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Indian firm a technology pioneer
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007, 23:55 IST
New York: India's Neurosynaptic Communication is among the 39 visionary companies selected as 'Technology pioneers-2008' by the world economic forum. Neurosynaptic is a telemedicine solutions company that has developed a remote low-cost diagnostic kit to measure four primary parameters including temperature, blood pressure, ECG and heartbeat (stethoscope) for teleconsultation. Twenty-three of the technology pioneers are the U.S. based companies. Israel and the United Kingdom each have three, Sweden and Switzerland have two each, and Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia have one each.
Technology pioneers are nominated in three main categories including energy/environment, biotechnology/health and information technology. Neurosynpatic is in the biotechnology/health category.
The company's products and services include identity management on the Internet, understanding of individuals' genetic information, robotic radio-surgery, pollution control materials and low-cost remote diagnosis solutions. A panel of technology experts appointed by the world economic forum made the final selection from 273 nominees. The technology experts including venture capitalists, technology companies, academics and media nominated the pioneers.
