July 12, 2021
We are excited to announce that, Myelin Foundry is one of the 12 Finalists in the 6th edition of the “Qualcomm Design in India Challenge 2021”.
The Qualcomm Design in India Challenge is the sixth edition of the initiative by Qualcomm that was started in 2016 to encourage design houses and product companies to invent useful and innovative hardware product designs incorporating Qualcomm SoCs pl and technologies. It has been inspired by the tremendous potential of smart devices and products that can be built in the domains of Smart Infrastructure, Agriculture Technology, Industrial Automation, Wearables, Medical Technology and Rural IoT. In 2021, the challenge looks to enable 5G use cases and applications as well.
Myelin’s Fovea Stream solution has been recognized for enabling the efficient streaming of Ultra High-Definition content over network bandwith limitations.
Each finalist will receive an amount of INR 3.2 lakh along with mentorship and access to Qualcomm Innovation Labs, incentives for patent-filing, and business development opportunities with the help of Qualcomm Technologies’ global sales and business teams. Currently in its sixth edition, the Qualcomm Design in India Challenge was organized in collaboration with NASSCOM, Startup India and AGNIi and received close to 160 applications across industries. The finalists were selected through a virtual, rigorous selection process in June by a jury comprising of senior executives from NASSCOM, STPI, C-CAMP, NLU and various business units within Qualcomm.
The Qualcomm Design in India Challenge is equity free and offers numerous benefits including; Patent-filing incentives, an opportunity to be incubated at NASSCOM CoE for IoT, accelerator services, access to Innovation Commercialization Fund and an access to industry events/ forums and Govt engagement opportunities.
About Myelin Foundry:
Myelin Foundry is a deep tech product start-up transforming human experiences and industry outcomes by building Artificial Intelligence algorithms on video, voice, and sensor data, for edge devices. The Myelin team has expertise in productising deep learning frameworks including CNNs, and GANs, with applications in Media & Entertainment, Health & Wellness, and National Security.
About Qualcomm:
Qualcomm is the world’s leading wireless technology innovator and the driving force behind the development, launch, and expansion of 5G. When we connected the phone to the internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our foundational technologies enable the mobile ecosystem and are found in every 3G, 4G and 5G smartphone. We bring the benefits of mobile to new industries, including automotive, the internet of things, and computing, and are leading the way to a world where everything and everyone can communicate and interact seamlessly.
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