iFast Diagnostics wins prestigious Institute of Physics Business Award

iFAST Diagnostics Ltd wins prestigious Institute of Physics Business Award

iFAST Diagnostics Ltd has been awarded an Institute of Physics Business Award, the Lee Lucas Award, for their Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing instruments and rapid AST system.
The IOP’s prestigious Business Awards are unique in the UK and Ireland in recognising the significant contribution that physicists and physics make in industry and this year’s cohort of awardees contains the 100th IOP business award winner.

There are three categories of awards – Business Innovation, Business Start-Up, and the Lee Lucas Award (for the medical and healthcare sector) – so businesses at any stage of their development are eligible; from start-ups to multi-national corporations.

The IOP Lee Lucas Award recognises and celebrates very early-stage companies taking innovative products into the medical and healthcare sector.

Dr Toby King. CEO. iFAST Diagnostics Ltd said: “We are delighted to receive the Lee Lucas Award as it represents recognition of all the hard work we have done to develop our rapid, low cost, antimicrobial susceptibility testing technology.
Launching at the start of 2026, the iFAST Diagnostics system will enable thousands of patients to receive the most appropriate antibiotic when they most need it and help the fight against antimicrobial resistance.”

Institute of Physics President Professor Michele Dougherty said: “Physics drives discovery and innovation, transforming our understanding of the world. And it is the innovations of physics-powered businesses that are driving our economy, creating jobs, and addressing the challenges that face us today.
“In the coming years, physics will continue to shape our lives, hopefully making a better world for us all, and it is companies like those we are honouring with a 2025 IOP Business Award that are leading the way towards a prosperous, sustainable future. My sincerest congratulations to them all.”

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