Over 400 Exhibitors Showcase Medical Equipments & Technology at India Med Expo-2017 in Bengaluru

The 8^th India Med Expo-2017 was inaugurated here today at Dr. Prabhakar Kore Convention Centre, Bengaluru. India Med Expo is being held in Bangalore for the first time and its one of the largest exhibition of medical equipments, medical technology and surgical instruments. India Med Expo provides a good opportunity for Industry Experts, Doctors, Health Centre's, Hospitals, etc. to upgrade themselves with modern medical apparatus, technology, etc. India Med Expo 2017 is being held from July 1-3, 2017.

India Med Expo-2017 is also the Single Largest Exhibition on Medical Equipments and Surgical’s to be held across India. More than 300 Companies are participating in India Med Expo and will be showcasing more than 5000 Medical-Surgical and Medical Technology Products. The Expo will feature Companies, Importers and Manufacturers of Surgical Equipments, Technology Oriented Surgical’s, Radiology Instruments, Pathology Technology Instruments and many other requirements of present day medical industry.  Many international participating companies from Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, China and Hong-Kong will be displaying their products and technology at the expo.

Speaking at the launch event,  Arun Sharma, Director of G India Technology, Chief Organizer “India Med Expo”, said “It is the Eighth Edition of India Med Expo and it will also be one of the biggest expo in Bengaluru featuring medical technology, medical services, healthcare services etc.” Further, he added, Bengaluru is one of the best location in South India because of its proximity to Technology. Bengaluru has seen an immense growth in all most all fields like Technology, Pharma, Medical and Healthcare, etc. Also he pointed out that India Med Expo is also featuring renowned international companies from countries like Taiwan, Malaysia, Honk-Kong, Korea, China, etc. These companies are renowned for their expertise in medical technology, precision medical and surgical instruments and more. 

HealthCare at HOME launches the ‘#DoctorsDayOff’ Campaign

Doctors are healers. They give hope to many and to some a new lease of life. But what most of us tend to forget is that doctors are also humans. Long working hours, sacrificing family life and personal interests are all inevitable in a doctor's life. They shoulder enormous responsibilities daily and are still expected to do more. Doctors often advise us to take rest to restore our health. Isn't it time we ask them to try their own medicine for a change?

 To celebrate the contributions of this noble profession in a special way, HealthCare atHOME (HCAH) has launched the ‘#DoctorsDayOff’ campaign starting from 30^th June 2017. This unique drive will kick off in various HCAH partner hospitals across Delhi and Punjab.

 As part of the campaign, posters in the form of Do Not Disturb door knobs will be hung on the doors of the doctors’ chambers in hospitals. These creatively designed door knobs have compelling messages like, “Every doctor needs a family-time. One day a week, I won’t disturb, I promise”.

 In addition, Facebook and Twitter profiles of HCAH will use the hashtag #DoctorsDayOff to spread awareness about the importance of the campaign.

 “We wanted to show our gratitude to doctors by helping them take some time off for themselves. Physicians and surgeons not only make themselves available to their patients 24x7, but also have to constantly engage in academic learning to keep themselves abreast of the latest medical developments. This leaves them with hardly any time for themselves or their families. They deserve a break more than anyone else.” says Vivek Srivastava, CEO & Co-founder, HealthCare atHOME (HCAH).

 Dr. Gaurav Thukral, Senior Vice-President and Business Unit Director, HCAH “A medical career is both rewarding and highly demanding however studies have shown that all around the world about 80 per cent of doctors don't take sick leaves for illnesses for which they otherwise recommend patients to stay home. As a doctor, our sole aim is the well-being of our patients. To achieve that on a day-to-day basis takes enormous amount of dedication and professionalism. When you see, you’re making a difference in someone’s life, all the sacrifices seem worth it. But doctors do tend to overstretch themselves doing their duties. Therefore, we feel that the ‘Doctors Day Off’ campaign will be much appreciated by the medical fraternity. As doctors, we can provide the best for our patients only when we ourselves are at our own best.”

The expectations from doctors are extremely high. If a person in another profession is unwell, he will take a sick leave from work to visit a doctor. But if a doctor is unwell, there is very little chance that he will do the same. Apart from making sure that patients are not caused any inconvenience, doctors hardly ever take days off so as to not disrupt the schedule of the hospitals and put the extra burden of patients on another already overworked colleague.

