Coloplast A/S
Coloplast wins design awards

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Two of Coloplast's prime examples of ingenious and aesthetically designed
products - the newly launched female catheter SpeediCath(R) Compact Eve and
ostomy bag SenSura(R) Mio and - wins the highly acclaimed iF Design Award. 

For over 60 years, the iF Design Award has been
recognized the world over as a label of design excellence. This year, the
international jury assessed some 5,000 entries in order to determine the
winners in the iF Design Award 2015. Coloplast's two entries both launched in
2014, SpeediCath Compact Eve and SenSura Mio, were successful in standing out
from the crowd and have received the iF Design Award as a symbol of design
excellence. 

'When we design products we set an ambition to deliver products that fit into
the life of real people. We are proud to receive these awards, which
acknowledges the importance of a user friendly and non-stigmatizing design -
also when it comes to medtech products,' says Oliver Johansen, Senior Vice
President in Coloplast Global R&D. 


The Coloplast Design DNA
The two Coloplast products were developed along with the company's design DNA,
which serves to create products with a clear Coloplast identity that deliver an
aesthetic, reliable and consistent user experience. 

'I believe the fact that we win two awards, is a great
testament to our strong Design DNA. When developing a new product we embed
design from the get-go in order to make it an integrated part of the product -
and not just an ad-on. This was the case with both SpeediCath Compact Eve and
Sensura Mio, and will continue to be the case with future products as well,'
Oliver Johansen. 

'Taking female catheters to a new level'
The female catheter SpeediCath(R) Compact Eve made it into the top list of the
international expert jury and were honored with an iF Gold Award with the
words: 'The woman before the product ‒ a non stigmatizing product. By listening
to the emotional needs of women, Eve is taking female catheters to a new level,
by combining function with an esthetic design inspired by female lifestyle
products such as cosmetics,' at the awards ceremony at BMW World in
Munich. 

The other winning product, the first ever ostomy bag in woven textile SenSura
Mio was awarded the iF Design Award at the same awards ceremony. 

On Friday February 27, Marc Brøndum, Head of Design at Coloplast and members of
his design team went to the BMW event in Munich to receive the gold award on
stage. 



Contacts
Simon Mehl Augustesen,
Senior Manager, Media Relations,
+45 4911 3488,
dksia@coloplast.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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Language:    English        
Company:     Coloplast A/S  
 
 
             Denmark        
ISIN:        DK0060448595   
 
 
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