KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Young Presidents' Organization Inc (YPO) has named X-Halo, Ignite Power and Cicil as the winners for the 2018 Global Innovation Award in New York - as part of its third annual YPO Innovation Week.
"The Global Innovation Awards highlight those who are leading the way in creating forward-thinking companies and significant opportunities now and for future generations," said chair of YPO Innovation Week, Keith Alper in a statement.
The winners and their innovations are:
+Chief executive officer of X-Halo, Harjit Gill - the world's first device to detect the early onset of respiratory diseases before any signs of symptoms. Connected to a smartphone, the device gives early warnings of disease and track lung health by measuring breath temperature.
+Chief executive officer of Ignite Power, Yariv Cohen - a Pan-African developer and financier of safe clean energy solutions. The solutions is a solar system for rural homes that integrates with mobile money for a pay-as-you-use energy and leasing model costing as little as US$4 per month.
+Co-founder of Cicil, Leslie Lim - a Google launchpad accelerator startup focused on providing financial access to the underserved Indonesian university student segment. Cicil provides micro loans to students, helping them in financing laptops and tablets, sports equipment.
Further information can be accessed at YPO.org
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