OrganOx, from Oxford, have created the ‘metra’, which mimics the environment of the human body by constantly streaming warm oxygenated blood through the disembodied liver. (Image: SWNS)The Royal Academy of Engineering’s MacRobert Award recognises teams that demonstrate outstanding innovation and societal benefit within UK engineering. MacRobert Award judge, Professor David Delpy, said of OrganOx’s work: “This is a very impressive piece of complete systems engineering. Other former winning innovations include the CT scanner, invented at EMI, which allowed doctors to see inside the human body, in 1972. Dr Dame Sue Ion DBE FREng FRS, Chair of the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award judging panel, said: ”As the MacRobert Award marks its half century, we are excited for the future.

Source: Daily Mirror June 10, 2019 14:18 UTC