{"id":1924,"date":"2020-09-03T10:11:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T15:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2020-09-03T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T17:40:09","slug":"india-life-sciences-international-medtech-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2020\/09\/03\/india-life-sciences-international-medtech-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"M2D2 and Deshpande Foundation Announce First International MedTech Forum\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Thursday, October 8, six India-based life sciences startups will present their innovations to a virtual worldwide audience at the first-ever M2D2 International MedTech Forum<\/a>. The Deshpande Foundation is sponsoring the event, which will bring attention to promising, life-saving ideas emerging from India\u2019s vibrant and thriving innovation ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A virtual \u201cmake up\u201d event for 6 worthy innovators<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With their VR surgery training technology, Chennai-based Buzzark Simulations was a winner in the 2019 M2D2 $200K Challenge.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

M2D2 and Deshpande Foundation came up with the idea for this International MedTech Forum (IMF2020) as a response to the global restrictions under which the pandemic has placed us all.  Mary Ann Picard, M2D2\u2019s Director of Operations, said, \u201cAs it did for everyone, the coronavirus turned our plans for the 2020 $200K Challenge on their ear.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWithin days of announcing this year\u2019s Finalists, it became clear that we couldn\u2019t conduct the Challenge events in-person,\u201d continued Picard. \u201cAnd with the significant time difference between Lowell and India, it was untenable\u2014and, we felt, unfair\u2014to ask our six Indian Finalists to pitch live on east-coast time.\u201d  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution\u2014a separate, affiliated event, focusing exclusively on the Indian finalists\u2014quickly became clear.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Desphande Foundation steps up for Indian innovators. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Raj Melville, Deshpande Foundation Executive Director<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Deshpande Foundation enjoys a longstanding partnership with M2D2\u2019s headquarters institution, the University of Massachusetts Lowell. This partnership has resulted in the very successful Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education, now in its tenth year. And in 2019, the Foundation became a $200K Challenge sponsor.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director Raj Melville explained the Foundation\u2019s unique role as a Challenge sponsor\u2014and sponsor of IMF2020: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowing up on a visit by UML Vice Provost Steven Tello to IIT Madras\u2019 Health Tech Innovation Center (HTIC) in 2018, the Foundation sponsored three teams from India in 2019<\/a> that applied and met the criteria for the annual M2D2 $200K Challenge. The visiting teams<\/a> highlighted the high level of expertise and development in India and encouraged us to support a fresh batch of six teams for 2020.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get FREE Tickets to IMF2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were very thrilled with the strong response this year with over 40 applications from across India. The caliber of teams made it a challenge for the panel of judges from the biotech and medtech fields to eventually select the six finalists. And while no one was pleased to wait seven months, those Finalists, the Foundation, and our international panel of mentor-judges are all excited for the pitches at IMF2020 on October 8.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

M2D2 and the Foundation are already expecting a successful event and have their eyes on the future: \u201cWe hope to expand participation in the International MedTech Forum in 2021 with additional country teams supported by local country sponsors,\u201d said Melville. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Our International MedTech Forum Finalists: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These six teams were chosen from among the 250 entries we received this winter for the 2020 $200K Challenge. They represent incubators including Indian Institute of Technology Madras\/HTIC Chennai; NCL Innovation Park, Pune, and Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, as well as a private, Bengaluru-based firm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChemBio<\/strong>\u2014Plasmonic fiberoptic absorbance biosensor (P-FAB) technique <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cygenica<\/strong><\/a>\u2014Oncology targeted delivery <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elchem<\/strong>\u2014Electro-Chemo Therapy (ECT) treatment for tumor cells <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast Sense<\/strong><\/a>\u2014Portable diagnostic kits for complex diseases <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mimyk<\/strong><\/a>\u2014AR\/VR and robotics for surgical training <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nesa<\/strong><\/a>\u2014Procedure to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Deshpande Foundation <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Deshpande Foundation, founded by Jaishree and Gururaj \u2018Desh\u2019 Deshpande, supports sustainable, scalable social and economic impact through innovation and entrepreneurship in United States, Canada, and India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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