ISHIC Declares Winners of Innovation Challenge
The innovation challenge included a rigorous evaluation process by a panel of experts from AIIMS Jodhpur, Business Sweden, NASSCOM, AstraZeneca and other partners.
India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre (ISHIC) has revealed the winners of the second edition of the Innovation challenge at a virtual event held at the ongoing World Expo Dubai 2020 by Balram Bhargav, DG, ICMR, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Key dignitaries present during the announcement included Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Ambassador of Sweden to India, His Excellency Klas Molin, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary (IH), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Niclas Jacobson, Deputy DG, Ministry of Health & Social Affairs, Government of Sweden.
Sanjeev Misra, Director, AIIMS Jodhpur said “Cancer is a very complicated and stressful disease which impacts the life of the patients as well as their family. This program launched at AIIMS Jodhpur will help in creating the awareness for these cancer patients by giving them information on the disease and its progression, signs and symptoms and support to tackle some of these changes and thereby helping them in improving the quality of life.“
Cecilia Oskarsson, Swedish Trade Commissioner to India said, “This initiative aims to enable collaboration between innovators and knowledge bearers for effective exchange of best practices. We are confident that the holistic approach of India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre will enable an impactful engagement with the winners announced today that can aid swift change and addressal of problems at the ground level”.
Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS Delhi said, “This innovation challenge has come at a good time as we continue to face many challenges in the medical field due to the pandemic. Many of the participants have come up with relevant innovative solutions. Innovations identified during the first cohort of startups have shown a greater impact on the healthcare delivery and we look forward to supporting this next cohort with other partners such as Business Sweden, NASSCOM and AstraZeneca.”
This event also saw a virtual inauguration of incubation center by Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and a Centre of Excellence in Comprehensive Cancer Patient Support Service at Jodhpur by Vinod K Paul, Member Niti Ayog.
Centre of Excellence in Comprehensive Cancer Patient Support Service addresses the challenges faced by cancer patients by providing holistic cancer treatment. Through this project, all the cancer patients visiting the AIIMS Jodhpur campus will get counselling from dedicated nutritionists, psychologists, physiotherapists and palliative counselors to improve the treatment adherence and overall quality of life of the patients.
The innovation challenge included a rigorous evaluation process by a panel of experts from AIIMS Jodhpur, Business Sweden, NASSCOM, AstraZeneca and other partners.
This committee had shortlisted 10 compelling solutions including that of Acorai, AiNDRA, BrainSightAI, EzeRx, Genitico, Neurofy, relink (Tada Medical), TeraLumen and innovative ideas from Pradeep Bhatia and Naveen Dutt.
