Mandy Haberman
Encyclopedia
Mandy Nicola Haberman is an English
inventor and entrepreneur
. She is a visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University
, from where she has an honorary doctorate.
, a congenital abnormality that included a cleft palate.
Out of necessity, she invented the Haberman Feeder
special bottle for infants with sucking difficulties, now used in hospitals throughout the world. Her second invention, the Anywayup Cup, is available on the commercial market, selling 10 million cups per year. The Anywayup Cup has received numerous awards for both innovation and design.
system. She has been appointed to various committees by Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
and the Patent Office
, including the Intellectual Property Advisory Committee (IPAC), tasked with providing strategic advice to the British Government, to the Advisory Council for the European Commission
's research programme, (PRISM) and to the Advisory Committee of Simfonec Science and Enterprise Centre (Cass Business School). Haberman is on the editorial board of Patent World
, Informa Law and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts.
Business Woman of the Year Awards for 2003, and recognised by HM Queen Elizabeth
as a Pioneer to the Life of the Nation.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
inventor and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. She is a visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
, from where she has an honorary doctorate.
Inventions
Haberman's daughter was born in 1980 with Stickler syndromeStickler syndrome
Stickler syndrome is a group of genetic disorders affecting connective tissue, specifically collagen. It was first studied and characterized by Gunnar B. Stickler in 1965. Stickler syndrome is a subtype of collagenopathy, types II and XI...
, a congenital abnormality that included a cleft palate.
Out of necessity, she invented the Haberman Feeder
Haberman Feeder
The Haberman Feeder is a speciality bottle named after its inventor Mandy Haberman for babies with impaired sucking ability...
special bottle for infants with sucking difficulties, now used in hospitals throughout the world. Her second invention, the Anywayup Cup, is available on the commercial market, selling 10 million cups per year. The Anywayup Cup has received numerous awards for both innovation and design.
Patents
Haberman has become a campaigner for improvement in the patentPatent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
system. She has been appointed to various committees by Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys is the British professional body of patent attorneys. It was founded in 1882 as the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1891...
and the Patent Office
United Kingdom Patent Office
The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom is, since 2 April 2007, the operating name of The Patent Office. It is the official government body responsible for intellectual property rights in the UK and is an executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
, including the Intellectual Property Advisory Committee (IPAC), tasked with providing strategic advice to the British Government, to the Advisory Council for the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
's research programme, (PRISM) and to the Advisory Committee of Simfonec Science and Enterprise Centre (Cass Business School). Haberman is on the editorial board of Patent World
Patent World
Patent World is a monthly magazine published in English and specialized in patent law and business. It was launched in 1987.- External links :* on Informa Law web site...
, Informa Law and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts.
Awards
Haberman was the Female Inventor of the Year 2000. She was a finalist in the Veuve ClicquotVeuve Clicquot
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is both a champagne house in Reims, France, and a brand of premium champagne. Founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot-Muiron, Veuve Clicquot played an important role in establishing champagne as a favored drink of haute bourgeoisie and nobility throughout Europe...
Business Woman of the Year Awards for 2003, and recognised by HM Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
as a Pioneer to the Life of the Nation.