2013 Cleanroom Award Winner Announced

The interactive worktop for laboratories, Blautouch developed by Laborial, was the winner of 2013 Cleanroom Award. This contest was organised by Reinraum Akademie GmbH, on the subject of the 2nd edition of the Cleanzone, which is an event of worldwide reference regarding controlled environments. The event took place between the 22nd and 23rd of October in Frankfurt.

Among several applications to the award, the product was initially chosen for a group of 5 nominees which were selected by a board of international specialists. The five nominees presented different products: the German Berner International GmbH displayed ‘The next generation of laminar flow cabinets’; the German Albany Door Systems GmbH exhibited ‘The first certified clean room door’; the German Curasan AG featured an ‘Innovative clean room concept: maximising energy efficiency and minimising CO₂ emissions by using combined cooling, heat and power for clean room air conditioning’; the American CO₂Nexus Inc displayed ‘Tersus^TM liquid CO₂ clean room laundry solution’; the Portuguese Laborial presented Blautouch and seized the event to present their solutions in order the audience to vote. The viewers elected Blautouch as the Cleanroom Award 2013 Winner. This award consolidates the position and reputation of Blautouch in the European market, in addition to the innovation prize, on the subject of Contamin Expo 2013, awarded in March in Paris.

Blautouch is an interactive worktop for laboratories which is developed in partnership with Edigma and FEUP, in the course of ‘Intellab – Intelligent Labs’ project, funded by QREN. Blautouch is manufactured with materials which are resistant to the most aggressive disinfectants and reactants. Blautouch is developed according to the most recent guidelines of ‘hygienic design’ and allows the replacement of electronic devices such as computers, keyboards and mice, which represent a major source of contamination especially in highly sensitive areas such as hospitals, laboratories and clean rooms.

To José Branco, CEO at Laborial, this award 'consolidates the international recognition of Laborial’s work, which is particularly important in this period related to the recent foundation of the Swiss subsidiary and where increasing sales especially in the European market represents the main aspiration'.