Healthcare
New Tech to Aid Screening and Monitoring of Lung Diseases
India has a high burden of Tuberculosis, recording close to 2.64 million cases and 75,000 plus deaths in 2019. A considerable… Read More
17 Startups, Five Student Innovators Win Bio-Entrepreneurship Contest
Seventeen startups and five student innovators have been declared winners in this year’s National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC). Now in… Read More
Scientists Find a New Therapy for Cancer
The fight against Cancer could get a major boost with a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Indore… Read More
Innovation Hub Launched to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
The Department of Biotechnology’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), has launched a global collaborative platform to help reduce… Read More
Facility to Help MedTech Startups
The Department of Biotechnology’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has set up a national facility to specifically address… Read More
Fifth Edition of National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition Launched
Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, launched on Tuesday the fifth edition of the National Bio… Read More
CSIR and Tata MD Partners to Augment COVID-19 Testing
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd (Tata MD), the new healthcare venture… Read More
Older Adults are at Higher Risk of Social Isolation During COVID Pandemic: Study
The risk of severe illness increases with age, with older adults at highest risk. Over 95% of fatalities due to… Read More
AI-driven ‘XraySetu’ to Facilitate Early COVID Interventions
XraySetu, a new AI-driven platform has been developed that will help in early intervention over WhatsApp. This will be made… Read More
Analyzing India’s Historic Healthcare Expenditure
The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken India to its core. The tall, tsunami-like waves of infections swept India’s healthcare system off… Read More