Table 2 The skills acquired or resources accessed due to founders’ or key persons’ prior links to Western industry or academia
From: Case studies of innovative medical device companies from India: barriers and enablers to development
Company | Skills | Resources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Science/technology | Product development | Entrepreneurship | Funding | Access to clients | Access to suppliers |
XCyton | √ | √ |  |  |  |  |
Bigtec |  | √ |  |  | √ (for its sister IT company) |  |
GEH | √ | √ | Not applicable | √ (division of an MNC) |  | √ |
ReaMetrix | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ (in its CRO period) |  |
Embrace | √ | √ |  | √ (donations) |  | √ |
Achira | √ |  |  |  |  |  |