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IFC and Snowman Open Call for Cold Chain Innovators Worldwide
News | September 09, 2021
New Delhi, September 9, 2021 – IFC and Snowman Logistics, one of India's largest cold-chain logistics companies, have launched a global open call for innovators to bring sustainable temperature-controlled logistics (TCL) solutions to the growing Indian market, as part of IFC's award-winning TechEmerge Program.
IFC’s TechEmerge and Kobo360 to Pilot Game-Changing Sustainable Cooling Innovations in Nigeria
News | July 07, 2021
Eleven global innovators have been selected to partner with 15 leading Nigerian companies to pilot cost-effective, climate-smart technologies to strengthen the country's temperature-controlled logistics supply chain, as part of IFC's award-winning TechEmerge program in partnership with African digital logistics platform Kobo360.
TechEmerge Health innovator Laura raises $2 million to expand cutting-edge AI solution
News | May 24, 2021
Brazilian health tech innovator Laura has closed a BRL 10 million (~$2 million) seed round, led by American fund GAA Investments, as part of the startup’s efforts to expand its growth in the Brazilian market, as well as in other Latin American countries such as Peru and Colombia.
Webinar for Innovators (II) - Sustainable Cooling TCL Nigeria
Events | January 20, 2021
Webinar for Innovators (I) - Sustainable Cooling TCL Nigeria
Events | January 14, 2021
Recording available
World Bank Group and CES Announce Global Tech Challenge Winners
News | January 12, 2021
Washington, D.C.— Today the World Bank Group and CES announced the winners of the Global Tech Challenge at CES®2021.
Innovative Cooling Solution Projects for Nigeria’s Food, Health, and other Industries
News | December 08, 2020
Health East Africa Innovation Summit, October 27-29 2020
Events | October 27, 2020
Open Call for Sustainable Cooling Innovators
News | July 22, 2020
TechEmerge has launched an open call for innovators worldwide to bring sustainable cooling technologies to Latin America, to grow commercial relationships in this key sector while mitigating climate change.
Why the World Bank is partnering with the Consumer Technology Association
News | January 10, 2020
Devex Article by Catherine Cheney
SAN FRANCISCO — The World Bank Group launched the Global Tech Challenge this week at CES, the annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association that is bringing 180,000 attendees together in Las Vegas, Nevada.
IFC Launches Global Health Tech Challenge to Spur Innovation in East African Health Care
News | January 07, 2020
Washington, DC, January 7, 2020— As part of the World Bank Group (WBG) Global Tech Challenge launched today, IFC, the private sector arm of the WBG, called on health tech innovators from around the world to bring their solutions to the East African market to meet the needs of patients and health care providers in the region.
IFC unveils financing plan for health tech innovators
News | January 07, 2020
Local health technology innovators will get financial and technical support to pilot their products in the East African market under an International Finance Corporation (IFC)-sponsored project to boost healthcare access in Kenya and the region.
IFC Senior Director William Sonneborn said the project dubbed ‘The TechEmerge Health’ will link the innovators with more than 20 leading private healthcare providers and boost key services like patient engagement, clinical records and data analytics and point of care diagnostic tools.
TechEmerge Brazil Health Innovation Summit
Events | June 28, 2019
A special thank you to the TechEmerge Program Partners: the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy
MobileODT launched their first wide-scale deployment of AI screening for cervical cancer
News | January 08, 2019
CHENNAI, India, January 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
MobileODT, developer of the Enhanced Visual Assessment (EVA) System, will partner with Genworks and Apollo Hospitals to deliver its FDA-cleared smart mobile colposcope in India to perform the first large-scale pilot of Augmented Intelligence (AI) for use in cervical cancer screening. This will give healthcare professionals cutting edge, yet low-cost mobile technology to reach millions of women across India who previously had limited access to life saving cervical exams.
Max Healthcare and Vios Medical launch monitoring system
News | March 27, 2018
Senior VP, Max Healthcare Vaibhav Poddar excited to announce successful Vios Medical roll-out.
24x7 ward monitoring system launched
News | March 01, 2018
Max Healthcare has partnered with the United States-based Vios Medical for the launch of a 24x7 intelligent vital monitoring system.
Max Healthcare to introduce 24x7 ward monitoring system
News | March 01, 2018
New Delhi, To bring Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-standard monitoring across general wards, Max Healthcare on Wednesday announced a partnership with US-based medical technology company Vios Medical to launch a continuous vital monitoring system built on a medical-grade Internet of Things (IoT) framework.
Zilico Announces $19M from New Investments
News | February 05, 2018
Zilico Ltd continues its global expansion plans for ZedScan™ by securing a strategic deal with the MaxHealth Medicine Group (China), stock code: 836163 (NEEQ). The deal will allow MaxHealth to sell and market ZedScan™, Zilico’s cervical cancer diagnostic system, to the Chinese market.
WellDoc, Voluntis to work together on combined offering for type 2 diabetes
News | January 11, 2018
WellDoc and Voluntis, two companies with FDA-cleared, clinically validated platforms aimed at the management of Type 2 diabetes, have signed a commercial agreement to combine their technologies and offer joint products in the future.
How a Tragic Oversight Led These Two 20-Somethings to Build a Lifesaving Tech Startup
News | January 04, 2018
Stasis Labs found its first market overseas. What's its best next move?
Positive outcomes from WellDoc's BlueStar translate to cost savings, analysis finds
News | January 04, 2018
An analysis contracted by WellDoc found that the company’s digital therapeutic for Type 2 diabetes management could lead to an average savings of more than $250 per patient per month.