Noor Siddiqui
| Noor Siddiqui | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 20, 1994 Clifton, Virginia[1] |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Robinson Secondary School[2] |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Organization | Remedy |
| Parent(s) | Uzair Siddiqui, Rubina Siddiqui[2] |
| Website |
noorsiddiqui |
Noor Siddiqui is an American entrepreneur. She is a Thiel Fellow, and the co-founder of the medical company Remedy.
Education
Siddiqui grew up in Northern Virginia, and her parents are of Pakistani origin. At age 14, she started a nonprofit to provide scholarships to poor families.[3] She was awarded the Thiel Fellowship in June 2012, where participants are paid $100,000 to drop out of college and start their own projects;[4] Siddiqui was accepted to several colleges, but chose not to attend any of them to do the Fellowship.[2] When her application was selected, Siddiqui's initial focus was on ending poverty, but she switched to the medical technology industry several years later.[5]
Entrepreneurship
Noor Siddiqui started Remedy with her sister Gina Siddiqui, who dropped out of University of Pennsylvania's medical school in order to join her. The company's initial product, an app named Beam, used Google Glass to let medical providers talk with each other and stream video.[5] In a small pilot study, 91% of surgeons said that they found the app useful for managing treatments.[6] Remedy later developed a mobile phone app that allowed primary care doctors to quickly consult with specialists over video chat, without needing Google Glass hardware.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Noor Siddiqui: A Remedy for Better Medical Decision Making". Mashable. April 25, 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 Goldstein, Jessica (3 August 2012). "Jumping off the college track". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Kelly, Guy (September 20, 2014). "The Thiel Fellowship: meet the college dropouts ready to change the world". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Lynley, Matt (June 13, 2012). "Peter Thiel Is Paying These 20 Entrepreneurs Who Can't Even Drink Yet $100,000 To Drop Out Of College". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schwartz, Ariel (April 3, 2014). "A Google Glass App For Doctors To Stream Video Of Patients To Consult Other Doctors". Fast Company (magazine). Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Cutler, Kim-Mai (August 25, 2014). "Remedy Bets That Google Glass Will Find Its Sweet Spot In The Medical Industry". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Miguel, Ken (June 15, 2015). "Remedy app connects doctors with each other to speed up access for patients". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Pai, Aditi (November 17, 2014). "Consumer startups abandon Google Glass, healthcare companies weigh alternatives". MobiHealthNews. Retrieved 18 April 2016.