‘Gibco CTS Rotea Counterflow Centrifugation System for cell and gene therapy manufacture’ Recognised in Australia’s International Good Design Awards for Design Excellence.
The winners of Australia’s peak international design awards were announced today during the 2021 Good Design Awards Week. The Good Design Awards are the highest honour for design and innovation in the country and reward projects across 12 design disciplines and 30 subcategories.
Gibco CTS Rotea Counterflow Centrifugation System for cell and gene therapy manufacture received two prestigious Good Design Award Winner Accolades in the Product Design and Engineering Design categories in recognition for outstanding design and innovation.
The Australian Good Design Awards is the country’s oldest and most prestigious international awards for design and innovation with a proud history dating back to 1958. The Awards celebrate the best new products and services on the Australian and international market, excellence in architectural design, precinct design, engineering, fashion, digital and communication design, and reward new and emerging areas of design including design strategy, social impact design, design research and up-and-coming design talent in the Next Gen category.
The 2021 Good Design Awards attracted a record number of submissions with 933 design projects evaluated by more than 70 Australian and international Jurors, including designers, engineers, architects and thought leaders. Each entry was evaluated according to a strict set of design evaluation criteria which includes good design, design innovation and design impact. Projects recognised with an Australian Good Design Award demonstrate excellence in professional design and highlight the impact a design-led approach has on business success and social and environmental outcomes.
The Good Design Awards Jury commented:
“The functionality can be well appreciated. By integrating multiple processes into one device, this is an innovative approach to increasing the affordability of cell and gene therapies. The capacity to conduct small batch processing, higher flow rate and the high recovery aspect are strong features. It's a complex product, well designed to improve usability. Overall, a standout project that ticks all the boxes for good design in this category.”
“This is a good system that brings efficiencies to the gene therapy sector. The system is well designed and complies with global standards to allow for access to international markets. There are safety features designed into the product. The rigorous design and testing programs, together with success in gaining Early Adopter Program users, vouch for the new and valuable contribution this design makes.”
Dr. Brandon Gien, CEO of Good Design Australia said: “Receiving an Australian Good Design Award is testament to embedding design excellence at the heart of a product, service, place or experience. Although 2021 continues to be another challenging year, it is incredibly inspiring to see designers and businesses working together to find innovative, customer-centric design solutions to local and global challenges and to see them recognised and rewarded for their efforts through these prestigious Awards.”
“The importance of embracing good design principles is now more important than ever as many businesses around the world have had to completely re-think their business strategies to remain competitive. The standard of design excellence represented in this year’s Awards is the best I’ve ever seen in my 25 years of running these Awards, an encouraging sign that the design sector is flourishing,” Dr. Gien went on to say.