Interview at Medcircle on future of innovations in new normal.

During the COVID crisis, the flood of innovations from Face masks to testing has 5 enablers.

• Standards, WTO & ICMR,

• Testing and validation at DRDO and other places,

• Local demand, especially public procurement,

• Freedom to Operate from Patent perspective,

• Capability to come with creative imitations, catch up products in a speedy manner.

We expect innovations to flourish in New Normal where the 5 enablers exist,” he says.

Agree???

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Expression of Interest (EOI) for Co Developing and manufacturing Devices for COVID-19 Pandemic

Many technologies on offer from SCTIMST: https://www.sctimst.ac.in/COVID-19/

SCTIMST invites manufacturers/start ups/social groups who are interested in working with Institute to co-develop and manufacture medical devices on a fast track mode to support the distressing situation the epidemic COVID 19 has created. Please join us for development and manufacture of devices such as :

• Ambu bag based Ventilator
• Ventilator Sharing Kit
• Battery Operated Assistive Breathing Unit
• Isolation Pods
• Disposable Safety Face Shield
• Deployable Field Units

For further details, please contact Technology Business Division : tbd@sctimst.ac.in
Call us : Mr S. Balram (9249402311)/ Ms Sandhya C.G (9895098086)
License to WIPRO 3D is in news.

Crowd funding Healthcare entrepreneurs-health tech hatch

Health Tech Hatch is an online forum where innovators can showcase their projects and appeal to the public and members of their social media networks for funds. This can add up to significant seed money, if enough members of the “crowd’’ respond. The platform aims to foster the development of products that transform health care, such as channels where patients can communicate with their doctors, or devices that track people’s health habits and reward them for improvements. It also sees a potential client base among social entrepreneurs interested in global health and underserved communities.

Grand Challenge in Global Health- 9th round closes by 15th May

Topics for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 9 are:

• New Approaches for the Interrogation of Anti-malarial Compounds - new!
• Aid is Working. Tell the World - new!
• Explore New Solutions for Global Health Priority Areas
• Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
• Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market

Ensuring Safe Transitions from Hospital to Home Challenge

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)  is challenging software developers to improve care transitions and build upon these tools by generating an intuitive and easy-to-use application to empower patients and caregivers that fits into existing ways that providers communicate. 

The ideal application will:

• Incorporate the content of the CMS Discharge Checklist
• Help patients and caregivers access the information and materials needed to answer the checklist’s questions about their condition, their medications and medical equipment, and their post-discharge plans
• Share this information with doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other professionals in their next care setting.

• Total Prizes: $40,000 Deadline: November 16,2011.   

Innovation in Health Care awards 2011

These awards are sponsored by MEDEXPERT as part of MEDICALL 2011 expo, Chennai, August 12-14.
Only registered organisations are eligible to apply. Last date 20th July 2011. Details:
http://medicall.in/pdf/award/inno%20information%20flyer.pdf

Probiotic Dahi for cardiovascular health, protection against cancer and improvement of immunity

License available from NDRI for this technology. Brief details:

Screened several strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum for probiotic attributes including their ability to survive acidity in stomach and bile salts in the intestine, adhere to mucosal cells in the large intestine, and possess good bile salt hydrolase and antibacterial activity. The technology of Acido-bifidus probiotic dahi was developed incorporating selected strains of these two probiotic bacteria alongwith dahi culture (Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris and Lactococcus lactis ssp diacetylactis).  The culture conditions were worked out for development of the product that has flavor, taste and texture similar to that of regular Dahi. The counts of each of the two probiotic bacteria in the product are in the range 2x10 7 to   2x108 cfu/gram. Health benefits of the product have been validated, and the results published in 8 peer reviewed international journals. Acido-bifidus dahi improves cardiovascular health by lowering serum cholesterol levels.  It protects against intestinal cancer by decreasing the activation of carcinogens and improving their detoxification, and modifying the expressions of oncogenes and apoptotic genes. Acido-bifidus dahi slows down the ageing process by improving immunity (macrophage and lymphocyte functions) and antioxidant status. The health benefits of lactobacilli are strain specific and Acido-Bifidus probiotic dahi is a superior product compared to similar product available in the market, since these products document no health-benefit claims.

