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David Kester, Chief Executive of the Design Council said:
"This is a terrific illustration of how the power of design is helping to improve public services by finding innovative new ways to tackle challenging issues. The Design Council is excited to be working with the National Health Service to run this nationally important programme, which I believe will make a great contribution to tackling healthcare associated infections."
Chair of the judges, Richard Seymour - one of the UKs most respected and influential designers, said:
"This is the probably the most important thing these designers will do this year - or perhaps in their entire career. It's a unique opportunity to genuinely affect lives and to leave a lasting legacy, which will continue to help protect people's health for years to come. I am tremendously excited by the calibre of these finalists, and I am looking forward to seeing the product of their creativity and talent. Britain needs more projects like this."
In another strand of the Design Bugs Out project, the Design Council is working with a team of specialists in healthcare-related design from the Royal College of Arts Helen Hamlyn Centre....
(((Presumable next stage – design to aid the growth of health-inducing probiotic microbes.)))
