Myshkin Ingawale: using mobiles to develop products for the bottom billion

From Aid | The Guardian Sat Aug 30 2014, 10:00:11

Biosense co-founder says the internet and mobile phones could help the poorest people find solutions for their own problems

Myshkin Ingawale approaches life with perpetual delight and curiosity. Its what helped him invent a bloodless anemia test, and other tools to turn smartphones into mobile medical labs. Now, hes turning his brainpower to facilitating the idea that people from the developing world should be authors of their own solutions. There is no better time than now, he says, when the internet provides a breeding ground for collaboration and innovation. For Myshkin, the next big thing is about connecting the right people so that they can come up with the next big thing themselves.

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