 While doctors have infinite patience and stamina, they too suffer the risk of a burnout. This can have serious consequences on their health causing both physical and emotional exhaustion. Therefore, it’s time we understood that just like us, doctors too require some downtime to unwind. For any emergency, we can be rest assured a doctor will be there to provide medical assistance. But we should also learn to withhold from calling on them for every trivial matter.

 HCAH’s ‘#DoctorsDayOff’ campaign, therefore, raises this critical but less voiced issue. Our indomitable doctors will never stay down on their own, so it’s also up to the patients to ensure that they appreciate their physicians by allowing them to take some personal time off.

ITC Infotech to Host 3rd Edition of its Flagship Co-Creation and Technology Innovation Platform – iTech 2017 on June 22-23

ITC Infotech, a global scale full-service provider of technology solutions and a fully-owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd, today announced the third edition of its flagship annual co-creation and technology innovation platform ‘iTech 2017’. The event will take place at the ITC Infotech campus in Bangalore on July, 22-23, 2017.

This year, iTech 2017 will run two parallel tracks, a startup ‘Showcase’ segment and ‘Codeathon’. For ‘Showcase’, ITC Infotech will invite startups to demonstrate solutions leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, Automation, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Bots, to address specific business challenges.   These real-world industry challenges are crowdsourced from across ITC Infotech’s global client base, as well as from ITC Ltd.

Some of these use cases include:

·  Voice-controlled AI devices/technologies (such as Amazon Echo, Google Home, Siri or Cortana) to improve inpatient hospital experience by providing an intelligent virtual assistant to hospital patients

·  Identify patterns in Loyalty customers and drive proactive engagement for Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel, and Hospitality

·  Enable personalized marketing (across industries, including Banking, Insurance, Retail, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Insurance, Travel, and Hospitality)

·  Predictive Maintenance in factories

·  Yield prediction for Agriculture

·  Identification of pest (insects, diseases, weeds etc.) through image analysis, and recommender system for remedies

·  Golden Batch Analysis in Process Manufacturing

o Control limits for various process parameters

o Predictive & prescriptive composition of raw material

·  AI based Trade promotion/campaign management

The Codeathon segment will see 40 teams, shortlisted from the entries received, face-off in a race against time to create code components for complex business applications. Participants can present their ideas across challenge areas provided by ITC Infotech. The event is free and open to all students, professionals, developers and early stage technology startups.

Sushma Rajagopalan, MD & CEO, ITC Infotech, said, “iTech is where young technology disruptors and innovators from across India come together to celebrate all things ‘new’ in technology. Technocrats and business leaders from across our global client base will be joining us for these two days to understand how they can unlock the untapped opportunity within their organizations through the latest digital technologies. With iTech 2017, we will be bringing together some of the sharpest technology minds to compete, create and code, while interacting closely with the vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurs and business leaders of the future.”

An exciting addition to iTech 2017 for technology startups is the ITC Infotech Grant of Rs. 5 Lacs for a paid POC, and the opportunity to partner with the company in creating a thriving ecosystem to foster technology innovations. With the phenomenal success of iTech 2015 and iTech 2016, ITC Infotech is excited to host iTech 2017 and recreate an innovation platform to ‘Experience Intelligence’.

About iTech 2017

iTech, an ITC Infotech initiative, is an annual technology innovation platform. The platform will focus on leveraging emerging and disruptive technologies to create business-ready solutions, for addressing some of the most challenging problems faced by the industry.

Heavy Metal - Nile - to Rock Bangalore Open Air on June 1, 2017

The sixth edition of Bangalore Open Air (BOA), city’s very own Heavy Metal Music concert is back again. BOA caters to metal music aficionados in Bengaluru and has been instrumental in bringing popular heavy metal bands and artistes to the city.

The headlining act this year is American Death Metal band NILE. Previous editions of BOA have seen bands like Napalm Death, and the legendary Polish Death Metal band Vader. 

NILE was formed in 1993 by the band’s founding member, Karl Sanders in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Their genre is best described as technical death metal. The music and lyrics are inspired by Near Eastern Mysticism, history, religion and ancient art. 

