#Knowledge Tuesday
Tamil Nadu Cluster and TiE Chennai Healthcare SIG are excited to host the “Knowledge Tuesday” series. The aim of this series is to bring subject matter experts from different domains to share insights on the upcoming trends, technologies and bottlenecks . Weekly dose of knowledge to further empower the entrepreneurs/ start-ups to acquire and develop on their existing knowledge on different aspects of entrepreneurship.
Dorai Thodla, Founder & CTO Technology Strategies LLC, California, US (LinkedIn)
Mr. Dorai Thodla, founder & CTO at Technology Strategies, LLC, California, USA. He is a co-founder of 4 software companies –two in India and 2 in the USA. He is a former Technical Advisor at CoSOft and former CTO at Coromandel. Also he is founder of Information Technology systems and the iMorph innovation centre. Mr Dorai Thodla received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering, from College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai in the year 1971. He has created the first commercial SQL engine in India and helped license technologies to companies like Microsoft, Borland, SCO and The Whitewater Group in the USA. He has also created a technology road map and directed product innovations.
Mr Dorai Thodla current interests include text analytics, chatbots and applied artificial intelligence. Also, helps startups and the students build product skills.
Speaker: Dorai Thodla, Founder & CTO Technology Strategies LLC, California, US.
Topic for this week: Impact of AI on Innovation
Date: Nov 9th 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 5 PM to 6 PM (IST)
Registration link: https://forms.gle/jVupBJowrG5oKRJK7
#Knowledge Tuesday
Tamil Nadu Cluster and TiE Chennai Healthcare SIG are excited to host the “Knowledge Tuesday” series. The aim of this series is to bring subject matter experts from different domains to share insights on the upcoming trends, technologies and bottlenecks . Weekly dose of knowledge to further empower the entrepreneurs/ start-ups to acquire and develop on their existing knowledge on different aspects of entrepreneurship.
Dr. V. Shankar, Founder at Deeptech IP (LinkedIn)
Dr V. Shankar is founder, Deeptech IP, an IP firm focusing on providing technology and strategy advice to corporates, with the objective of IP protection in general, and patent prosecution in particular. Deeptech currently advises many large and leading institutions on IP protection, including Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, IIT Madras, Roots Industries, Precot, and Sieger Spintech at Coimbatore, GAVS Technologies, Chennai, as well as a number of startups associated with IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai. Dr Shankar has over 15 years’ experience in patent search, analysis, and prosecution. Prior to starting Deeptech IP, he was VP at MaxVal, leading their advisory services on patent portfolio management, patent strategy and prosecution for Indian and overseas clients. His team also provided various other services including defensive publication.
Prior to joining Maxval, he worked for 20 years in materials and engineering research at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, at least eight of which have been in technology development in the areas of welding and surface coatings. During his stint at IGCAR, he was involved in evaluation of stainless steels and nickel alloys for weldability and developing test methodology for the same. He developed aluminide coating for in-sodium support structures of PFBR steam generator, working with DMRL, Hyderabad to develop the lab scale process and later partnering with industry, including L&T Mumbai to implement the coating process in actual components.
Dr Shanakar received PhD in (Metallurgical Eng.), IIT Madras (2001), MS in Mat. Sci. Eng. Oregon Graduate Institute (USA) (1986), B.E.(Hons) in Metallurgical Eng. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (1879-84). He has published over 37 papers in national and international scientific journals and presented an equal number of papers in international conferences.
Topic for this week: Basics of Patent Protection for Start-ups
Date: Sep 7th, 2021
Time: 5 PM to 6 PM
Registration link: https://forms.gle/jVupBJowrG5oKRJK7
Live stream link : https://youtu.be/tXI-CUSQUkA
Vellore Institute of Technology- Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI) issupported by DST and also has the support from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and BIRAC. This is a capacity building program to address the incubatees, pre-incubatees at VITTBI , early stage entrepreneurs and aspiring student entrepreneurs in the community.
