SAN JOSE, Calif., June 9, 2008 — The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced that PreviMed, Inc. has been chosen to demo Medical Tourism Management System at "Launch: Silicon Valley 2008." The event, which will be held June 10 at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CA, is a leading Silicon Valley annual venue for emerging technology companies to launch their product or service.
PreviMed was selected from 266 applicants vying for 30 coveted demo slots in Next Generation Internet, Computing, Life Sciences, Semiconductors, Acoustics, Media and Mobility categories. The event features an award for the "Most Promising New Company" in each of the presenting categories.
"Launch: Silicon Valley will spotlight some of the most innovative and exciting new startups across the globe," said Chris Gill, President and CEO of SVASE.
"We are delighted to have been selected for this event. It provides a powerful platform for us to share our vision for up-leveling the medical travel trend," said Atul Salgaonkar, CEO of PreviMed, Inc. "While medical tourism offers important cost savings, the typical business model so far has targeted individual patients. PreviMed’s products will enable insurance companies and self-insured businesses to engage in the medical tourism space to offer value-added, safety-focused treatment options - along with tremendous cost savings - to their members, employees and patients."
Launch: Silicon Valley is sponsored by Garage Technology Ventures, Cooley Godward Kronish, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Microsoft, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, White & Case , Band of Angels, Kaufman Fellows Program, Keiretsu Forum, Krause Taylor Associates, Life Science Angels, Nair & Co, Outer Join, Sand Hill Angels, The Angels Forum, Business Wire and VentureDeal.
For more information or to register for the event, go to http://launchsiliconvalley.org/agenda.html
About SVASE
Founded in 1995 by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping technology and life science entrepreneurs start and grow successful businesses.
SVASE provides support and resources for entrepreneurs, from the idea through initial rounds of funding to product launch, delivered at 12 monthly events and a continually evolving web site. For more information about SVASE, please visit http://www.svase.org.
About PreviMed
Founded in 2007, PreviMed Inc. provides agile business ecosystems for the medical tourism industry. As a business-to-business (B2B) startup, PreviMed’s planned customers include forward thinking healthcare insurance companies and self-insured businesses. PreviMed’s systems address non-cosmetic, medically required procedures and enable HIPAA-compliant patient data exchanges with customer-selected and internationally accredited hospitals.
PreviMed is based in San Jose, CA and is structured as a Delaware-based C-Corp.
More information about PreviMed is available at http://www.previmed.com
Press Contact:
Atul Salgaonkar
Tel 800-565-3901
atul.s@previmed.com
