Crystal ball potential Device may predict sudden health crises
Event to reel in superyachts
UK START-UP Canaria hopes its personal safety device will one day change the traditional medical world.
Canaria’s team has relocated to Brisbane for six months as part of the Queensland Government’s Unearthed Accelerator program, based at start-up hub The Precinct. They have received $70,000 in funding.
Their product is a wearable personal safety device that monitors the wearer’s vital signs and sends them to a control centre.
The team has worked with NASA to develop the product for use on the International Space Station and received the NASA Space Apps global award for best use of hardware last year.
While in Australia, staff members plan to meet and work closely with mining companies to introduce their device to the resources sector.
Canaria chief marketing officer Rob Finean said they had jumped at the chance to continue developing in Australia.
“In London there’s not much of a mining industry, Australia is really leading the way,” he said.
Chief executive Alex Moss said the company’s product was a great fit for the mining environment.
“After we had designed our technology for NASA, it became really clear to us that mining was the natural application of it – space and mining are kind of the two extremes,” she said. “It’s not just about … data, the clever part is the potential predicting abilities.
“It doesn’t just say this person is injured, take care of them, it can say this person is about to pass out from exhaustion, and before it even happens you can get them out of the vehicle. Sixty per cent of all accidents in the heavy industries are caused by fatigue.”
But it is the long-term medical potential which could prove groundbreaking.
“We are continuing to develop our technology so that ultimately in the long term it would be able to tell you a few hours in advance that you’re going to have an epileptic fit, or a stroke, or a heart attack,” Ms Moss said. CELEBRATE WITH 2 HOURS OF SHARE PLATES FROM THE SMOKER WHEN YOU FROM $55 P/P OR INDULGE IN A FEAST OF YOUR CHOICE WHEN YOU 2 COURSE 3 COURSE BUFFET $49 P/P $59 P/P $59 P/P THE raft of new Great Barrier Reef anchoring sites will be spruiked by Far North superyacht industry leaders at a global industry event.
Father and son indigenous music duo Witiyana and Yirrmal Marika, of the Rirratjingu clan, are also set to perform at the prestigious Monacho Yacht Show being held later this month.
The pair will attend the event alongside Superyacht Group Great Barrier Reef (SYGGBR) to entertain industry figures from around the world.
Held from September 27-30, the event will be another valuable chance for SYGGBR to sell the Far North as the “perfect home port”.
It comes after the Federal Government recently opened up more of the Whitsundays to superyachts up to 70m.
“Our mission is to entice superyacht owners and their magnificent yachts to explore the diversity and sophistication of the Asia Pacific and South Pacific island nations, aiming to explore and base themselves in Queensland,” said SYGGBR chairwoman Carrie Carter.
“We will also be sharing the big news of the 21 new anchorages now available to superyachts in the pristine Whitsundays, one of the Great Barrier Reef’s major drawcards.
“And with Cairns’ Marlin Marina currently experiencing full capacity and promising forward bookings for 2018, Cairns is fast becoming the place to be.”