The band also draws inspiration from the writings of H P Lovecraft, an American horror fiction author. 
The band consists of Karl Sanders, vocalist and lead guitarist, George Kollias on drums, Brian Kingsland on the bass guitar and vocals and Brad Parris on the guitar. Nile is best known for combining traditional and technical metal and the complexity and speed they play with. 

Sanders and Kollis said that they had planned to visit India much earlier but could not because they were denied visa eight times. When asked what they expect from the Indian fans at their first show, Sanders said: “I want them to enjoy themselves with some metal, enjoy the brotherhood and camaraderie with people who also love metal. There is nothing more powerful than this bond. You can feel that communal power in the air.” 

“It is a very primal bond that cannot be put into words,” said Kollias on the heavy metal scene and the fans. Coroner from Switzerland, Marduk from Sweden, Kryptos from India are some of the other bands performing today. 

The event will be held on Saturday at Royal Orchid Resort and Convention Centre, Yelahanka from 3 pm. 

FedEx Announces Indian Small Business Grant Finalists in India

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp and the world’s largest express transportation company, has announced the finalists of its Small Business Grant Contest in India.  Competing for a grand prize of Rs 15,00,000, the finalists successfully emphasized their global ambitions while articulating their future growth plans, and now enter the final stage of the contest.

To select the finalists, FedEx assessed each entrant’s inspiration to grow their business internationally, how they would utilize the grant, and financial performance of the business. Extra credit was also given to entries exhibiting unique or innovative products or service offerings, or a business which positively impacts the community.

Shortlisted from more than 100 entries, the top 10 companies have been selected across a range of industries and include:

·         Bhayaji Mercantile Private Limited

·         Bipha Drug Laboratories Private Limited

·         BNA Automotive India Private Limited

·         Collateral Medical Private Limited

·         Delta Exports International

·         DRC Techno

·         Flinto Learning Solutions Private Limited

·         Ma Foi Analytics

·         Pagariya Foods Product Private Limited

·         Varun Agro Processing Foods Private Limited

“In this first year of the FedEx Small Business Grant contest in India, we are thrilled to receive such a large number of high-caliber entries.  It’s fantastic to see Indian small businesses recognizing the value of export opportunities to grow their business,” said Philip Cheng, vice president, Ground Operations India, FedEx Express. “There is a whole world of opportunity available, and at FedEx, we are passionate about providing small businesses with the support and guidance to access into new markets.  We believe that the Small Business Grant contest will support companies to pursue their global ambitions, and we look forward to announcing the winner shortly.”

In the next stage of the contest, selected finalists will further detail their international growth plans, and present these to an independent panel of judges.  The winner of the contest will be announced on July 13, 2017.

Originally launched in the U.S., the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest has expanded to India, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK.

FedEx plays an important role in connecting small businesses with a world of opportunities through the strength of its global network of 220 countries and territories.  Offering a range of tailored shipping solutions to small businesses, FedEx provides peace of mind enabling them to focus on their core business.

Tally Solutions Commits to Getting India GST-Ready with the Launch of Tally.ERP 9 Release 6

Today, India’s premier business software provider Tally Solutions, has announced the launch of Tally. ERP 9 Release 6,its GST ready accounting and compliance software. A beta version of the software is available to download for free at www.tallysolutions.com/gst for users to experience the product. The product promises technology that will make the lives of business owners worry-free in the wake of GST with its unique simplicity, blazing fast speed and pin-point accuracy. The product will be free for existing customers provided they have a valid subscription. For new users, the cost will be Rs 18,000+applicable taxes for a single user edition and Rs 54,000+applicable taxes for an unlimited multi-user edition (same as current rates).

Tally has been working extensively across the country in helping people get GST ready through awareness events pan-India. As a next step in this journey, Tally.ERP 9 Release 6 has been designed, developed and delivered as a simplistic means for businesses to comply with GST. The company will now work towards making adoption of its GST ready software simple and easy.They will organize “Upgrade your Tally” camps across the country, facilitate remote upgrade through their extensive 20,000+ partner network, and will also publish simple DIY documents to promote self-service on their site www.tallysolutions.com/gst . The company will also be working with Reliance Jio and HDFC bank to increase outreach and help businesses implement the new version of the product. Tally is already working on a fully connected GST solution in conjunction with GSTN, which will further simplify the lives of business people.

