IIT Delhi Transfers Two Pioneering Healthcare Technologies To Industries

IIT Delhi scientists transferred two indigenous healthcare technologies developed under the Nanoelectronics Network for Research and Applications (NNetRA) project supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to industries.

The technology named ‘Photonic Chip-based Spectrometric Biosensor” for pathogen detection is transferred to Mr. Nitin Zaveri, UNINO Healthcare Private Limited, Mumbai, India. It was developed by a team of IIT Delhi researchers led by Prof. Joby Joseph, Optics and Photonics Centre & Physics Department. The newly transferred technology will help in the prevention of infectious diseases and reduce the cost of diagnostic tests. This will enable a quick and accurate detection of the pathogens.

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Another technology named “DNA Aptamer for Prostate Cancer Detection” is transferred to Dr. Swapnil Sinha, HUMMSA Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, India. This technology will enable quick and accurate prostate cancer detection. It can be integrated into point-of-care (PoC) devices and can also act as a novel drug. This is developed by a team of IIT Delhi researchers under Prof. Prashant Mishra from the Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, was also present at the event and congratulated the teams for the successful transfer. He emphasized future collaboration, innovation sustainable technology transfer, and essential measures for the adoption, implementation, and commercialization of the technology.

Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi, congratulated the IIT Delhi researchers and hailed MeitY for the NNetRA initiative and their continued support.

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Other distinguished dignitaries, including Bhuvnesh Kumar, Additional Secretary, MeitY; Sunita Verma, Senior Director & Group Coordinator (R&D in Electronics and IT), MeitY; FITT Team; Prof. Neeraj Khare, the project’s CI; and Dr. Sangeeta Semwal, Scientist E, MeitY were present at the ceremony.

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) at IIT Delhi has played an instrumental role in fostering this technology transfer.