Recognising Impactful Healthcare Companies at VCCircle Healthcare Awards 2014

NEW DELHI, September 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Final shortlist announced, winners to be announced on September 25 

The second edition of the much-awaited VCCircle Healthcare Awards is round the corner and we are excited to announce the final nominations for the 2014 honours.  The names of the winners will be announced on the evening of September 25 at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. The final nominations were picked from applicants based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative parameters - such as financial performance, growth, scalability of business model, return on capital employed, social impact, uniqueness of product/services, etc.

All the nominees have not just made an impact but have also created a culture of innovation & excellence across the Indian healthcare industry, the jury felt. This year's jury comprised industry luminaries actively involved and committed to shaping the Indian healthcare industry, like Rajen Padukone, Group President, Manipal Education and Medical Group, Ajay Kumar Vij, Co-Founder & CEO, Asian Healthcare Fund and Dr. Om Manchanda, CEO, Dr. Lal PathLabs Pvt. Ltd. The jury deliberated on the data collated by VCCEdge/VCCircle research team, examined qualitative facts shared by nominated companies, debated on several names before finally giving their verdict on shortlisted nominations and winners, which will be announced next week.

Here are the firms who have made it to the shortlist for VCCircle Healthcare Awards 2014:

Nominations for Emerging Multi-specialty Healthcare Provider 

Ravindranath GE Medical Associates Pvt Ltd (Global Hospitals)

Aster DM Healthcare Pvt Ltd

Ivy Health & Life Sciences Pvt Ltd (Ivy Hospitals)

Nominations for Most Innovative Delivery/Product/Services Entity in Healthcare 

Vaatsalya Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Mewar Orthopaedic Hospital Pvt. Ltd.

Rainbow Childrens Medicare Pvt. Ltd. (Rainbow Hospitals)

Nominations for Most Indigenous Medical Equipment/Devices Company 

Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd.

Perfint Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Trivitron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Nominations for Best Diagnostic Service Company 

SRL Ltd.

Metropolis Health Services Ltd.

Nominations for Emerging Wellness/Healthcare Retail Company 

Gorgeous Skin Pvt Ltd

Wellspring Healthcare Pvt Ltd  (Healthspring)

Total Dental care Pvt Ltd (My Dentist)

Nominations for Most Promising Healthcare Startup 

Aquamarine HealthCare Pvt. Ltd(Healthkart.com)

Forus Health Pvt. Ltd.

mHealth Ventures India Pvt. Ltd. (Meradoctor.com)

While we congratulate the shortlisted nominees, wait for the announcement of winners until the evening of September 25. We wholeheartedly thank those who took their precious time to submit entries for VCCircle Healthcare Awards 2014.

Also, VCCircle Healthcare Investment Summit, which is India's largest and most coveted healthcare summit, will bring a large gathering of senior hospital directors, CEOs, doctors, medico-entrepreneurs, healthcare startups, investors and other key stakeholders who are the driving force behind setting up high standards in the field of hospital equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical technologies, innovations, delivery and other low cost-high quality healthcare services and products.

The summit, starting from 9:15am on September 25, will host interesting discussions on:

-Indian Healthcare Delivery: A reality check

-Indian Pharma Story is back: What is driving it?

-Low cost & indigenous medical devices/consumables: Opportunities and challenges

-What next for Indian diagnostics & radiology chains?

-Emerging models in Primary healthcare: Can they revolutionize primary care delivery?

-Vertical Plays - Eye care, Dental care, IVF, Baby care, Dialysis & more: Can they scale?

-Use of technology in improvising healthcare delivery: Data, Insights & Analytics

Visit events.vccircle.com to take a look at a stellar speaker list & detailed agenda

For more details on the summit and to participate, you can write to us or call us. 

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Media Contacts: Rashi Sinha: rashi.sinha@vccircle.com (M) +91-9873-4244-41