Speaking at the launch, Bharat Goenka, Managing Director, Tally Solutions, said “There are around 4-5 million GST registered companies whomaintain their books of accounts on Tally. We understand that all of them and other businesses in the country are anxious and concerned about the implications of this revolutionary tax regime. We are, therefore, shouldering the responsibility to make the impending transition smooth and easy for them. Tally.ERP 9 Release 6 is our first offering for businesses which will solve for their immediate requirements. As laws and procedures mature, and GSTN makes their APIs available, we will continue to deliver solutions which will make GST compliance simple and convenient for them. We are committed to walking the GST journey with businesses in the country and supporting them every step of the way.”

The company along with its 20000+ strong partner network has already conducted more than 5000 GST events across the country. It has tied up with associationslike CAIT, FAIDA, ASSOCHAM, CII and principal companies for the same andreached out to more than 2 lakh businesses already. Tally also launched an exclusive blog (blogs.tallysolutions.com) and mobile app (Tally for GST) to demystify and simplify GST.In order to help businesses who are currently maintaining books manually to automate in the GST era, the company recently launched Biz Guru in association with Acer India and CAIT. Biz Guru is a one stop plug and play accounting and GST compliance solution.They intend to continue these initiatives and drive several more activities to help the business community with GST.

Indian Startups Dominate the Latest Intake of the Mastercard Start Path Program

Today, Mastercard announced the list of new startups joining the Mastercard Start Path Program, the company’s global effort to support later-stage fintech and tech companies shaping the future of commerce. Of the six startups, three hail from the Asia Pacific region including ftcash (India), ToneTag (India) and CardUp (Singapore).

As India moves ahead in its journey to a less-cash society, both ftcash and ToneTag will offer platforms that enable consumers & merchants to adopt digital payment solutions. With the significant growth in smartphone penetration, the innovation from the two startups fits into the larger ecosystem.  ToneTag, will allow convenient and secure payment solutions using soundwaves (Tone) or NFC (Tag) technology to enable contactless payments through mobile devices. On the other hand, ftcash has focused on building the acceptance infrastructure with its solutions for micro-merchants and entrepreneurs that enable them to accept different modes of digital payments.

Porush Singh, Country Corporate Officer, India and Division President, South Asia, Mastercard said, “The Mastercard Start Path Program helps innovative later-stage startups develop the next generation of commerce solutions. We are happy to announce that two Indian startups ftcash and ToneTag are joining this year’s edition of the program. Mastercard will offer them the technology with reliable and secure financial networks to create an even more rewarding and seamless payments experience for the consumers.” 

Spanning five countries across the globe, the newest class is focused on bridging the gap between physical and digital retail through a variety of solutions. Several of the selected startups are harnessing insights from in-store traffic patterns and spending habits to create personalized experiences for customers. Others are helping merchants accept payments through SMS messaging systems and bill-paying platforms for large expenses that historically could not be paid using a card.

The latest wave of Start Path participants include:

·  CardUp manages monthly credit card payments for big ticket items such as rent or insurance, while also accessing credit and earning additional rewards.

·         ftcash enables micro-merchants and entrepreneurs to take collateral-free business loans and accept mobile app and messaging-based payments from their customers.

·         ToneTag enables contactless payments on any device using soundwaves or NFC.

·         The ModoPayments platform enables new ways to pay, including the use of loyalty points to buy everyday goods in-store.

·         Movvo provides insights on in-store browsing and shopping patterns.

·         RecommenderX develops cutting-edge data analytics to offer personalized recommendations.

The Start Path team will work with the selected startups against a tailored plan that will deliver tangible value and help these companies to scale. The startups will receive access to Mastercard experts, partners and customers representing leading banks and retailers in all regions of the globe to enable their business development.

Applications for the next six-month virtual program will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. The program is open to startups who are rethinking banking, payments and commerce and have raised a significant seed or Series A round of investment. Interested startups can visit https://www.startpath.com/ for additional information and to submit an application.