Embrace (non-profit)

Embrace is a non profit organization which provided low-cost incubators to prevent neonatal deaths in rural areas in developing countries.[1] The organization was developed in 2008 during the multidisciplinary Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability course at Stanford University by group members Jane Chen, Linus Liang, Rahul Panicker, Razmig Hovaghimian, and Naganand Murty.[2][3]

Embrace
TypeNon-profit organization
IndustryHealth Care
Founded2008
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Key people
Websitewww.embraceglobal.org

In 2015 Embrace became part of Thrive Networks (also called East Meets West) which is a non-governmental organization founded in 1988 by Le Ly Hayslip.[4]

Incubator

The Embrace infant warmer is a low-cost solution that maintains premature and low-birth-weight babies’ body temperature, that would give premature infants a better chance at survival. A baby born two weeks premature lacks the ability to regulate its own body temperature and needs to be transferred to an incubator within an hour. The Embrace Warmer claims to increase that time to 4 hours.[5] [6] [7][8] The Embrace development team won the fellowship at the Echoing Green competition in 2008 for this concept.[9][10] Embrace also won the 2007-2008 Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students Social E-Challenge competition grand prize. At a ceremony at BAFTA in London on December 3, 2013 Jane Chen, Linus Liang, Naganand Murty and Rahul Panicker won an innovation award from the Economist.[11]

References
  1. "Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability". Stanford Institute of Design. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  2. "Big Ideas, little packages". National Geographic.
  3. Lee, Ellen (2010-11-12). "Embrace may keep babies warm - and alive". SFGate. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  4. "History | Thrive Networks". Thrive Networks. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  5. Editors, Big Think (Over a year ago). "A Place Where Makers Can Pursue Their Dreams, with TechShop's Mark Hatch". Big Think. Retrieved 2017-07-27.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. Sibley, Lisa (2008-04-18). "Stanford startup's $25 'sleeping bag' could save newborns". Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  7. Kannani, Rahim (2010-05-26). "Investing in Women and Girls: A Focus on Health, Advocacy and Innovation". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  8. Moore, Thomas. "Low tech body warmer is a baby life saver". Sky News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  9. "ThinkChange India: Extreme Affordability". 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  10. "Jane Chen and Rahul Panicker". Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  11. "Technology Quarterly Q4 2013: And the winners are". The Economist. 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2013-12-02.



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