News and Media

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November 2009	New Inventors: CheckCLIP Medication ID CheckCLIP was the People’s Choice Episode Winner on the ABC1 The New Inventors television program. November 2009. Australia.
April 2009	SnapIT - Rank 4 (Top 10) in Australian Anthill Smart 100 Awards The SnapIT ampoule opener has been named one of Australia’s 100 most innovative products, according to 1,600 maven judges, in one of the largest and most audacious innovation awards of its kind in Australia – the ‘SMART 100’ Index. A total of 861 products were entered into the awards. The Smart 100 was unveiled at a ceremony on Thursday 9 April, 2009, held at LifeLab, Digital Harbour in the Melbourne Docklands.
August 2008	Awards keep on coming for nurse inventor Article on Snapit, Winner of INNOVIC's Next Big Thing La Salle Matrix Thinking Award 2008. Australian Nursing Journal. August 08, Vol. 16, No. 2. Australia.
14 June 2008	Smart State Designer of the Year announced Press release by Queensland Government, Australia. June 14, 2008. Industrial designer Rob Geddes has been announced the 2008 Smart State Designer of the Year at the qdos Awards by Arts Minister Rod Welford. Rob is Qlicksmart's designer for the Qlicksmart Flask and CASSETTE 3in1 blade removers.
May 2008	Making Your Scalpels Safer Article on Scalpel Safety by Ron Stoker. Qlicksmart Flask & CASSETTE 3in1 mentioned. Outpatient Surgery Magazine. May 2008. Consider these alternatives if your surgeons are resisting the switch to safety scalpels.
2008	Snapit wins the La Salle Matrix Thinking Award Qlicksmart Snapit: Winner of INNOVIC's Next Big Thing La Salle Matrix Thinking Award 2008.
March 2008	Paramedics develop life-saving Check Clip Article on Qlicksmart Check Clip. Business Acumen magazine. March 2008. Queensland, Australia.
February 2008	Qlicksmart Snapit on ABC Radio Australia's "Innovations" program The interview with Glen Riverstone was broadcasted on 25 February 2008. Full transcript on ABC Radio's web site: Url
February 2008	Qlicksmart saves lives worldwide Article on Qlicksmart products, submitted by Australian Technology Showcase. Business Acumen magazine. February 2008. Queensland, Australia.
December 2007	Idea is a cut above / Clever Glen is people's choice Article on Snapit Ampoule Opener. Morning Bulletin Newspaper. December 2007.
December 2007	Winner of the New Inventors People's Choice Award 2007. Glen Riverstone (Qlicksmart Snapit) December 2007. Australia.
19 October 2007	Medical clip wins praise worldwide Article on CHECK CLIP. Gold Coast Bulletin. Australia. 19 October 2007. AN internationally acclaimed device to minimise medication errors developed by three Gold Coast paramedics has been adopted by CareFlight.
2 October 2007	Press Release - INDEX: Exhibition Goes on Tour Press Release by INDEX:2007. 2 October 2007. CASSETTE 3in1 is one of 106 Top Nominees in the International INDEX: AWARD for Design. After a well attended show in Copenhagen, on Friday the INDEX: AWARD EXHIBITION opens in Korea as part of the Gwangju Design Biennale. More on the Exhibition in Korea from INDEX Web site: Pdf / Url
September 2007	Fostering "Research and Development" in Australia (English translation) Article on Queensland's "Smart State Initiative", written by Dr. Fujio Nakano. Foresight Magazine. September 2007. Japan. Original Japanese version: Pdf (magazine cover) / Pdf (article)
September 2007	Press Release - INDEX: AWARD 2007 Winners Announced in Denmark Press Release by ProDesign. September 2007. Winners of each of the five awards categories have been announced. The winner of the WORK category that our Qlicksmart CASSETTE 3in1 was also a finalist in, is a life saving product, called Tongue Sucker. See all Winners: Pdf / Url
September 2007	Media Release - World's first single-handed blade remover by Australian medical devices company on show at world's biggest design expo Media Release by Invest Australia. September 2007.
September 2007	CASSETTE 3in1 - INDEX: AWARD 2007 Top Nominee Out of 337 designs nominated by the world's leading design institutions, the jury has shortlisted 106 top nominated products and services that meet the INDEX: requirement of Design to Improve Life. Read CASSETTE 3in1's entry: Pdf See all Top Nominees for the WORK category: Pdf
June 2007	Smart new surgical device for nurses Article on CASSETTE 3in1 scalpel blade remover. Australian Nursing Journal. June 07, Vol. 14, No. 11. Australia. Audited circulation: 60,727 (March 2007)
May 2007	Safety Product Review - Use safety products to improve staff and patient safety Article on Snapit and CHECK CLIP, by Ron Stoker (ISIPS). Managing Infection Control. May 2007.
May 2007	Scalpel injuries a thing of the past Article on CASSETTE 3in1 scalpel blade remover. Doctor Q magazine. Published by AMA Queensland. May 07, Vol. 36. Queensland, Australia.
April 2007	Nursing framework aids inventor Article on Snapit Ampoule Opener. Australian Nursing Journal. April 07, Vol. 14, No. 9. Australia. Audited circulation: 60,603 (September 2006)
March 2007	CASSETTE 3in1 on ABC News (movie clip) TV news clip on the CASSETTE 3in1 Product Launch on 28 March 2007. Brisbane, Australia.
March 2007	Designer says product will reduce sharps injuries Article on the CASSETTE 3in1 Product Launch. ABC News Online. 28 March 2007. Australia.
March 2007	Revolution in Surgical Safety Launch (page 3 of file) Article on the CASSETTE 3in1 Product Launch. WhisPAH Newsletter (circulation within Princess Alexandra Hospital). March 2007 Issue. Brisbane, Australia.
March 2007	Glen's snappy invention Article on Snapit Ampoule Opener. Health Matters Magazine. March 2007 Issue. Queensland, Australia. Circulation within Queensland Health.
February 2007	New Inventors: Snapit Ampoule Opener People's Choice Winner for the Year 2007. Snapit was the People’s Choice Episode Winner on the ABC The New Inventors television program. February 2007. Australia.
January 2007	New Safety device Article on Snapit Ampoule Opener. Australian Nursing Journal. Dec 06 / Jan 07, Vol. 14, No. 6. Australia.
January 2007	"SCALPEL SAFETY" is the Burning Issue Article in the Blue H News. January 2007. USA. Circulation: 65,000 hospitals ; Readership: 165,000.
November 2006	What Happened in Vegas: The Top 20 Products from EMS EXPO 2006 (page 8 of file) CHECK CLIP selected as one of the top products of the show. EMS Magazine. November 2006 Issue. USA.
September 2006	Cutting Edge (page 2 of file) Qlicksmart SINGLE selected as one of 10 featured products in the "Medical Tech: Good for what ails you" section. Australian Anthill Magazine. Aug/Sep 2006 Issue. National circulation: 15,571; National readership: 37,370 (Nov 2005).
November 2005	Qlicksmart teams up to help exporters Article in the Courier Mail. 2 November 2005. Brisbane, Australia.
October 2005	Australia Company Making World Hospitals Safer Media Release by Australian Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane. 14 October 2005. Australia.
October 2005	Invention aids safer use of scalpels Article on Qlicksmart SINGLE Product Launch. ABC News Online. 14 October 2005. Australia.