Dr. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam

Director, HTIC

Faculty, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Impacting Healthcare

through

Collaborative Technology Innovations

India’s Healthcare Challenges

• Indian Healthcare Context

• Large disease burden with major shift to non-communicable

and lifestyle diseases

• Less than one doctor per 1000 people; Less than 30% doctors

serving 70% of population

• 30+ million people pushed into poverty every year due to health

payments in India

• Context Specific Innovations Needed

Affordable

Accessible – geography, skill

Scalable

Background and Origins

• € 2.3 billion Indian med tech market growing @ 12+%

• Very limited India-centric R&D

• Affordability and Accessibility remain huge challenges

• Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) setup as

a joint initiative of IIT Madras and DBT as an independent

entity (premises in IITM Research Park)

• Funding from DBT and Industry (~Rs. 200 million for 5 yrs)

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HTIC Ecosystem Leading med-tech innovation hub in the country

100 + people

15 + organizations

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Video Documentary http://htic.iitm.ac.in/?q=ftp

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• Driven by Impact

– Lives, Business and Society

• How we work

– Strong collaboration and partnership

– Holistic and pragmatic approach

– Practical solutions that target real needs

• What we bring to the table

– Innovation Ecosystem

– Deep understanding and insight of practical problems

– Strong government and industry support

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