Pioneering Workshop on the Design, Development, and Commer

Manipal, May 31, 2024: The MIDAS (Medical Instruments, Devices, and Allied Services) Hub, an initiative by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) — acknowledged as an Institute of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India — is proud to announce the profitable completion of a pivotal workshop on the design, growth, and commercialization of medical gadgets.

In the up to date healthcare system, expertise performs a vital function, driving up prices considerably. Hospitals and healthcare centres rely closely on costly diagnostic gadgets and gear, most of that are imported. Despite quite a few makes an attempt to fabricate these gadgets domestically, success has been restricted. To deal with this, MAHE has launched the MIDAS Hub in Manipal, supported by the DST, Government of India, via a public-private partnership mannequin.

The imaginative and prescient of the MIDAS Hub is to design, develop, and conduct moral and scientific trials, resulting in the manufacturing and advertising and marketing of progressive healthcare gadgets. This initiative goals to serve establishments and industries alongside the west coast area of India. The MIDAS Hub at Manipal will present a platform for people, establishments, and industries to interact in multidisciplinary and collaborative technical actions, resulting in the growth of quite a lot of medical gadgets.

A big side of the Hub’s actions is the coaching it gives in numerous sides of healthcare expertise growth. In line with this, the Hub organised a workshop on the design, growth, and commercialization of medical gadgets.

The workshop was inaugurated by Lt. Gen (Dr) M D Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor of MAHE, who expressed delight in the substantial participation from school members and doctoral college students from each MAHE and exterior establishments. He emphasised that the widespread curiosity in the MIDAS, DST-MAHE Hub displays its broad attain amongst future academicians and entrepreneurs.

Dr Sharath Okay Rao, Pro Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences, underscored the necessity for cost-effective, high-quality indigenous medical gadgets to enhance healthcare in the nation. Dr G Arun Maiya, Dean of MCHP, and Principal Coordinator of the DST-MAHE HUB, welcomed the attendees and highlighted the main targets of the Hub.

The workshop featured eminent nationwide and worldwide specialists, together with Dr Lazar Mathew, Senior Advisor; Dr Premanath, CEO of Venture Centre, Pune; Dr Joseph L Mathew of PGIMER, Chandigarh; and Dr Sudesh S, Head of the UCT Med Tech Laboratory at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Their insights and experiences enriched the occasion, which noticed the many delegates from establishments alongside the west coast area.

This workshop represents a big step in the direction of realizing the MIDAS Hub’s imaginative and prescient of fostering innovation and self-reliance in the growth of medical gadgets, finally enhancing the high quality of healthcare in India.