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MedMira CEO Hermes Chan Named Top Bioscience Innovator of 2007 by The Economist

23 Oct 2007 - MedMira Inc. announced that company President and CEO, Hermes Chan was named the Top Bioscience Innovator of 2007 at The Economist's Sixth Annual Innovation Awards Ceremony and Summit last night in London, England. This prestigious international event celebrates and explores the achievements of the men and women whose radical ideas have had a significant impact on the world.
 
"I am truly honoured to receive this award from The Economist," said Hermes Chan, President and CEO of MedMira Inc. "This distinguished award brings international recognition to MedMira and the world class product we have developed here in Nova Scotia. The research and development environment in Canada and Nova Scotia enables innovation, resulting in high quality, internationally recognized inventions like ours."
 
Mr. Chan, along with his former mentor and professor, Abdullah Kirumira, was recognized with the innovation award for his invention of the rapid flow-through diagnostic platform. Since inception in 1993 at a Nova Scotia university science lab, Mr. Chan's invention has evolved to become the core product upon which MedMira was built and the world's only rapid diagnostic platform for the simultaneous detection of infectious diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C and B. Applications developed on Mr. Chan's patented rapid diagnostic platform have earned approvals from international health care regulators and agencies including Health Canada, the US Food and Drug Administration, China's State Food and Drug Administration and the European CE Mark.