Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Apolis - A Conversation with Marc Koska



Marc is very proud to be supporting Apolis,  "a living and breathing social enterprise  that equips and empowers people through opportunity instead of charity." Marc is the third to feature with Apolis Conversations - see what they had to say here and watch the video!

We are proud to continue our series of Apolis Conversations. The series shares the inspirational stories and occupations of key people in our lives that we consider Apolis Advocates. We are honoured to sit down with these individuals and share their outlook on the future of their industry.
Our third film features one of our heroes: the inventor, activist and global citizen Marc Koska OBE. After it was announced that he had won this year's Social and Economic Innovation Award from The Economist, Marc spent some time with us in Los Angeles to talk about SafePoint, the organisation that he founded to ensure that the Lifesaver, an auto-disable syringe he invented, is free & accessible to clinics in developing countries. His simple yet revolutionary device has already prevented millions of deaths by reducing the incidents of syringe reuse in facilities across the globe. During a whirlwind trip from China, speaking at the World Economic Forum, the man sat down to talk with us about his international movement to save lives and what it means to be a global citizen.

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Think Quarterly - Marc Speaks Frankly on Africa

Read Marc's frank and honest opinion on the crisis within Africa's healthcare system and how knowing the truth can go a long way to solving it!  See the full article on Think Quarterly.

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Catch Marc at TEDMED

Catch Marc's TEDMED talk now online click here to watch.


Donation to SafePoint

A big thank you from SafePoint goes to St. Mary’s School Shaftesbury whose Young Enterprise scheme Ammolite worked hard raising money from film nights to raffles.
Their very generous donation of £652.86 will go towards our continued LifeSaver campaign in Tanzania.

Global Going (Apolis) Global

Marc is very thrilled to have been approached recently by Apolis Global, the global advocacy clothing company, and to become one of their "People".
Apolis have created a business model that bridges commerce and sustainable development. Please visit their website: www.apolisglobal.com and give them your support, as they are a true platform for a network of global citizens who are empowering people through opportunity.
"Incredible to see such an ethical business model in one of the most cut throat industries in the world. For me, happiness in business comes from simplicity, quality and fairness and Apolis are the epitome of that in clothing".

SafePoint named in Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Health Care

In the recent Fast Company innovative healthcare table SafePoint and Marc join a host of different innovations, that range from software that gives healthcare workers instant information on drug to drug interaction, to a mobile pocket-sized ultrasound machine. 
We feel very proud to be in the top 10 and recognised in this way. Fast Company is the world’s leading progressive business media brand, with an editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership and design.
Thank you Fast Company and all Fast Company staff for including Marc and SafePoint in the list for 2011, but keep that number one spot open for 2012 as there is bigger an more innovative LifeSaver campaign to come.


www.marckoska.com - updated!


New Marc Koska website now more user friendly, last week saw the re-launch of Marc’s website which is now quicker to load and easier to navigate.
Please visit the site and tell us what you think: www.marckoska.com