PRESS RELEASE, April 19, 2015 - Helsinki, Finland:
The start-up company Medigoo.com Inc. announced today it has been selected a
Winner of the Red Herring's Top 100 Europe Award.
The Red Herring Top 100 Europe Special Awards
Ceremony took place in Amsterdam on 15th April 2015. There Red
Herring announced the European winners of this year.
“We
are extremely happy that Red Herring nominated us
as a Top 100 Europe award winner.”, says Mr. Mika Karilahti, Co-Founder and
CEO of Medigoo Inc. ”This is a clear recognition
and confirmation for us that our plans for marketing and selling personal
health test kits are sound and solid. We shall pursue this market with even
more determination.”
Red Herring CEO Alex Vieux (left) hands the Top 100 Europe Award to
Medigoo Co-Founder & CEO Mika Karilahti.
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Medigoo Co-Founders CEO Mika Karilahti (left) and COO Marko Karhiniemi are showing the Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award certificate and the award item. |
Medigoo Co-Founders CEO Mika Karilahti (lef) and COO Marko Karhiniemi are showing the Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award certificate and the award item. |
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Medigoo.com Inc.
The
website www.medigoo.com and the webstore
at www.medigoo.com/webstore are
run by Medigoo Inc. founded in 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, to provide
independent health and medical information to consumers with no cost, and sell
home health analysis devices and kits. Website visitors can access the
thousands of pages of health and medical information by typing in their text,
e.g. symptoms or any search words. The user will then see the applicable
health/medical articles in the most relevant sorting order. Articles are also
linked with the useful home test kits and services such as disease specific
tests, general tests, genetic risk and aptitude tests. Medigoo Inc. has
received financial support from TEKES and ELY-Centre Uusimaa for the
development activities.
Red
Herring
The Red
Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of
hundreds from across Europe. The nominees are evaluated on 20 main quantitative
and qualitative criterion: they include disruptive impact,
market footprint, proof of concept, financial performance, technology
innovation, social value, quality of management, execution of strategy, and
integration into their respective industries.
This unique
assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record
and standing of a company, which allows Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and
make the list a valuable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest
business opportunities in the industry.
Finalists for
the 2015 edition of the Red Herring 100 Europe award are selected based upon
their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor
record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the months leading
up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecommunications,
security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, mobile and other industries
completed their submissions to qualify for the award.
The
Finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring
Europe Forum in Amsterdam, April 13-15, 2015. The Top 100 winners will be
announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of April 15 at the event.
Contacts:
Medigoo Oy Inc.
Mr. Mika Karilahti, Dr.Tech., Co-Founder and
CEO, Medigoo Inc.
Tel. +358 400 350189 (FI), and +44 745 227 1336
(UK), and +1 (917) 503-3941 (USA)
Press kit
available:
Congratulations for receiving such an award. Well-deserved as you have been an exemplar in your field.
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