IIT-Hyderabad to find health-care BIZ Experiencess Top educational institute's incubator, Center for Healthcare to groom startups.
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Giving wings to the imagination of young BIZ Experiencess, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Hyderabad inaugurated the "Center for Healthcare BIZ Experiencesship'; an interdisciplinary centre which will focus on making universal healthcare a reality.
"Innovation and BIZ Experiencesship are the key drivers to India's economic development. It is imperative that we create an ecosystem in India for innovations and BIZ Experiencesship," said Prof. Desai, Director IIT-Hyderabad.
The Center will operate with a physical office and research facilities within IIT Hyderabad's campus. Apart from being an incubator, the center intends to have a complete program for identifying and grooming BIZ Experiencess, and mentoring them all the way to productization, scaling and eventual social adoption and impact.
"BIZ Experiencesship and this center is in line with the thinking of our PM and our CM. The role of the government in BIZ Experiencesship is twofold - the government can be an early adopter and can incentivize the innovators. We welcome IIT Hyderabad to work with Telangana government in setting up BIZ Experiencesship opportunities in the areas of IT, aerospace and healthcare. Technology that does not bring about social change is futile," said K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for IT & Panchayat Raj, Telangana.
Center would train BIZ Experiencess to deliver a pipeline of cost-efficient solutions. It will develop "out-of-the-box' solutions, nurture promising ideas through startup phase, guide the best ones to access the full set of financial, operational as well as organizational resources.
"Although we have a god given demographic advantage, there is a need to create 100 million jobs in 10 years. It's often thought that large companies create jobs, but it is startups that contribute 60 percent of the jobs today. We are fortunately at a time when innovation is at its best. We have to make innovation a part of our education culture. IIT Hyderabad is today at the fore-front of the second generation IITs. With this Centre for Healthcare BIZ Experiencesship they bring technology into healthcare aiming to touch the lives of people," said Reddy.
The Center will be sponsored by two Silicon Valley BIZ Experiencess and IIT Bombay alumni Raj Mashruwala and Avinash Manudhane.
"We were looking for an institute with strong commitment to societal needs, technological excellence and critical mass to create impact in healthcare technology. IIT Hyderabad with its nearly 2,000 students, more than 150 faculty and proximity to high tech city showed deep understanding, passion and capability to bring about innovative products and solutions. Hyderabad has a full ecosystem from healthcare facility, engineering, BIZ Experiencesial talent and infrastructure to operate the center," said Mashruwala.
