World Economic Forum announces 34 technology pioneers 2009

The World Economic Forum announced 34 visionary companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2009 for their accomplishments as innovators of the highest calibre, and whose technologies will have a deep impact on business and society.
The selection of these companies is the result of a vigorous selection process, for which the Forum received more than 320 applications from around the world that were evaluated by 44 global technology experts. The Technology Pioneers 2009 are active in fields such as in-body computing platforms for personalized healthcare; utility-scale solar power projects; mobile phone authentication methods to assure drug safety in developing nations; miniaturized 3rd generation mobile networks; traceability and assurance over food quality; and electric motors with unprecedented levels of energy efficiency and smart grid solutions.
The entire list of Technology Pioneers, with their profiles and interviews with the executives of the selected companies, can be found at: http://www.weforum.org/techpioneers. This year’s class is one of the most geographically diverse ever: besides the traditional technology strongholds of North America and Europe, Technology Pioneers from the People’s Republic of China, Africa (Ghana and Nigeria) and Chile were selected for the first time ever, confirming the growing globalization of science and technology. All in all, the class of 2009 includes companies from 15 countries, with Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, India, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA completing the list.