Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group has joined GlobalPlatform as the organization’s latest Observer Member.

The Chinese chip design company focuses on the development and manufacture of application-specific secure chips across multiple sectors, including automotive, mobile/telecoms and payment. In joining GlobalPlatform, Shanghai Fudan will bring a its knowledge and experience in the manufacture of secure chips for specific functions, further strengthening the organization’s membership base of chip manufacturers.  

Sim-Prints’ biometrics app for improving patient care in the developing world won the first Idea Transform Weekend held in Cambridge, UK, reports Business Weekly.

With this mobile phone-based app, health care workers can collect and check patient information in a variety of environments. The project was developed by Shruti Badwar, Mariy Chhatriwala, Toby Norman for the Global Health Hack Day in March. James Crosby, Marcos Ikegame and Gail Mayhew joined the team for this competition.