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JC Dragons Den: How are they doing now?

We revisit past winners and their concepts to see where they are now.

July 21, 2011 10:24
Michael Korn’s KwickScreen is in over 20 NHS trusts

By

Candice Krieger,

Candice Krieger

4 min read

● 2010 Winner: Michael Korn - KwickScreen, a retractable portable screen to create partitions in hospitals

Medical inventor Michael Korn was last year's runaway winner, wowing the judges with his KwickScreen - a retractable screen that creates temporary partitions between hospital beds to prevent the spread of infection.

The KwickScreen was launched in May 2010 by Mr Korn, together with his business partner Denis Anscomb. When Mr Korn, 30, faced the Dragons, they had sold 70 of the screens, with several NHS hospitals waiting to trial them.

KwickScreens, which have been on sale for around six months, have since been bought by more than 20 NHS trusts and trials with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have been conducted in Royal United Hospital Bath and Ealing Hospital. Mr Korn, who studied at Cambridge University, Imperial College and the Royal College of Art, said: "Things have gone a lot better than we thought. We thought the main purpose of the screens would be infection control but there has been a lot of demand in other areas, particularly to protect patient privacy. We have also launched printed customised screens."