Cancer is becoming a concerning public health issue in India, with new cases reaching nearly 1.6 million in 2023 and with 800,000 people estimated to die from cancer each year. Many new cancer treatments are inaccessible in India due to high costs and lack of insurance coverage. Additionally, some treatments...
India Produces First Genetic Test to Diagnose Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Haystack Analytics, a health-tech start-up incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, in collaboration with healthcare solution provider LifeCell India, based in Tamil Nadu, have created India’s first genetic test diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis. ΩTB or Omega TB, the whole genome sequencing test has a starting price of $80, and offers...
Lockheed Martin Partners India Innovation Growth Program
The India Innovation Growth Program (IIGP) has been one of India’s longest standing public-private partnerships between Government of India’s Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Lockheed Martin Corporation. The goal of the Program is to build an innovation pipeline in India, and it has facilitated access to capital, industry...