Sep 15 2008
Nanobiosym, a leading nanotechnology firm, today announced that Mr. Ratan Tata, chairman of the multibillion-dollar global conglomerate Tata Group, has joined the firm's global advisory board.
“I am honored to welcome Mr. Tata to our Global Advisory Board,” said Nanobiosym® Chairman and CEO, Dr. Anita Goel, MD, PhD- a Harvard and MIT-trained physicist and physician. “I am inspired by his example, which provides us with a practical roadmap for bringing cutting edge technologies into emerging global economies and extending our reach to broad markets at the ‘bottom of the pyramid’.”
Nanobiosym® has developed Gene-RADAR®, a portable nanotechnology platform that can rapidly and accurately detect genetic fingerprints from any biological organism. Dr. Goel’s vision is to give patients worldwide real-time access to their own diagnostic information through low-cost handheld devices that could detect disease from a single drop of blood or saliva.
“Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize the way we tackle key issues facing the world today, and Nanobiosym® is working at the forefront of this revolution,” Mr. Tata said. “Dr. Goel has forged a bold model for driving technological innovation and commercialization, while maximizing global humanitarian impact. I am delighted to join the Nanobiosym® Global Advisory Board, and I look forward to working closely with Dr. Goel and her team.”
Mr. Alfred Ford, Director of the Ford Motor Company Fund and also a member of the Nanobiosym® Global Advisory Board, said: “Behind this vision is game-changing technology which can revolutionize healthcare globally. In the face of growing world health crises and transnational epidemics, Dr. Goel and Nanobiosym® are redefining the rules in the battle to diagnose disease and save lives.”
Imagine the possibilities when a pioneer like Dr. Goel, named one of MIT Technology Review’s top 35 science and technology innovators in the world, aligns with a global entrepreneur like Mr. Tata, named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. Very big - and very, very small - things can happen.
“Dr. Goel sees far over the horizon, beyond geographic and technological boundaries, and envisions technology driven by the needs of the greater good -- a vision that we both share,” Mr. Tata said.
The Nanobiosym Chairman and CEO added, “We are deeply committed to bringing our nanotech innovations into global markets to address some of the greatest unmet humanitarian needs of our time.”