Med Tech Symposium 2020
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship hosted a ‘Med Tech’ Symposium to bring together key leaders in the field of medical and healthcare Technologies to discuss the key challenges and developments in the medical devices start-up eco system. The event was organized on Saturday (25th Jan 2020)
Addressing the event, Prof. B.S. Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad, said, “A need was felt to usher in Innovation and incubation culture in academic institutions. IIT Hyderabad has always been progressive to address such needs. With a strong research in Biomedical Engineering, and lot of other members of faculty from other departments engaged in interdisciplinary research in allied areas, it was only appropriate to put identify healthcare as the theme for this endeavor.”
The Foundation for the Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE), is sponsored by two IIT Bombay alumni, and is focused on making universal healthcare a reality. The Center’s objective is to catalyze healthcare innovation to bring about affordable solutions to address healthcare needs of India. The Center hopes to foster entrepreneurs to deliver a pipeline of cost-efficient solutions, which are increasingly ‘commercialized’.
Speaking about the event, Prof. U B Desai, Head of Operations CfHE, IIT Hyderabad, said, “The event is intended to connect IIT Hyderabad Incubated stratups with investors and Venture Capitalists in the Healthcare Technology Sector. It was a great networking opportunity and created a lot of avenues for the IITH startups. It also provided an exposure to the regulatory environment of the healthcare technology sector.”
The Med Tech Symposium provided an opportunity to learn about future trends, Opportunities and the regulatory and Industry Perspective along with tips on creating a medical device startup. The event targetted early start-ups and budding entrepreneurs and will serve as a platform to connect with veterans and experts in the field of medical technologies.
Speaking on ‘Foundation for CfHE: Inception and Activities,’ Mr. Rajesh Mashruwala, Director, CfHE, said, “A personal experience at the hospital long back threw light to the surprising fact that most of the hospital equipment, nearly 80 per cent, were imported. So healthcare innovation seemed to be the key solution in providing affordable healthcare solutions to all in the country. Centre for Healthcare Entrepreneurship was founded and funded with this goal”
Guest of Honour Address Dr. Ramesh Byrapaneni, MD ENDIYA Partners, said, “New and emerging innovations and smartphone technologies and cloud computing are transforming healthcare into a model that is increasingly patient-centered and transparent. Digitalisation of healthcare and Deep techin the healthcare space are the new innovation accelerator, catalyzing a transition in the methods of healthcare delivery from traditional hospital- or office- based visitations, to technology-based encounters that are virtual, on-demand, and patient-generated.”
A panel discussions was held on on topics including
- Early Stage Funding: Deepanwita Chadhopadhyay, IKP,Manish Diwan(Birac) & Suchita Markan, BCIL are the panel Members..
- Medical Device Regulatory Aspects: Dr. Bhuvaneshwar G S(Consultant Medical Devices – design, development, testing & QMS),Dr. Ambuj Chaturvedi(Vicepresident, IKP) & Lavanya Pavan(UL) are the panel Members..
- Industry Perspective: Prof.Bhagawan Chowdhery (ISB), Rajeev Marar (Philips), Sudarshan Patil (Applied Materials India Pvt Ltd CTO), Kannan (Appasamy Assoc.) are the panel members..
The event mainly targets early start-ups and budding entrepreneurs and will serve as a platform to connect with veterans and experts in the field of medical technologies.