Published on: Nov 13,2017
Kalam Institute of Health Technology (KIHT) formally launched on November 10, 2017 at New Delhi with their first Governing Body meeting. KIHT, known for its unique model of bringing academia & industry together discussed the way forward for innovation and growth of Medical Devices Industry in India.
Major announcement at 1st Governing Body meeting were:
• Approval accorded for technology e-auction
• KIHT identified as nodal point for medical technology program support cell for national biopharma mission
• KIHT accepted as the facilitator for DBT/BIRAC funded innovations for helping them with certifications
The Governing body led by Vijay Raghavan applauded the conceptualization and idea of KIHT to support Government of India for focussed R&D policy in the medical devices sector through its Cell for Research and Development (CRD).
Lalit Mahajan, Chairman, Mitra Industries representing (AiMeD), Association of Indian Medical Device Industry said “Aimed is indeed a proud team member of KIHT team and emphasized that AiMeD will lead the Prioritized indigenous development of Medical Devices in India for addressing Priority Diseases in the country”
Congratulating KIHT on its formal launch, RajivNath, Forum Coordinator, AiMED said “We are extremely happy that the 1st Governing Body meet of KIHT is a major step towards making India a Global Manufacturing Hub for medical device sector and to build a robust system for innovation in the medical devices sector in the country.”
KIHT’s Cell of Technology Transfer (CTT) will facilitate academia with rapid technology transfer and product certifications, while the Cell for Innovation and Market Access (CIM) will enable industry with technology access and drive innovation of next generation of medtech products. The Cell for Market Intelligence and Trade (CMT) will work with respective department/ministry towards elimination of trade barriers. CMT will also undertake research and analysis of relevant data to help in developing long term strategies for the medical device industry.
KIHT is being guided by stalwarts of the scientific community like Dr R. Chidambram, Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India as President and the Governing Body members include: Prof. Vijay Raghavan – Secretary Department of Biotechnology as Chairperson; Dr (Smt.) Poonam Malakondaiah – Principal Secretary (HM&FW), Government. of Andhra Pradesh; Dr RenuSwarup – Senior Advisor, Dept. of Bio-technology, & MD, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC); Rajiv Agarwal – Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Government. of India; Dr Swati Basu – Scientific Secretary, Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to Government. of India; Rajiv Nath – Forum Coordinator, Association of Indian Medical Device Manufacturers (AIMED) will bring access to technical bandwidth from the industry and opportunities for deeper collaboration with the medical device industry; Prof. B. Ravi – Institute Chair Professor, IIT Bombay, Mumbai; Balaram Bhargava – Executive Director, School of International Bio-Design, AIIMS, New Delhi and Dr Jitendar Sharma – Managing Director & CEO, Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone, Visakhapatnam as Executive Director. – Medical Buyer Bureau