Event Info: Deep Engagement series on “Regulatory requirements and Compliances for MedTech startups”
Speaker:
Mr.Siddharth Jain, CEO & Chief Medical Device Regulatory Advisor, Symbiorph Clinical Trialogy, Ahmedabad
Date : 30-08-21
Time : 11 AM
Online Platform : Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 873 7930 2833
Passcode: TBI@2004
Vellore Institute of Technology- Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI) issupported by DST and also has the support from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and BIRAC. This is a capacity building program to address the incubatees, pre-incubatees at VITTBI , early stage entrepreneurs and aspiring student entrepreneurs in the community.
Event Info: Understanding Emerging Market Dynamics
Speaker: Dr. Selvan Dorairaj, Professional Professor of Practice, VIT Business School
Date : 12-08-21
Time : 10.30AM
Online Platform : Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 869 1166 5267
Passcode: TBI@2004
#Knowledge Tuesday
Tamil Nadu Cluster and TiE Chennai Healthcare SIG are excited to host the “Knowledge Tuesday” series. The aim of this series is to bring subject matter experts from different domains to share insights on the upcoming trends, technologies and bottlenecks . Weekly dose of knowledge to further empower the entrepreneurs/ start-ups to acquire and develop on their existing knowledge on different aspects of entrepreneurship.
Dr.G.DHINAKAR RAJ, Director, Centre for Animal Health Studies & Project Coordinator, VIF @ TANUVAS
Dr G Dhinakar Raj is an Indian veterinary scientist, an academic and the project director of the Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biologicals, a partnership program between the Department of Biotechnology and the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. Known for the development of diagnostic test kits for animal and poultry diseases such as Leptospirosis and Egg drop syndrome, Raj is a member of the DBT Task Force on Animal Biotechnology. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences in 2007. Dr G Dhinakar Raj did his undergraduate studies at Madras Veterinary College and obtained the degree of BVSc from the Tamilnadu Agricultural University in 1986, standing first in the university which earned him four gold medals. Subsequently, he completed his master’s studies in biotechnology at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in 1989 and moved to the UK for his doctoral studies on a Commonwealth Fellowship program to secure a PhD in 1997. His post-doctoral work was, at first, at the University of Nebraska in 2001 and later at Pirbright Institute (then known as the Institute for Animal Health) in 2008. In between he joined the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) as an associate professor where he is a professor and serves as the project director of the Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biologicals, a collaborative initiative between the Department of Biotechnology and TANUVAS. He currently serves as Director, Centre for Animal Health Studies (CAHS) and Director, Veterinary Incubation Foundation at TANUVAS.
Dr G Dhinakar Raj has received the Dr. F. M. Burnett Award of the Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology in 2006. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards in 2007. He received the Tata Innovation Fellowship of the DBT in 2012.
Topic for this week: Use of Experimental Animals for Healthcare Startups
Date: Aug 10th, 2021
Time: 5 PM to 6 PM
Registration link: https://forms.gle/vrJSUGVs8sn8U2y99
YouTube Link : https://youtu.be/r0xj4GEQIqs
#HTIC Healthcare Conclave
The IIT Madras HTIC Medtech Incubator is excited to initiate the “HTIC Healthcare Conclave” series. The aim of this series is to bring successful entrepreneurs, Technical and Business experts from different domains under health care to share insights and to discuss the upcoming trends, Innovation, technologies and bottlenecks. The conclave brings best minds in the medical and healthcare industry, to share the progress and the challenges in the different sectors. The HTIC Healthcare Conclave will be conducted once every quarter, the July 2021 conclave comprises two panel discussions, two expert sessions and start-ups demonstrations. Please find the details appended below and confirm your participation by registering through the link below at the earliest.
Conclave Topic Details:
Panel discussion 1: Building Start-up ecosystem through Academic institutions
Expert session 1: Emerging Trends in Healthcare Digital solutions
Panel Discussion 2: Digital Solution and Digital Wearables in Healthcare
Expert session 2: Emerging Trends in Healthcare: Ubiquitous Health Tracking
Date: 21st July 2021
Time: 10 am to 1.20 pm
Registration link: https://forms.gle/xi2AQYCzKNACSERH9
The session will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Live Stream Link – https://youtu.be/UDGV7QNQ-gQ
#Knowledge Tuesday
Tamil Nadu Cluster is excited to host the “Knowledge Tuesday” series. The aim of this series is to bring subject matter experts from different domains to share insights on the upcoming trends, technologies and bottlenecks . Weekly dose of knowledge to further empower the entrepreneurs/ start-ups to acquire and develop on their existing knowledge on different aspects of entrepreneurship.
