Claire Pomeroy Award For Innovation in Medical Technology
Established in 2010, The Claire Pomeroy Awards for Innovation in Medical Technology are given to recognize and celebrate outstanding achievement within our region for innovation in medical technology.
2012 Nomination Process
Self-nominations or nominations of a colleague for this prestigious award are invited. Send the nominee’s name, your name, the device or product name, and a brief description of the innovation and why it meets the criteria listed below, to awards@sarta.org. Please keep your description brief and to the point – your entire nomination may not exceed two and one half pages in length. Download nomination form
Submissions must be submitted electronically to awards@sarta.org no later than 11:59 PM, on April 6, 2012.
Winners will be notified by April 27, and awards will be publicly announced at the SARTA Sacramento Med Tech Showcase on June 5, 2012.
2012 Awards Committee
- Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer, UC Davis Health System, Vice Chancellor, Human Health Sciences, Dean, School of Medicine University of California, Davis
- Cary M. Adams, JD, Chair, MedStart; Founder, ProXimal Ventures
- Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, Ph.D., P.E., Distinguished Professor,Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis
- Don Chigazola, Director, Medtronic CardioVascular
- Emir José Macari, Ph.D., Dean of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Sacramento
- John Maroney, Managing Member, Delphi Ventures
- John Mesic, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region
- Robert Medearis, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Silicon Valley Bank
- Christian Renaudin, D.V.M, Ph.D., Managing Partner and CEO, The MarkeTech Group
- Warren Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department, California State University, Sacramento
Award Criteria
The awards will be made by the Awards Committee to recognize innovators who have created important and high impact inventions and products (e.g. devices, drugs, diagnostics, medical IT products, etc.) that advance our region. Their inventions/products should transform an important aspect of the practice of medicine and/or the delivery of healthcare services, making them safer, more effective, less costly, and/or more accessible. Their invention or product must be in commercial or approved use in the medical industry. The Committee will prioritize those who have benefited SARTA’s nine county region (Butte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba).
Parameters to be assessed in making the awards may include:
- Brilliance or ingenuity in solving problems and designing solutions,
- Impact on the lives of patients,
- Size of the populations affected,
- Extent of the impact in its markets,
- Impact on health care providers and/or processes of care,
- Economic impact on the healthcare system.
Prior non-winning finalists will automatically be reconsidered. If there are updates, the nominees or their nominators are welcome to submit them.
2011 Award Winner
2011 Nominees
- John M. Boone, Breast CT
- William L. Bargar, M.D., Robodoc
- Paul Douglas Corl, Prime Wire by Volcano Corporation
- Paul B. Kelly, Cell Saver by Haemonetics
- John P. McGahan, Radio Frequency Ablation for Cancer Treatment
- Brian Watwood, Patented lever drive wheelchair mechanism
2010 Award Winners
- Philip H. Coelho, BioArchive System by Thermogenesis
- Edward A. Smeloff, Smeloff-Cutter Heart Valve
- Warren D. Smith, PK Factor for assessing consciousness of patients under anesthesia
- Richard K. Wertz, Autoscan Automated Microbiology Diagnostic System
Sponsors of 2011 Sacramento Med Tech Showcase
