XV Annual MedTech Summit, 2025

School of International Biodesign (SiB), AIIMS, New Delhi & IIT Delhi


November 29, 2025 (Saturday)

Venue: Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre

Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003

TimeSession Details
09:00 – 09:30Registration & Tea
09:30 – 09:35Welcome
09:35 – 09:45 A Year in Progress
Dr. Sandeep Singh, Professor (Cardiology), Executive Director, SiB, AIIMS-New Delhi
Dr. Deepak Joshi, Assoc. Professor (CBME), Executive Director, SiB, IIT Delhi
09:45 – 09:55 Medical Innovation through Biodesign Programmes in India
Dr. Anamika Gambhir, Scientist- ‘G’ (Advisor & Directorate Head), DBT, Govt. of India
09:55 – 10:35 Ongoing MedTech Innovation Projects at SiB

Introduction of SiB Fellows: July 2025 Batch
Feba George, Hridaya Joshi, Khushi Rathor, Kunal Indra, Mritun Anand, Nikitha R, Rohan Rajeev, Shafi Kulachalil, Treasa Tharakan, Vaibhav Mali

Journey by SiB Fellows: January 2025 Batch
Clinical Immersion – Cardiology, AIIMS-New Delhi
Aditi Bhalekar, Damaris Eveline, Murad Sha & Rameet Singh

Clinical Immersion – Urology, AIIMS-New Delhi
Adarsh V, Sanjith R & Victor Ghosh

SiB Fellows (2024)
Marrow Ease: A next-gen bone marrow access system
Aadavan S, Manish Swain & Sai Kiran Marri

FOLLI-PRO: Automated hair graft processing & implantation system
Anurag Singh, Anuja Karwa, Aditya Ramesh, Hridaya Joshi

10:35 – 10:45 Future of MedTech Innovation in India
Dr. Ashwini K. Agrawal, Dean (R&D), IIT Delhi
10:45 – 10:50Graduation Ceremony of SiB Fellows (2024 Batch)
10:50 – 11:00 Collaborative Research: Opportunities & Challenges
Dr. Nikhil Tandon, Dean (Research), AIIMS-New Delhi
11:00 – 11:10 Licensing Ceremony
Mucus Dislodgement Device – Gaurav Kulkarni, Vishal Agale, Sonakshi Pandey (SiB Interns 2010 & 2011)
11:10 – 11:30 Patent Assignment Ceremony
InoHeal: Healing the Non-Healing Wounds
Inochi Care: Shivani Gupta, Suteerth Tripathi (SiB 2016)

Newborn Hearing Screening Device: A Global Success Story
Sohum Innovation Lab: Nitin Sisodia (SiB 2010)

11:30 – 11:45 Product Launch and Dedication to the Nation
ETURNAL: India’s First Retrofittable Automatic Patient Repositioning System
Cureous Labs: Asish Mohandas (SiB Fellow 2018)
11:45 – 12:00 Keynote Address: Promoting Innovation in Academic Institutions
Chief Guest: Dr. M. Srinivas, Director, AIIMS-New Delhi
12:00 – 12:10 What does it take to create a successful MedTech enterprise in India?
Dr. Pramod Garg, Head (Gastroenterology), AIIMS-New Delhi
Chairperson, SiB-SAC
12:10 – 12:20 SIB SHInE Innovations
Portable Muscle Stimulator: Sphincter Locator Device
Sumit Vaish (SIB SHInE 2023), KGMU Lucknow

VerveFlo: Lymphedema Treatment Device
Solvinn Medtech: Dr. Himank Agarwal & Rishabh Kumar (SIB SHInE 2024)

12:20 – 12:30 International Collaboration: Hiroshima Biodesign
Ai Oishi, Kohei Kobatake, Sushil Raut & Yoshihiro Kawano
12:30 – 13:30 MedTech Startup Fundraising: What, When & How?
Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee – Wadhwani Innovation Network
Dr. Vinita Jindal – BIRAC
Ms. Pallavi Khare – Social Alpha
Dr. Nandagopal Gopinathan – Mavin Ventures
Dr. Pankaj Chhatrala – OrthoHeal
Moderator: Dr. Avijit Bansal, Co-founder, Windmill Health
13:30 – 13:35 Vote of Thanks
Dr. Saurabh K. Gupta, Professor (Cardiology), Co-PI, SiB, AIIMS-New Delhi
13:35 onwardsLunch & Networking

