medical innovation

Featured in Netflix's Lucca’s World, Cytotron is a groundbreaking device by Bengaluru’s Dr Rajah Vijay Kumar. It alters cell pathways to halt cancer and cerebral palsy progression, offering new hope.

Compact, affordable, and battery-operated, this Made-in-India MRI scanner could bridge India’s diagnostic gap.

Kerala University’s patented hydrogel dressing for diabetic wounds, created by Fathima Rumaisa and Prof Mini S, uses ferulic acid and L-proline to speed healing and changes colour to signal infection.

Dr Pawan Mehrotra, a biochemist and breast cancer researcher, developed an innovative low-cost solution for women undergoing mastectomies, called 'Poorti.'

Komal Panda watched her dad and a few friends who had diabetes struggle to keep their insulin vials at the optimal temperature. So, she invented Novocarry which could well become a diabetic's best friend.

The SHIS Foundation, founded by Mohammed Abdul Wohab and Sabitri Pal, operates in the Sundarbans, West Bengal.

An innovation by DeepTek, a startup co-founded by Dr Amit Kharat and Ajit Patil, Genki utilises 10 million data points to analyse a suspected patient's X-ray and detect TB within seconds.

Preethi Ramadoss, a PhD scholar from Anna University in Chennai, has innovated a biodegradable material to detect blood sugar levels in diabetics through body sweat.

Ikram Khan, a scientist from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras and the founder of ISMO Bio-Photonics Pvt Ltd, has developed a low-cost 3D printing system to create mini brain 'organoids' that mimic how our minds work.

Be it in a hospital or a college canteen, ideas for path-breaking innovations can strike you anywhere, at anytime. The win is in recognizing and following them through, as these individuals did to become changemakers of our society. You can, too! Last week to apply for @Villgro’s iPitch for Rs 8 Crore investment & more: www.villgro.org/ipitch