend £1 billion on treatment and costs, and lose 12 million working days. Patients breathe onto a nanochip detector and get a green or a red light in seconds to determine if they are suffering from this condition. This cuts out blood tests that must be sent to labs, X-Rays, and allergic tests. It's instant and non-invasive. It's also 30 times cheaper to treat a patient before they have an asthma attack than afterwards. This nanochip will be configured to be used in a mobile phone so that healthcare providers can diagnose and monitor patients remotely." 

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