Patent applied: A process for preparation of Acido-bifidus probiotic Dahi. (Dr. V.K.Kansal, Ms. Sonal Rajpal). Application No. 639/DEL/2007 dated 23/03/2007


Other technologies on license from NDRI:http://www.ndri.res.in/ndri/Design/patents.html

Contact person: V. K. Kansal, Principal Scientist, Division of Animal Biochemistry,
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001 (Haryana),
Ph: 9896914082, 0184-2259124 (O) , 0184-2203391(R)

10 Amazing, Emerging Advances in Medical Technology

Roxanne McAnn managing content for Nursingschools.net shared this information on 10 emerging advances in medical technology.
Read and enjoy: 

National Health Research Policy- your comments invited on the draft

Draft of National Health Research Policy is placed in the public domain: http://www.dhr.gov.in/draft_nhr_policy.pdf 
E mail yr comments to lalitkant@icmr.org.in  or 
attend open house discussion on  25th Feb , 14.00 hrs in Room 301 (Conference Hall) at the Indian Council of Medical Research headquarters, V.Ramalingaswamy Bhawan, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029.

Open Innovation challenges on Innoget

David Rafols is the CEO and co-founder of Innoget with a wealth of experience on innovation management and R&D projects. Prior to founding Innoget, he was a technology sourcing manager at CIDEM, an Innovation Agency within the Catalonia local government, Barcelona, Spain. David has also worked for several food industry companies, such as Chupa Chups S.A. (technical manager) and Danone S.A. (R&D engineer). He has a degree in Biology and an MBA for the University of Barcelona. Some challenges :
A Hungarian technology transfer agency is looking for a manufacturer of the named medical instrument that is equipped with an image recording device and uses illumination with different wavelength.The instrument is capable of recording skin lesions, and of helping the uses in the diagnosing process. The system consists of two parts. These are the scanning device, and the docking station.

The scanning device contains an image recording device (camera or photodevice), which is used to take pictures of the inspected skin surface. It also contains LED-s with different wavelength, to illuminate the surface (an additional option is to attach polarizing filters). To get the appropriate sized images, a custom parameterized lens is built into the device.

The recorded image is automatically transferred to an external system (PC or PDA). The communication is made via a wired (USB, ETHERNET) and/or wireless (WiFi) channel. 

The internal electronics are the image recording device (already available), the LED circle, and a controlling circuit (custom circuit). This controls the LED-s, switches the system on or off and triggers the camera. All the circuits are made of SMD components. The case has an ergonomic design. There is one push button and a LED indicator on it. With these two things the user can easily operate the instrument. The other part, the docking station has a charging circuit inside, hence if we do not use the scanning device, the dock charges it continuously (with custom circuit). The device operates with a rechargeable accumulator. Built-in LCD hardware is an extra option for a quick diagnosis.

During the design phase, the main objective was, to design it clearly, in order to assist the manufacturing stage. All the custom built components were designed with CAD softwares. If a component is already available, then obtainability, and ease of inclusion into the system were taken into account. In the design stage, facilitating the manufacturing process is also very important. During the design stage a range of common standards were incorporated.  

Input documents and files for manufacturing:

The company can provide AutoCAD 2010 (.dwg) design files for case and docking station design, Eagle 5.7.0 schematics and layout design files for custom electronics. The program codes for PIC MCU are written in the latest Microchip MPLAB. We can provide the project files and the .c, .asm source codes. They will provide detailed description of necessary, already available components (for example image recording device).

Martin Innovations "Chair-A-Table" safe patient handling system

The  US Department of Justice and the Department of Health & Human Services recently released a joint report on medical care for individuals with mobility disabilities. The report stresses that examination of a dependent patient while in a wheelchair does not meet the standard of “equal medical services”. Martin Innovations has answered that call with technology that eliminates the manual aspect of the lift or transfer from wheelchair to exam table.

The Martin Chair-A-Table is manufactured in the United States. It has the industry’s highest weight capacity at 1,000 lbs, and carries a full warranty of 5 years. The Chair-A-Table is also perfect for everyday use as an exam table, with 8 points of power articulation including power lift, power backrest, power footrest. View more detailed information on the Martin Innovations Zero-Lift Patient Transfer System.

The product is available for sale and technology ready for license.

Open Innovation at Medtronic

Medtronic, manufacturer of Pacemakers invites `ideas' from independent innovators. Check for procedure at:

http://www.medtronic.com/innovation/idea-submission/procedures.html

Grand Challenges in Global Health

Grand Challenges Explorations fosters innovation in global health research. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to encourage scientists worldwide to expand the pipeline of ideas to fight our greatest health challenges. The grant program is open to anyone from any discipline, from student to tenured professor, and from any organization – colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies. Round 6 is now open.The topics for Round 6 are:

• Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection;
• Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies;
• The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Ways to Accelerate, Sustain and Monitor Eradication;
• Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Health Conditions;
• Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns. 

Lat date November 2,2010

URL:http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx