Irish app player 3D4Medical wins top Apple design award

15 Jun 2016

Complete Anatomy is transforming medical learning across the globe, with ground-breaking 3D technology allowing for greater exploration and visualisation of the anatomy than ever before

Irish medical app company 3D4Medical has been awarded a prestigious Apple Design Award for its flagship application, Complete Anatomy.

Recognising technical excellence, outstanding design and innovation, the hand-picked recipients of the Apple Design Awards are chosen from more than 2m apps available across iOS and MacOS, and are presented as part of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco.

3D4Medical, a previous Siliconrepublic.com Start-up of the Week, announced 70 new jobs in Dublin in January.

‘Complete Anatomy receiving an Apple Design Award is validation of how our technology will continue to disrupt the medical education market’
– JOHN MOORE, 3D4MEDICAL

Last September, at the unveiling of new Apple products like the iPhone 6s and iPad Pro in San Francisco, 3D4Medical’s Irene Walsh wowed the audience as she showed how medical technology is being brought to live on devices like the iPad Pro.

Anatomy of a successful start-up

Complete Anatomy uses groundbreaking 3D technology to allow for greater exploration and visualisation of the anatomy than ever before, as well as incorporating new sharing features.

Since launching in November 2015, Complete Anatomy has topped the App Store medical category charts in 82 countries, including the US. Version 2.0 of the application was released in May 2016, adding brand new Lectures content that allows users to access and explore guided lessons from a former Stanford University professor on a variety of anatomical topics using the 3D technology and tools included in the application.

Version 2.0 of the application was released in May 2016, adding brand new Lectures content that allows users to access and explore guided lessons from a former Stanford University professor on a variety of anatomical topics using the 3D technology and tools included in the application.

3D4Medical CEO John Moore is a finalist in this year’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Programme in the international category.

“Complete Anatomy receiving an Apple Design Award is validation of how our technology will continue to disrupt the medical education market,” Moore said.

“The recognition of Complete Anatomy as an industry leader in design and innovation strengthens our position as we continue to grow rapidly within medical education, and soon into medical practice.”

John Kennedy is a journalist who served as editor of Silicon Republic for 17 years

editorial@siliconrepublic.com