Eshraqa - KR supports Team Sumou

KHIMJI Ramdas’ (KR) social development arm Eshraqa, supported Team Sumou which has become a source of pride in Oman, on winning a gold medal in Malaysia’s 29th International Invention, Innovation, and Technology Exhibition. A team of Omani graduates competed against over 1,000 inventions from across the world with their ‘Smart Pharmaceutical System’, led by Salim al Habsi and Mohammed al Habsi. Team Sumou’s fingerprint activated device provides a cutting-edge demonstration of how the Internet of Things is delivering simple solutions to overcome problems centred on human operation. The invention consists of an integrated mobile app and website, through which it helps to assist medical service providers and patients with appointments, prescriptions, scheduling medication.

Commenting on the team’s continued success, Nailesh Khimji, Director Khimji Ramdas, said, “We are immensely pleased with Team Sumou’s most recent triumph, the future is certainly looking bright for these young internationally known pioneers. Competing on a platform of that scale in a global hub for innovation is truly something for Oman to be proud of. At Khimji Ramdas we aim to support young innovators under Eshraqa’s education pillar ‘Learn’, which strives to provide them with access to facilities and opportunities where they can enhance and apply their talents in order to develop new prospects.”