[5] More recently DCA with pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis have designed SoloStar, a disposable pen-type injector for insulin.

This device took Gold, International Export and Grand Prix at the 2009 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards in recognition of its improved performance compared to competitor pens and its significant commercial success, as in 2008 it had accounted for 41% of all growth in the global injectable insulin market.

For example, the 3M Versaflo S655 Premium Hood (a protective respirator) won a 2010 Red Dot Award for Product Design within the industry and Crafts category.

[7] This was followed up the following year by the 3M Versaflo M-Series headgear (a range of powered and supplied air respiratory protection systems) which won a 2011 Red Dot Award in the industry and Crafts category.

[8] The M-Series also won an IDEA Bronze Commercial Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) in 2011.