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A new episode of our podcast - Talking Future - is now available!
Created by the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, Talking Future focuses on the lives and work of North East entrepreneurs, their views of the future and how they are innovating as they plan ahead.
In this episode of Talking Future, Yvonne Bell speaks to Dr Arnab Basu, CEO of Kromek, about detection technology, its use in identifying dirty bombs and in helping discover early-stage diseases, and the future of the industry. With thanks to our partner Ward Hadaway for supporting this episode.
About Dr Arnab Basu
Dr Arnab Basu is the CEO of Kromek, a worldwide supplier of detection technology focusing on the medical, security screening and nuclear markets with an overarching goal to save lives and makes people safer.
As one of only four companies in the world that manufactures cadmium zinc telluride (CZT), Kromek create CZT-based gamma and x-ray radiation detectors and imaging devices that can not only find cancers and early-stage dementia, but can also detect and prevent dirty bombs and nuclear accidents.
About Yvonne Bell
Yvonne Bell comes from a background in transport, where the Bell family company spans 4 generations.
During her career, Yvonne spent most of her time in the Mercedes Truck, Van and Car franchises, mainly heading up the marketing function and generally steering the company through the growth that, by the time it was sold in 2017, meant it covered the North East Region from Teesside up to North Northumberland with a staff of almost 200.
Outside of business, she has always been keen to get involved in other things such as community and Hospital radio presenting, local magazine editing, audio editing for a local historical Trust and being instrumental in the setting up a local gym specifically for wheelchair users.
As a long-time member of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, she was pleased to be asked to take a seat on the board a few years ago where she is able to offer her own business experience to other members.
Talking Future is available on Spotify, Anchor and YouTube. With a new episode released every 4 weeks, if you like what you hear, help us spread the word by subscribing and sharing!
