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12/26/2017 تارﺎﻣﻹا ءﺎﺑﻧأ ﺔﻟﺎﻛو - Department of Health Abu Dhabi launches TIP healthcare awards
Thu 21-12-2017 15:45 PM
Department of Health Abu Dhabi launches TIP healthcare awards

ABU DHABI, 21st December, 2017 (WAM) -- The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, DoH, in partnership with the Ministry of
Economy, MoE, and the Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi, DED, has launched the TIP Healthcare Awards for
technology and innovation pioneers.
The awards aim to establish a sustainable world-class platform to encourage quality and competitive, healthcare innovations on a global
scale by attracting innovators and entrepreneurs from all over the world, and to stimulate innovation across a wide healthcare spectrum
from medicines, biomedical devices, virtual and augmented reality, disease control, and the application of the Internet of Things, IoT,
solutions.
The awards, hosted under TIP, Technology Innovation Pioneer, is a vehicle which will boost innovation across sectors, help spark
creativity in science and technology amongst generations, and contribute to "Healthier Abu Dhabi" vision.
Commenting on the launch, Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs at the MoE, said that
the empowerment of innovators and the provision of an incubating environment for their creations are top priorities that the ministry
and its partners are working on achieving.
He added the awards are aimed to support the National Innovation Strategy and further raise the status of the country on the Global
Innovation Index by increasing the rate of patent registration and grants, as well as forming programmes for the development and
implementation of technology in different sectors.

Khalifa bin Salem Al Mansouri, DED Under-Secretary, said that the award will play a vital role in supporting economic development
and enhancing productivity in the UAE to build an integrated economic system aligned to the Abu Dhabi Plan and the Abu Dhabi
Economic Vision 2030.
Mohamed Al Hameli, Acting Under-Secretary of DoH, said, "TIP healthcare awards will stimulate the research network across the
UAE, which will play a key role in elevating Abu Dhabi as a global centre for innovation in healthcare and life sciences, supported by
the efforts of talented experts from around the world."

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