IIT Indore to Set Up INR 250 Cr Technology Translation Research Park for Advancing Digital Health

The project has an outlay of INR 250 crore to be disbursed over the next three years, of which INR 52 crore has already been received.

The Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT-I) is set to establish a Technology Translation Research Park (TTRP) to accelerate innovations in digital healthcare and strengthen India's digital health ecosystem.

The project, backed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), will function under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).

The TTRP aims to bridge the healthcare divide between urban and rural India by leveraging telemedicine, electronic health records (EHRs), artificial intelligence-based diagnostics, and personalized medicine.

The facility will serve as a hub for translational research and innovation in digital health solutions.

Green Light for INR 250 Cr Upgrade

The proposal to upgrade IIT-I's existing technology innovation hub, Drishti CPS Foundation, into a national-level research park has been approved by the governing body of NM-ICPS, chaired by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan.

The project has an outlay of INR 250 crore to be disbursed over the next three years, of which INR 52 crore has already been received.

"This new TTRP comes as a strong validation of our initiatives in digital healthcare. We aim to extend the mandate of the Drishti CPS Foundation into broader digital health domains," said Prof. Suhas S Joshi, Director of IIT Indore.

Building a Scalable Digital Health Infrastructure

Established in 2020, the Drishti CPS Foundation has supported over 150 technology startups and projects through funding and mentorship.

Its CEO, Aditya Vyas, highlighted that the upcoming TTRP will meet the growing national demand for robust digital health infrastructure.

A major innovation under development is CharakDT, a unified human digital twin platform.

CharakDT uses a scalable architecture to create personalized digital health models by aggregating data from various sources and deploying large-scale AI models.

These models integrate factors like organ functions, demographics, diagnostic data, and environmental conditions.

"The TTRP will not only strengthen digital healthcare innovation but also foster translational research across other domains," Vyas added.

With the creation of the TTRP, IIT Indore aims to contribute significantly to India's digital health transformation, promoting cutting-edge research and tech-driven healthcare accessibility.

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