Compelling design enables simple adherence monitoring
Ypsomed has been successful in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. An international jury of experts has awarded SmartPilot for the UnoPen pen injector the distinction “Red Dot”, which stands for high design quality.

The innovative SmartPilot transforms the dial-and-dose prefilled UnoPen injector into a fully connected system. It not only reliably tracks injection dose, time, and date but also guides the user throughout the injection process including safety check and holding time. SmartPilot is intended to facilitate therapy management during clinical trials and after commercial launch.
As a customer centered company Ypsomed sees compelling design as a key factor in making it simple and convincing to rely on connected health care solutions that improve therapy outcome. As Gerhard Pirker, Senior Project Manager and Davide Lo Castro, Product Manager at Ypsomed state: "Winning this award is another step on our journey towards advanced therapy support. We truly believe, that compelling design helps people to easily step into connected care. This award confirms that we are on track."
Internationally recognized Red Dot Award
The Red Dot Award: Product Design dates back to 1955 and honours the best products for a given year. Specialists from a wide range of industries are among the approximately 50 members of the international jury, who are guided by assessment criteria such as each product’s formal quality, ergonomics and longevity.
“The winners of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021 were particularly impressive this year. The design of their products is excellent, in terms of both the aesthetic and the functionality. It’s not easy to prevail in such a strong field of competitors and to win over our jury. Consequently, I want to congratulate the laureates very sincerely on their success,”
said Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and CEO of Red Dot.
Smart Pilot for UnoPen in exhibitions, online and in the yearbook
Smart Pilot for UnoPen can be viewed in the online exhibition on the Red Dot website from 21 June 2021. That date also marks the beginning of the Red Dot Design Week, during which this year’s award winners (companies and designers) and will be celebrated online.
From 22 June 2021, SmartPilot will also be included in the exhibition “Design on Stage” in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen, where all of the award-winning products are showcased. Visitors to the museum can experience the quality of the designs in a space that features contemporary design solutions and historical industrial architecture. The Red Dot Design Yearbook 2021/2022, which will be published in August, provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art and trends in product design.
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