09:30 – 10:00Registration & Tea
10:00 – 10:05Welcome
10:05 – 10:15A Year in ProgressDr. Sandeep Singh, Professor (Cardiology), Executive Director, SiB, AIIMS, New Delhi

Dr. Deepak Joshi, Assoc. Professor (CBME), Executive Director, SiB, IIT Delhi

10:15 – 10:35Ongoing Innovation Projects

1SiB Fellows (2024)
Aadavan S, Abdul Ansari, Aditya Ramesh, Anuja Karwa, Anurag Singh, Bithul K, Manish
Swain, Sai Kiran M

2SparshMind Innovations: REMIND – Immersive VR Solution for Comprehensive
Neuro Rehabilitation
Harikrishnan M, Hriushikesh Wadekar, Abhijith Unni

3 Neuranics Lab: Re-imagining Diagnostics Using Artificial Intelligence on Blood Data
Ashutosh Patra, Praveen Kumar

4International Outreach: Hiroshima Biodesign, Hiroshima University, Japan
Dr. Hirohito Imada, Dr. Sushil Raut

10:35 – 10:45Keynote AddressProf. Naresh Bhatnagar, Dean (Research & Development), IIT Delhi
10:45 – 10:50Graduation Ceremony of SiB Fellows
10:50 – 11:05Special AddressProf. M. Srinivas, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
11:05 – 11:20Licencing Ceremony1 Medlarks: A Novel Way to Prevent Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Co-founders: Nirmal Kumar, Yasuyuki Matsuura; SiB Fellows (2018)2Prezitec Health: Precision Needle Navigation System
Founder: Sridhar P, SiB Fellow (2021)
11:20 – 11:35Product Launch and Dedicate to the Nation1 InoHeal: Healing the Non-Healing Wounds
Inochi Care: Shivani Gupta, Suteerth Tripathi; SiB Fellows (2016)
2 Hip Pro: The Elderly Guardian Smart-Belt
Ripple Healthcare: Kaushal Kothari, SiB Fellow (2020); Prashant Chauhan
11:35 – 11:45Keynote Address: MedTech Innovation in IndiaDr. Anamika Gambhir, Scientist- ‘G’ (Advisor and Directorate Head), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
11:45 – 12:00Success Stories: Global Outreach of SiB Technologies1 Sohum Innovation Lab
Founder & CEO: Nitin Sisodia
2 OrthoHeal Private Limited
Founder & CEO: Dr. Pankaj Chhatrala
12:00 – 12:15What does it take to create a successful MedTech enterprise in India?
Gurmit S. Chugh, Chairman, Translumina Therapeutics
12:15 – 13:00MedTech Innovation in Academic Institutions: The road ahead Panel discussion1School of International Biodesign (SiB: AIIMS & IITD) - Dr. Deepak Joshi

2SIBDS-IIBC (IIT Guwahati) - Dr. S Kanagaraj

3Centre for Biodesign (BRIC-THSTI Faridabad) - Dr. Susmita Chaudhuri

4Wadhwani Foundation - Dr. Shirshendu Mukherjee

5FITT (IIT Delhi) - Dr. Ashutosh Pastor

Moderator: Dr. Abhishek K. Mehta, Scientist- ‘D’, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Indiay

13:00 – 13:05Vote of Thanks
Dr. Saurabh K. Gupta, Professor (Cardiology), Co-Principal Investigator, School of International Biodesign
13:05 – 13:10Group Photograph
13:10 onwardsLunch & Networking
School of International Biodesign (SiB) is a flagship program of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India for frugal medcial device innovation. It is run by a collaboration between AIIMS, New Delhi, IIT Delhi and International Partners.