HARIPRASAD KARNAM, CEO, IP DOME (LinkedIn)
Hariprasad has 14 years of experience as a patent engineer with strong technical skills for comprehending complex technology concepts and critical skills for evaluating technology features in wide engineering fields. He has superior writing and oral communication skills with a particular ability to translate scientific concepts into techno legal draft for filing patents at various jurisdictions across the world. He is an expert in analyzing data on various patent databases and non-patent literatures. He is experienced in various analytics and search operations including Patentabilty Search, Invalidation Search, trend analysis and mapping, FTO Analysis, Claim Mapping, etc. He has excellent ability to work in diverse fields with the technologists and the attorneys, to maximize the intellectual property (IP) potential of technical disclosures, and develop strategic IP assets. He has been involved in drafting and filing patents for IITM, Anna University, University of Hyderabad, APTDC-CII and other reputed institutions and agencies. Hariprasad is an IP management and strategy Professional with IP Strategy experience in corporate sector and institutional arenas. He is experienced in strategy, portfolio creation and IP support from project initiation to launch for leading corporates. He is an expert in technology trend mapping, market analysis and landscaping, claim analysis and construction. He holds hands on experience in drafting technical specification in several scientific and technological disciplines including IT/ITES, mobile telephony, biotechnology, and mechanical engineering and home appliances. He provides IP Strategy for the research wings of both corporates and educational and research institutions. He has provided IP Services to the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu on the ‘Namma Toilet’ project and is currently providing technology support (big data analysis) to a project funded by the UK-IP Office.
Topic for this week: IP strategy for Biotech & Med tech Start-up Companies
Date: July 20th, 2021
Time: 5 PM to 6 PM
Registration link: https://forms.gle/cg1EqfAH8qX6wnpS9
YouTube Link : https://youtu.be/__d2D8ywFN4
Vellore Institute of Technology- Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI) is supported by DST and also has the support from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and BIRAC. Vellore Institute of Technology- Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI) & 100X. VC jointly organized a session to address the inucbatees and pre-incubatees. Resource person’s from industry background
Event Info: Why ideas get passed on by Investors
Speaker: Mr.Vatsal Kanakiya – Principal & CTO @ 100X.VC
Date : 17-07-21
Time : 11.00AM
Online Platform : Zoom (Link in flyer)
The IIT Madras HTIC Medtech Incubator is excited to host the “Founder’s Tuesday“. We will be bringing in Startup Founder’s from different sectors to explain their field of work and answer your questions.
Topic: Child Health & Maternal care
Speakers: Nidhya, SPARSH Fellow, HTIC & Jyothisri, SPARSH Fellow, HTIC
Panel Discussion: Devendra, SPARSH Fellow, HTIC | Purushotham, SPARSH Fellow, HTIC | Vaishali, SPARSH Fellow, HTIC
Date: 13th JULY, 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00PM – 6:00PM
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/kMNDGXzaijnC1nJo7
The session will also be live-streamed on YouTube.
Live Stream Link – https://youtu.be/Ee5MzRAnm2M
IIT Madras HTIC MedTech Incubator, IITM BioIncubator, SPMVV-WBIF (Tirupati), Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women and FICCI FLO Start-up are excited to launch the 3 months Accelerated Pre-incubation (API) Program for women, starting from July 2021 to Sep 2021. The objective is to provide Pre-incubation support to budding women innovators and start-ups (with at least 1 women founder) in the Medtech & Bio-Products space who would like to get finally incubated at the prestigious IIT Madras HTIC MedTech Incubator/IITM BioIncubator/SPMVV-WBIF (Tirupati)/Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women. The 3 month programs will include customer discoveries, building business models and developing product/service timeline. (The pre-incubation period has no charge for rental or any services offered by the incubator).
Upon successful completion of the 3 months program the start-up would be considered for incubation subject to IIT Madras/SPMVV/ Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women’s terms and conditions. Incubation can be virtual or resident depending on the start-up requirement.
Who can apply- Women Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Start-ups (with at least 1 women founder) working at the intersection of Healthcare & Bio-Products Technology
To apply for the program please sign up here Application Link. Closing date for the applications is 2nd July 2021.
