Bangkok Post

Winners named in TCELS competitio­n

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Brain Dynamics and MEID were the two winning teams in the “TCELS Life Science & MedTech Accelerati­on Program 2017”.

The programme was hosted by the Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) in collaborat­ion with Expara.

Chairat Sangchan, deputy director of TCELS, said the programme searched for and selected potential startups, welcoming researcher­s and students performing work related to medical equipment and robots, cosmetics and healthcare.

Some 32 applicants applied and 10 finalists were selected to attend a three-month business training programme.

Brain Dynamics has pioneered a new communicat­ion method capable of reading and interpreti­ng a person’s brain signals, allowing them to communicat­e in a novel way.

MEID is a cloud-based healthcare informatio­n platform that can be accessed anywhere using wristbands, stickers and other products as keys for access.

Douglas Keith Abrams, founder and director of Expara Thailand Co, a specialist in incubation and venture capital, said promoting and supporting life sciences startups in Thailand is a great starting point, as they have potential to develop industryre­levant products and services.

Thailand has the potential to become a medical hub in Asia, Mr Abrams said.

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