New incubators are extremely expensive, and donated incubators are confusing to operate and are difficult to maintain and repair. Most hospitals and clinics in developing countries don’t have enough incubators to meet the tremendous need.

In developing countries, mortality for these infants is particularly high because incubators are extremely rare. In addition Naganand Murty from the other Extreme incubator team help found the company.Įach year, 20 million premature and low-birth-weight babies are born. Linus Liang, Jane Chen, Rahul Panicker, Razmig Hovaghimian.

Team: All original team members are still with the company. Media features have included TED, CNN, 20/20, Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and numerous publications. In 2010, it was selected as an “Innovative Technology for Public Health” by the World Health Organization. The organization has received numerous accolades, including the INDEX People’s Choice Award, the largest international design competition. The Embrace team consists of 35 people, primarily located in Bangalore, India. Partnerships have been formed with several multinational organizations to distribute the product. Project Launched: Extreme Team in 2007, company formed in 2008Ĭurrent Status: First version of the product launched in 2011, for clinical settings, and is currently being distributed to clinics in South India, where dozens of babies have already been impacted.

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