Healthcare

On the eve of National Doctor’s Day, IIT Kharagpur inks a MoU with AIIMS Kalyani on medical amenities and research collaboration

On the eve of National Doctor’s Day, IIT Kharagpur inks a MoU with AIIMS Kalyani on medical amenities and research collaboration

On the propitious occasion of National Doctor’s Day, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Kalyani, a beacon of medical excellence under the aegis of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, created by an Act of Parliament under the initiative of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY). The MoU was signed in the august presence of Dr. Ramji Singh, Executive Director, AIIMS Kalyani and Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur along with Dr. Kalyan Goswami, Head, Department of Biochemistry and Dean, Academics,…
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Sustainable Alternatives in Energy, Environment & Healthcare for Science & Society

Sustainable Alternatives in Energy, Environment & Healthcare for Science & Society

INDO-US, INDO-AUSTRALIA AND INDO-CANADA INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS AT IIT KHARAGPUR The Bioprocess & Bioproduct Development Laboratory of the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur along with the collaborators from USA, Australia, and Canada organized three days workshop under the Government of India’s Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) from 24th to 26th February 2023. The workshops were inaugurated by Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur in the august presence of Dr. Prachi Kaul, Director, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti, Dean BTBS, IIT Kharagpur. The workshop saw a footfall of  more than 80 participants from both within…
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IIT Kharagpur and University of Manchester Rolls out its first batch of Dual Doctoral Students

IIT Kharagpur and University of Manchester Rolls out its first batch of Dual Doctoral Students

IIT Kharagpur and University of Manchester is proud to roll-out its first batch of Dual Ph.D students for autumn 2021. The news of this prestigious association was first announced in April, 2021 highlighting the unique character of the Programme. All facets of the programme including selection, admission, supervision and evaluation has been jointly administered with perfect synchronicity by competent authorities on both sides. Owing to the pandemic disruptions in 2020-21 and because of the programme protocol that required selected students to spend their first year at IITKGP, in its first year the programme was open to only Indian students satisfying…
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National Webinar on Leveraging Technology for Good Governance at IIT Kharagpur on 30.09.2021

National Webinar on Leveraging Technology for Good Governance at IIT Kharagpur on 30.09.2021

  The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur invites you to attend the National Webinar on “Leveraging Technology for Good Governance”, on September 30, 2021 (Thursday) on virtual platform from 09:55 AM to 02:55 PM. The event is being organised as a part of the Completion of Programs on Good Governance, organised by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Hon’ble Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Electronics and Information Technology, will be the Chief Guest and will also present the inaugural address. Shri Rakesh Ranjan, Additional Secretary of the Department…
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IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Painless Drug Delivery and Vaccination Device

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Painless Drug Delivery and Vaccination Device

Hindustan Times News18 India Today Hindustan Times Bangla News18 Bangla Anandabazar Patrika Navbharat Times Amar Ujala Jagran The Week Economic Times Health The New Indian Express Outlook Deccan Herald Yahoo News Republic TV Millennium Post Inshorts Odisha Bytes NDTV Khabar AsiaNet Do invasive medications make you anxious because of the pain? You may not have to worry anymore - microneedles and micropump developed by IIT Kharagpur will enable your medications to be administered in a painless way. Researchers at the Institute’s Dept. of Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering have developed a micropump and microneedle which are integral parts of transdermal…
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Stepping-up Health Tech

Stepping-up Health Tech

IIT KGP and ICMR Collaboration for Mega Boost to Medical Technology Industry and Healthcare Ecosystem of India Times of India         Careers 360         Economic Times          NDTV Education         UNIIndia      India Today       Hindustan Times         Indian Express          Express Healthcare         Outlook            Business Insider IIT Kharagpur is going to set up a Centre of Excellence on Medical Device and Diagnostics to foster innovation of affordable and indigenous medical devices and diagnostics in priority…
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IIT KGP Lends Support to COVID Quarantine

IIT KGP Lends Support to COVID Quarantine

The super-specialty hospital of IIT Kharagpur, to be named after Dr. B C Roy, has become COVID Quarantine Centre for Inter-state Travelers to West Bengal Outlook        Business Insider         NDTV Bangla         Business Standard     Times of India         Economic Times IIT Kharagpur’s super-specialty hospital has been busy for the past few weeks. While the facility is yet to be operationalized, who are these people walking into the hospital? About a month back, with the announcement of the lockdown, a large influx of people moved to the borders of Bengal from various…
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Pandemic Healthcare Technologies Underway @IITKGP

Pandemic Healthcare Technologies Underway @IITKGP

Economic Times          Times of India            Times of India (PTI)            Hindustan Times            Outlook          Indian Express       CNN News18     News18 Bangla (TV)           News18 Bangla (Web)         Deccan Herald         Careers360          Analytics India Magazine          NDTV            Firstpost           India Blooms           Business Insider        The Week          Aaj Tak         India Today IIT…
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Alumni Innovate COVID-19 Health Technologies

Alumni Innovate COVID-19 Health Technologies

Economic Times           Deccan Herald         India Today             Hindustan Times            Outlook        Business Insider      NDTV           The cases of infections and deaths related to COVID-19 in India are increasing by leaps and bounds. While it took about 2 months to reach the first 1000 cases, it increased to 2000 just within 5 days, then with every 3 days the count has been increasing by 1000, and now the frequency of that occurrence has reduced to a…
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Protecting the Protectors

Protecting the Protectors

Making Face Shields for Healthcare Workers During Lockdown India Today          Financial Express       The Telegraph     Hindustan Times        Indian Express    Business Standard    Yahoo News         Business Insider NDTV            Outlook           Namibia Press Agency       Rediff Real Time News                                                                                  …
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