COVID-19 aftermath: Funding divide among Indian startups makes survival difficult; while some bag millions, others struggle Funding in Indian tech-led startups rose by 14 percent in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period last year, yet only 16 percent startups and SMEs have cash to survive for more than three months,Read more about COVID-19 aftermath: Funding divide among Indian startups makes survival difficult; while some bag millions, others struggle[…]

Medical Devices Startups Look To Ride Healthtech Wave As Regulatory Barriers Lower With the shifting market dynamics caused by Covid-19, pretty much everything is in overhaul mode. Within the burgeoning healthtech ecosystem, the medical devices market is also witnessing a dramatic shift as policies are being changed to accommodate the high demand. But at theRead more about Medical Devices Startups Look To Ride Healthtech Wave As Regulatory Barriers Lower[…]

DGCA allows Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo to start testing drone deliveries for food Food delivery orders dropped by a staggering 70 per cent in the last two months It came as a welcome move when the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave permission to food delivery startups such as Zomato, Swiggy and Dunzo to test-flyRead more about DGCA allows Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo to start testing drone deliveries for food[…]

Tracking the Scourge: Diagnostics, Testing and Vaccines for COVID-19 As the country went into lockdown in March 2020, researchers at IISc turned their focus to joining the fight against the novel coronavirus, SARS CoV-2. This article delves deep into ongoing research in diagnosing and testing for COVID-19, as well as a project on vaccine development,Read more about Tracking the Scourge: Diagnostics, Testing and Vaccines for COVID-19[…]

IISc-incubated mobile labs launched for Covid testing ShanMukha Innovations, a start-up incubated at Society of Innovation and Development (SID), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has announced the launch of Mobile Infection Testing and Reporting (MITR) Labs. The mobile lab is the country’s first and only ICMR-approved BSL-2+ compliant mobile diagnostic lab for end-to-end RT-PCR-based Covid-19Read more about IISc-incubated mobile labs launched for Covid testing[…]

Space startup develops India’s first in-orbit space debris monitoring, tracking system: Anirudh Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of Digantara Started by Anirudh Sharma & Rahul Rawat in 2018 from their dormitory at their university, Digantara is India’s first air and space surveillance company· Digiantra Research and Technology (DRT), a space tech startup founded by Lovely ProfessionalRead more about Space startup develops India’s first in-orbit space debris monitoring, tracking system: Anirudh Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of Digantara[…]

Digantara gets Incubated by SID at IISc Started by Anirudh Sharma & Rahul Rawat in 2018 from their dormitory at Lovely Professional University, Digantara is India’s first air and space surveillance company. The startup has received a grant of Rs 25 lakhs which will be used to develop space debris monitoring systems and the company’sRead more about Digantara gets Incubated by SID at IISc[…]

IISc. mobile labs will be handed over to Karnataka govt. shortly The first set of mobile laboratories designed by a team at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) is ready to be deployed and will be handed over to the State government shortly. Speaking to The Hindu days after being appointed, IISc. director Govindan RangarajanRead more about IISc. mobile labs will be handed over to Karnataka govt. shortly[…]

Covid testing vans developed by Indian Institute of Science Indian Institute of Science, India’s premier advanced science and technological research institute has developed unique Mobile Vans for testing Covid 19 and provide accurate results, within 4 to 12 hours. An end to end testing solution called mobile infection testing and Reporting MITR has been developedRead more about Covid testing vans developed by Indian Institute of Science[…]

How India’s Healthcare Startups Have Innovated During Covid-19 The sudden lockdown imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 posed both a challenge and opportunity for India’s healthcare startups. Restricted access to diagnostic centres meant more patients embraced online consults and solutions. But limited imports meant broken supply chains that led to prices of raw materialsRead more about How India’s Healthcare Startups Have Innovated During Covid-19[…]