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“MEDICAL PLASTICS DATA SERVICE”
THANKS AND WELCOMES
MR. C. BALAGOPAL
TO THE EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
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Mr. C. Balagopal
Formerly
Managing Director, Terumo Penpol Ltd.
• Resigned from the IAS in 1983 to promote
joint-venture Company with the support of National
Research Development Corporation and KSIDC to make
innovative biomedical devices in India using
indigenous technology.
• Acquired technology, conducted feasibility
studies, market research, arranged finances, recruited
project team, set up Blood Bag Factory at
Puliyarakonam, Trivandrum
• Managing Director, Peninsula Polymers Limited
renamed in 1999 as TERUMO PENPOL Limited. |
• PENPOL
entered into a Joint Venture with TERUMO CORPORATION,
Japan.TERUMO CORP is the world leader in high-tech medical
products. The plant is now the biggest of its kind in Asia
outside Japan. More than 1000 skilled people work in the
factory. Today the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Terumo Corp.
Awards :
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Management Leadership Award of Trivandrum Management
Association
• National R&D Award for successful commercialization of
Indigenous Technology by Ministry of Science & Technology,
Govt. of India in 1995
• Winner of National Export Awards every year from 1994-95
onwards
• Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award from Kerala State
Industrial Development Corporation
• Business Excellence Award 2011 from The Trivandrum
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Affiliations : MHR 11 Committee, Bureau of Indian
Standards, Member, Medical Equipment Division, CII,
Charter Member, and first President, TiE Kerala Chapter
Has
attended ISBT Conferences in various parts of the world,
and has presented papers at international conferences. Has
advised various agencies on aspects of setting up a modern
Blood Service, and helped to draw up detailed plans for
setting up a State Blood Transfusion Service for several
State Governments.
TPL has
been recognized by ISBTI and other National Organizations
for CSR activities aimed at promoting Voluntary Blood
Donation. TPL has a strong community development program
at Vilappil Panchayat aimed at supporting the Government
Lower Primary Schools, and the public health system.
Balagopal has written a book ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE
INDIA based on his experiences as an IAS officer in
Manipur in India’s North East. This book is published by
Harper Collins and was released in Delhi and Trivandrum in
October 2013. He is working on his second book on his
experiences as an IAS officer in Kerala.
Balagopal
is married to Vinita and they have four children. They
spend their time between Trivandrum and Bengaluru. After
retiring from TPL, Balagopal continues to support startup
ventures, both as investor and mentor. He plans to get
more involved with community development projects in
Vilappil Panchayat and is in the process of setting up a
Trust for the purpose.
Balagopal
enjoys reading, writing, long walks, music, golf, travel,
meeting people, and keeping in touch with friends.
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