| World Economic Forum Names Technology Pioneers for 2004 |
The World
Economic Forum announced the 30 companies selected worldwide as
"Technology Pioneers"
for 2004. Company nominations
are made by the international venture community and members,
constituents and collaborators of the World Economic Forum. Candidates are
reviewed and evaluated
by an external Selection Advisory Committee. The
emergent technology trends represented by the
Technology Pioneer companies
selected are: ubiquitous computing, nanotechnology, biotechnology
and
energy technology. Ubiquitous computing will become the fabric of everyday
life by integrating
computing and communications power into almost
everything, from fridges to clothes to door-handles
to wallpaper.
Nanotechnology, by integrating nanoscale components with conventional
electronics,
is now in the stages of creating nanotech products.
Biotechnology is making rapid progress in the
understanding of computer
data which has led to new approaches in drug design and discovery.
Alternative energy technologies are beginning to switch to a
"hydrogen economy," which involves
using hydrogen as a medium
for the storage and transmission of energy.
Of the 30 companies named
as Tech Pioneers, 18 are from the United
States and only seven are from Europe. Last year the figures
showed a
similar split with 70% of the companies coming from North America.
Companies
Selected as Technology Pioneers 2004:
|
Company |
Representative |
Title |
Country |
|
Alien Technology |
Stav Prodromou |
Chief Executive
Officer |
USA |
|
Angiotech
Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
William L. Hunter |
Founder, President
and Chief Executive Officer |
Canada |
|
AnthroTronix Inc. |
Corinna E. Lathan |
Founder and Chief
Executive Officer |
USA |
|
CK Life Sciences
International Inc. |
S.F. Pang |
Chief Technology
Officer |
Hong Kong SAR |
|
Corvil Networks Ltd |
Donal Byrne |
Chief Executive
Officer |
Ireland |
|
Gilead Sciences
Inc. |
John C. Martin |
President and Chief
Executive Officer |
USA |
|
Hydrogenics |
Pierre Rivard |
Co-Founder,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Canada |
|
Imagen Inc. |
Pamela Lipson |
Chief Executive
Officer and President |
USA |
|
Inframat |
David Reisner |
Chief Executive
Officer |
USA |
|
MagiQ Technologies
Inc. |
Bob Gelfond |
Chief Executive
Officer |
USA |
|
Medis Technologies
Ltd |
Robert K. Lifton |
Chairman of the
Board, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary |
USA |
|
mnemoScience GmbH |
Andreas Lendlein |
Managing Director |
Germany |
|
Nanomix Inc. |
George Gruner |
Chief Scientist |
USA |
|
Nanosys Inc. |
Larry Bock |
Co-Founder,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
USA |
|
Nantero Inc. |
Thomas Rueckes |
Co-Founder and
Chief Scientific Officer |
USA |
|
OmniSonics Medical
Technologies Inc. |
Robert A. Rabiner |
President and Chief
Executive Officer |
USA |
|
Optobionics |
Alan Chow |
Co-Founder and
Chief Executive Officer |
USA |
|
OTB-Group BV |
Ron Kok |
Founder |
Netherlands |
|
Plastic Logic |
Stuart M. Evans |
Chief Executive
Officer |
United Kingdom |
|
Procognia Ltd |
Ron Long |
Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman |
United Kingdom |
|
Red-M |
Karl Feilder |
Chief Executive
Officer |
United Kingdom |
|
Regeneration
Technologies Inc. |
Brian K. Hutchinson |
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer |
USA |
|
Seeing Machines Pty
Ltd |
Alex Zelinsky |
Chief Executive
Officer |
Australia |
|
Solid Technologies
Inc. |
Chung Joon |
Founder and Chief
Executive Officer |
Republic of Korea |
|
Sonim Technologies
Inc. |
John Burns |
President and Chief
Executive Officer |
USA |
|
Syrrx Inc. |
Stephen W. Kaldor |
President and Chief
Scientific Officer |
USA |
|
TeraView Ltd |
Don Arnone |
Chief Executive
Officer |
United Kingdom |
|
UTStarcom |
Hong Liang Lu |
Founder, President
and Chief Executive Officer |
USA |
|
VGX Pharmaceuticals |
J. Joseph Kim |
Co-Founder,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
USA |
|
Zyomyx Inc. |
Peter Wagner |
Chief Technology
Officer |
USA |
To learn more
About the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization
committed to improving the state of the world.
The Forum provides a
collaborative framework for the world's leaders to address global issues,
engaging particularly its
corporate members in global citizenship.
Incorporated as a foundation, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World
Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no
political, partisan or national interests. The Forum has
NGO consultative
status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Source: World Economic Forum Press Release, December 2003
Copyright ŠTechnology Management Newsletter, 2004
