COSMED Q-NRG Metabolic Monitor won the Red Dot Award 2021
Rome - April 27, 2021
COSMED, a worldwide leader in the design of metabolic systems for clinical and human performance applications, was a winner of this year’s Red Dot Award, with the Metabolic Monitor Q-NRG.
This Product Design competition has existed since 1954. Its award, the Red Dot, is an internationally recognised quality seal. Only products of excellent design quality will win an award from the jury and can use the high-impact, internationally recognised Red Dot winner label. The competition will focus on smart and innovative products, as they are in with an even-better chance of garnering a distinction.
We are proud to inform that Q-NRG and Q-NRG+ were selected by the jury for the Red Dot Award Product Design 2021 in the Medical Technology category with its unique combination of design and non-invasive technology to accurately measure energy expenditure to optimize individual nutrition programmes.
This year, the jurors were particularly struck by the high level of innovation of the award-winning entries. From cars and robots to medical technology and packaging, numerous winning products offer solutions to contemporary problems and thus make a key contribution to the further development of global living standards.
Q-NRG and Q-NRG+ utilizes Indirect Calorimetry (IC) technology, the Gold Standard to accurately measure Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)— a patient’s calorie needs while at rest. Clinicians can use Q-NRG to determine energy targets, prescribe and administer the appropriate nutrition therapy for their patients.
Q-NRG is the ultimate tool for research in metabolic response at resting, to develop individual weight management programs and optimize energy balance.
IC is recommended in Guidelines from nutrition societies around the world, including the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN) and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).
Q-NRG is designed to be a point-of-care technology. The device requires minimal warm-up and calibration time and can deliver readings in as few as five minutes. Results are displayed in real-time in a user-friendly “dashboard” on the device’s screen. Q-NRG Metabolic Monitor was developed by COSMED R&D and Marketing Teams in collaboration with Design Partner LTD.
More information about Q-NRG can be found in the “Winners” section of the Red Dot Award website.
