The record
Written from the 1 report below. Nothing here is unsourced.
- GITAM Deemed to be University hosted BioMed Bharat 2026, a two-day national Biomedical Device Innovation Hackathon for students.
- MP and GITAM president M. Sribharat called for collaboration among medicine, engineering, management and natural sciences to develop healthcare solutions.
- Mr. Sribharat urged students and institutions to move beyond prototypes towards execution-ready solutions and highlighted the Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone in Visakhapatnam as a major medical-device manufacturing cluster.
- GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Pro Vice-Chancellor Gitanjali Batmanabane urged participants to use artificial intelligence, robotics and 3D printing to develop affordable medical devices, citing 22 greenfield projects commissioned under the Production Linked Incentive scheme.
- The event matters because medical-device exports reached $4.1 billion in 2024-25 and student innovation is being positioned to strengthen this growing sector.
What to watch next
- Whether student teams develop their hackathon prototypes into execution-ready medical devices
- Further growth of the Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone as a medical-device manufacturing hub
- Progress of Production Linked Incentive scheme greenfield projects in medical devices
Who said what3
Only words found exactly in the article are shown, attributed and linked to the line they came from.
Sribharat
Member of Parliament and GITAM president
1 quote · 1 outlet
“hackathons should be a starting point for developing solutions to real-world healthcare challenges and urged students and academic institutions to move beyond prototypes towards execution-ready solutions.”
In the article
…engineering, management and natural sciences to develop healthcare solutions at BioMed Bharat 2026, a two-day national Biomedical Device Innovation Hackathon hosted by GITAM Deemed to be University. Mr. Sribharat said hackathons should be a starting point for developing solutions to real-world healthcare challenges and urged students and academic institutions to move beyond prototypes towards execution-ready solutions. He also highlighted the Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone (AMTZ) in Visakhapatnam as a major medical-device manufacturing cluster. GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (GIMSR) Pro Vice-Chancellor Gitanjali…
Gitanjali Batmanabane
1 quote · 1 outlet
“22 greenfield projects had been commissioned under the Production Linked Incentive scheme.”
In the article
…Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (GIMSR) Pro Vice-Chancellor Gitanjali Batmanabane urged participants to use artificial intelligence, robotics and 3D printing to develop affordable medical devices. She said 22 greenfield projects had been commissioned under the Production Linked Incentive scheme. Progenics Laboratories & Aktachem Biotech Pvt. Ltd. managing director S. Venkata Prasad said medical-device exports reached $4.1 billion in 2024-25. Student teams competed for ₹4.5 lakh in prizes. Published - September…
S. Venkata Prasad
1 quote · 1 outlet
“medical-device exports reached $4.1 billion in 2024-25.”
In the article
…medical devices. She said 22 greenfield projects had been commissioned under the Production Linked Incentive scheme. Progenics Laboratories & Aktachem Biotech Pvt. Ltd. managing director S. Venkata Prasad said medical-device exports reached $4.1 billion in 2024-25. Student teams competed for ₹4.5 lakh in prizes. Published - September 18, 2026 11:21 pm IST…
Why it matters3
Who is affected first and what likely follows, with a direction and a horizon. Extracted from the reports, never invented.
- Student participants innovation skill development· immediate
- GITAM Deemed to be University institutional reputation boost· days
- India biomedical device sector innovation pipeline· longer
Coverage1
All filed from IndiaSingle origin
Named India · Aktachem Biotech · Andhra Pradesh Med Tech Zone · GITAM Deemed to be University · GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research · Gitanjali Batmanabane · Progenics Laboratories · Sribharat · S. Venkata Prasad
The 1 report is listed beside the record.
Ask this story
Answers cite the reports above, or say they can't.