Breastfeeding monitor scoops Spark of Genius award

Innovative device nets €25k prize and €900k funding

Rosanne Longmore, founder of Coroflo Picture: Fergal Phillips

The Dublin-based tech start-up Coroflo is this year’s winner of the ESB Spark of Genius Award. The company, which is developing a breastfeeding monitor for new mothers, won the award at the Web Summit in Lisbon last week, securing a €25,000 cash prize.

Coroflo will bring its patented nipple shield to market next year. The device incorporates technology that monitors the milk flow from mother to baby, measuring precisely the volumes consumed.

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