Productive discussions focused on EtC’s successes and our challenges. Several countries were proposed as next sites for implementation! Watch for updates!
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Semi-Finalist in Making More Health: Co-Creating a Healthier World
The Ashoka Changemakers program announces that Energize the Chain has reached the semi-finals in the global challenge Making More Health: Co-Creating a Healthier World.
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Philadelphia Magazine Features Energize the Chain
The May 2015 issue of Philadelphia Weekly features Dr. Harvey Rubin and Energize the Chain in an article on Philadelphia doctors who are saving the world.
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Voice of America: Ebola, the WHO, and Global Response
The Ebola epidemic, global response to infectious diseases control, and the threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria were just a few topics that Dr. Harvey Rubin discussed on Voice of America on October 28, 2014.
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Energize the Chain on BloombergTV Street Smart →
Dr. Rubin appeared on BloombergTV's Street Smart on October 7, 2014, to discuss cold chain challenges and solutions in light of the ongoing Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
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Dr. Harvey Rubin to Give Keynote at Digital Disruption 2014 →
Dr. Rubin will be featured as a keynote speaker at Digital Disruption 2014, a digital innovation and business transformation conference in San Jose, California, on December 8-11. He'll address the ways that EtC is forging innovative partnerships between the telecom industry and the health infrastructure in Africa and India.
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Energize the Chain at TEDx →
Dr. Harvey Rubin spoke about Energize the Chain at a TEDx talk in New York City on September 26, 2014. He discussed the challenges of maintaining the cold chain and the promises of partnering with mobile telecommunications companies.
Read MoreForbes.com Talks to Harvey Rubin about Ebola and Cold Chain →
Forbes.com's Faye Flam talks to Harvey Rubin, MD, PhD, about challenges in maintaining the cold chain for a future Ebola vaccine. Dr. Rubin notes that with Ebola, lack of refrigeration for biologics and vaccines represents part of a bigger problem with infrastructure. What we need, he says, is an international organization dedicated to tracking and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Read MorePublic/Private Partnerships and the Cold Chain: EtC Powers Solutions →
Private equity firms are investing in the cold chain. Why? It's not just vaccines that need to be kept at appropriate temperature: other commodities such as foods have specific cold temperature requirements.
Knowledge@Wharton, the Wharton School's online journal of business analysis, looks at the cold chain landscape as a potential business opportunity built on the foundation of innovation that EtC has established.
Read MoreMobile Operators Help Get Vaccines to People in Need →
This piece by Dawn Bushaus from TM Forum, a global digital trade association, highlights the promise of EtC and expansion plans beyond Zimbabwe.
Every year, more than 2 million children worldwide die from preventable diseases because they lack access to the vaccines that could prevent their illnesses. Energize The Chain (ETC), a not-for-profit technology service company, is working with mobile network operators in developing nations on a revolutionary Internet of Things application that could significantly reduce the number of deaths...
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