ICICI Foundation & IIT Kanpur Partner to Launch Next-Gen Healthtech Platform

The foundation has pledged INR 34 Cr towards this initiative, aimed at leveraging medical technology to enhance healthcare delivery, with a focus on Uttar Pradesh.

ICICI Foundation, the CSR arm of ICICI Bank, has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to develop a Digital Health Stack aimed at strengthening India's public healthcare infrastructure.

The initiative, named ICICI Digital Health Stack (ICICI-DHS), seeks to strengthen India’s public healthcare infrastructure through the integration of technology, research, and innovation.

The foundation has pledged INR 34 Cr towards this initiative, aimed at leveraging medical technology to enhance healthcare delivery, with a focus on Uttar Pradesh.

Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Chairman, ICICI Bank, said, “We believe that technology-led innovation holds the key to inclusive healthcare in India. We are pleased to collaborate with IIT Kanpur on the ICICI Digital Health Stack, which will help build a future-ready and digitally aligned healthcare ecosystem for public welfare.”

Designed as a modular, scalable, and open platform, ICICI-DHS aims to tackle emerging healthcare challenges through the integration of digital technologies and systems.

This project aims to boost telemedicine access in rural areas using data analytics and test portable healthcare devices for decentralized care delivery.

Additionally, the program will also use AI to identify trends in chronic diseases and develop digital medical record protocols aligned with regulatory standards.

Prof. Manindra Agarwal, Director, IIT Kanpur, said, “Through this project of ICICI Digital Health Stack that we initiated last year, we aim to develop deployable technology for complete evidence-based, implementable, person-focused and digitally enabled healthcare delivery for all in the state of Uttar Pradesh.”

“As part of this initiative, our team developed Real Time Bed Availability and Referral Portal (RT-BARP), which was successfully deployed during the Maha Kumbh 2025, ensuring better preparedness and improved medical accessibility during the event. We are grateful to the ICICI foundation for the generous support,” Agarwal added.

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