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stippu
Sorry, was travelling in India to a place where there is no Internet access.. ...
KRagh
While new technology does bring efficient products, it is worth investigating ...
Indian expat engineers bring medtech back home
Sufia Tippu
6/4/2012 3:09 PM EDT
Every October, Shiladitya Sengupta, a serial entrepreneur with ties to Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology, and R.A. Mashelkar, former director general of India’s Council of Scientific ad Industrial Research (CSIR), host the Young Investigator Meeting (YIM) in Boston for Indian expat professionals in the science, medical and engineering fields who might be interested in relocating to India.
Last year’s meeting drew about 350 scientists, doctors and engineers. Of those, 30 to 40 were shortlisted as prospects for participation in U.S.-Indian collaborative ventures.
YIM also invites leaders in India’s scientific community to deliver keynotes and discuss opportunities for collaboration between U.S. and Indian entities. — Sufia Tippu
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elctrnx_lyf
6/5/2012 2:27 AM EDT
With more and more Indians venturing into start-ups in medical domain could benefit all many people receive low cost healthcare across the world.
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Sanjib.Acharya
6/5/2012 10:55 PM EDT
The growth opportunities for healthcare sector in India are huge. This is mostly because of number of people living in this country and major sections of these people are under-privileged and deprived of proper medical attention. Cost of treatment is one of the primary factors. The new generation of these entrepreneurs is focusing on the right direction.
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KRagh
6/6/2012 7:54 AM EDT
While new technology does bring efficient products, it is worth investigating Ayurvedic system where attention is paid to the patient as an individual and the potion is prepared specific to that person. The effect is far more pronounced and side effects are minimal. There is an Pharmacopia for Ayurveda today, but new technology can enhance it and bring them to common man. One of the quality controllers from Delhi (of Ayurvedic medicine) pointed out that the quality of drugs vary considerably. One of the methods new technology can bring to focus is quick and reliable methods to ensure drug quality.
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stippu
6/21/2012 11:01 AM EDT
Sorry, was travelling in India to a place where there is no Internet access.. Yes, ayurveda is a good thing but there are too many players and no one seems to be thinking of getting tech into this - the only company that comes to mind in terms of ayurveda is Himalaya Drugs but they use tech and equipment only in mass production of ayurvedic drugs... India has a long way to go, esp when you look at the cost of drugs and the profile of a large section of population that is unable to pay for any kind of treatment
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