10 months ago
AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Fosters Health Tech Innovation with New Platform
Imagine doctors and scientists at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar wanting to create new gadgets and tools to help people stay healthy.
They have created a special place where they can bring together ideas about medicine, science, and technology.
At a recent event, they showed off 33 cool new ideas for health technology.
Experts are helping these ideas become real products that can be tested and even sold.
This effort is important because it helps young innovators create helpful tools for healthcare.
AIIMS-Bhubaneswar is also working with other universities and companies, even in other countries, to help researchers.
They have a new lab to encourage different kinds of research and plan to build a center to help new medical inventions grow.
This is all part of making healthcare better and helping India become a developed nation.
AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has launched a platform to integrate medical research, life sciences, and technology for healthcare innovation.
The initiative aims to transform health-tech ideas into validated and commercialised products.
33 start-up ideas and medical technology products/models were showcased, receiving expert guidance.
The institute is collaborating with national and international institutions like IIT Bhubaneswar and Western Sydney University.
AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has achieved significant research milestones, including substantial grant generation and numerous publications.
- Who
- AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with various institutions and start-ups
- What
- Established a platform to foster innovative health tech ideas, showcasing 33 start-up ideas and medical technology products/models.
- Where
- AIIMS-Bhubaneswar
- When
- During the 3rd Annual Research Day and 2nd Regional Research Conclave 2025.
- Why
- To convert novel health-tech ideas into tangible products for validation and commercialisation, fostering a robust healthcare innovation ecosystem and contributing to the 'Viksit Bharat' movement.
Key facts
- Event
- 3rd Annual Research Day and 2nd Regional Research Conclave 2025
- Theme
- Medical Innovation: The Need of the Hour for Atmanirbhar Bharat, Viksit Bharat
- Key Initiative
- Platform for integrating medical research, life sciences, and technology
- Showcased Ideas
- 33 start-up ideas and medical technology products/models
- Collaborations
- IIT Bhubaneswar, BCKIC, ILS, Western Sydney University, IIT Kharagpur, VSSUT Burla, NISER Bhubaneswar, IISER Berhampur, KIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIG Hospital Hyderabad, TMCH Varanasi
- Research Achievements
- Over 25 crores in extramural grant generation, over 1,500 research publications
Quotes
Dr. Rajiv Bahl
Secretary, Department of Health Research, Government of India, and Director General, ICMR
“Viksit Bharat”
thestatesman.com
Dr. Ashutosh Biswas
Executive Director, AIIMS Bhubaneswar
“AIIMS Bhubaneswar is committed to fostering interdisciplinary innovation by collaborating with premier technological institutes like IIT Bhubaneswar, BCKIC, and ILS. The institute aims to build an integrated innovation hub for medical technology in the region.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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