Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi hosted a seminar on medical know-how and the healthcare ecosystem on August 14 on the upcoming campus in Jhajjar. The seminar featured 4 panels, every exploring essential features to fortify the med-tech and healthcare ecosystem on the IIT Delhi Jhajjar campus. The institute together with AIIMS New Delhi are additional planning to begin a joint PhD programme quickly.

The seminar was graced by Niti Aayog member for well being, VK Paul, and V Srinivas, Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance. Joining the occasion as company of honour might be Upendra Kumar Singh, Director General (Life Sciences) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and M Srinivas, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

The first panel, comprising eminent specialists together with SVS Deo and Sameer Bakhshi from AIIMS Delhi, Sujata Mohanty from AIIMS Delhi’s stem cell facility, and Prashant Kumar from Karkinos Healthcare, will delve into the intriguing subject of ‘Patient-Specific Drug Development for Cancer Treatment.’

The subsequent panels featured discussions regarding ‘Performance Enhancement for Paralympians and Injury Prevention,’ in addition to ‘Medical Implants, Diagnostics, Devices Design, and Development.’ Distinguished audio system like MV Padma Srivastava from AIIMS Delhi, Gaurav Agarwal from Tata 1 Mg, and Nitin Aggarwal from ZS Associates will lead discussions on ‘Digital Healthcare, Medical Imaging, and Diagnosis.’

IIT Delhi lately introduced the establishment of two extension campuses in Jhajjar and Sonipat. The Jhajjar campus is poised to revolutionise the healthcare sector, specializing in most cancers therapy and drug analysis. As a part of its international outreach, IIT Delhi can also be gearing as much as launch an international campus in Abu Dhabi by 2024. Outreach programmes for college students and coaching initiatives for stakeholders within the UAE are already underway, paving the best way for modern breakthroughs.