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Ushahidi crowdsources information and then uses technology tools to draw attention to problems such as election fraud or to help in disaster recovery. The group's technology engine, which was developed in Africa by Africans, allows for any person or group to create a way to gather distributed information, aggregate it, and then visualize it on a map, timeline, or chart. It is one of 26 companies chosen to be a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.
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Aura Biosciences has cobbled together a new approach to delivering cancer drugs by combining unrelated discoveries from European research institutions in the fields of virology, molecular biology, advanced chemistry, and nanotechnology. The company, which is headed by Spanish molecular biologist Elisabet de los Pinos, is one of 26 companies named as 2010 Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum.Read more

From 2000 to 2009, some 446 companies in all have been named tech pioneers by the World Economic Forum. Some, such as Google and PayPal, have gone on to become household names. This year's 26 honorees hail from all corners of the globe and include the largest group ever of so-called cleantech companies—a testament to growing environmental concerns. The pioneers also include young companies aiming to improve health and the way we communicate and do business. Click on to look at a slide show of all 26 of this year's nominees.Read more

 The Geneva-based World Economic Forum released its list of 2010 Tech Pioneers Dec. 3. Every year since 2000, the WEF-with the help of a jury of experts, including this author-has chosen for the same honor anywhere from 25 to 50 companies that it judges to have big potential impact on the world. This year's class looks set to make headlines of its own by using information technology to rewrite the future of other industries.Read more