Howard Weinstein is named social entrepreneur of 2011!

Para nossa alegria, o empreendedor serial Howard Weinstein, fundador da Solar Ear, foi eleito no dia 27 de Outubro, empreendedor social do ano de 2011 pela World Technology Network, em Nova Iorque. Hoje, o equipamento fabricado pela Solar Ear já está no Museu Smithsonian e no museu Alexander Graham Bell. A Solar Ear é considerada uma das dez empresas mais inovadoras do Brasil pela revista Fast Company. O EmpreenderSaúde teve o prazer de receber Howard Weinstein, em nosso último evento Saúde para a Base da Pirâmide, realizado no dia 19 de Outubro. Se você não pode ir, não deixe de assistir ao vídeo com os melhores momentos desta brilhante apresentação.

Para que surjam mais empreendedores de impacto como Howard Weinstein,

Fernando Cembranelli

Equipe EmpreenderSaúde

Veja vídeo gravado com Howard Weinstein e a Solar Ear, gravado no dia 19 de Outubro de 2011 durante o evento Saúde para a Base da Pirâmide: Os desafios dos modelos de negócio em saúde para a Classe C:

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Howard Weinstein Named Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Solar Ear founder and CEO Howard Weinstein was selected as social entrepreneur of the year by World Technology Network. The announcement was made at the awards banquet held at the close of the World Technology Summit and Awards in New York City Wednesday night. Weinstein’s award was accepted by Nick Laperle, CEO of Solar Ear’s technology partner Sonomax.

Solar Ear designs and manufactures a solar-powered, battery rechargeable, inexpensive hearing aid solution. Technology partner Sonomax designs in-ear technology to custom fit earpieces to each patient in a single visit.

Previously Weinstein has been a Tech Award Laureate and was the recipient of the 2008 Humanitarian Award from the American Academy of Audiology.

Weinstein started Solar Ear when he saw the need for an affordable, user-friendly and ecological hearing aid. WHO estimates that approximately 278 million suffer from hearing loss of which 200 million live in developing countries. Adult-onset hearing loss is the second longest cause of years lived with a disability.