National Instruments (NI) under its Planet NI Initiative signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC), a joint initiative of IIT Madras and Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology. The MoU facilitates long-term partnership between NI and HTIC in the design and development of new, affordable, high-impact medical devices by HTIC based on the NI Platform for the Indian market.
Planet NI, where NI stands for Nurturing Innovation, is a National Instruments program designed to empower engineers and students in developing countries to achieve economic prosperity and sustainable development through access to National Instruments technology. NI is committed to nurturing local innovation and entrepreneurship and, through Planet NI, the company is making engineering tools affordable, accessible, and relevant to groups focused on improving the socioeconomic development of their communities. The partnering with HTIC is one such initiative that is supported by Planet NI.
Dr Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director IITM said “I am very glad to see this highly synergistic partnership between NI and HTIC that brings together NI’s powerful design platforms and HTIC’s dynamic med-tech innovation capabilities to develop high impact medical devices.”
Dr Mohanasankar, Head of HTIC signed the MoU on behalf of HTIC. He said “NI’s design and development platforms will allow us to shorten the time from idea to prototype, and quickly move the device for field testing and validation, which is crucial in med-tech R&D”
Jayaram Pillai, MD, National Instruments India, Russia and Arabia, signed the MoU on behalf of National Instruments. He said “With this MoU, National Instruments will support HTIC’s initiatives with NI’s Graphical System Design platform for product development and large scale deployment of affordable healthcare devices for emerging countries.”
About HTIC
Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) is a R&D centre established through a joint initiative of IIT Madras and DBT with the objective of developing technologies for unmet healthcare needs in the country. Since its inception in 2011, HTIC has evolved into a unique and leading med-tech innovation ecosystem in the country bringing together more than 15 medical institutions, industry, government agencies, collaborating with its engineers, researchers, IITM faculty and students, in developing affordable healthcare technologies for unmet clinical needs.
Various technologies in areas of cardiovascular, ultrasound, neonatal care, oncology, intensive care, ophthalmology, are under development in collaboration with leading organizations. HTIC develops human resources in this area through innovation fellowships, IITM students and interns. Going forward, HTIC envisions becoming a national asset in affordable healthcare technology innovation of global standards and creating impact in healthcare in India. A video summary of HTIC can be accessed here: http://htic.iitm.ac.in/?q=ftp%20server
About National Instruments
Since 1976, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI’s graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The company’s long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.
NI has seen a fast growing customer base across public and private sector companies in India, with tremendous interest from the academic sector in particular. NI India is headquartered in Bangalore and has direct sales presence across Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Baroda and Kolkata.
Planet NI, where NI stands for Nurturing Innovation, is a National Instruments program designed to empower engineers and students in developing countries to achieve economic prosperity and sustainable development through access to National Instruments technology. NI is committed to nurturing local innovation and entrepreneurship and, through Planet NI, the company is making engineering tools affordable, accessible, and relevant to groups focused on improving the socioeconomic development of their communities. The partnering with HTIC is one such initiative that is supported by Planet NI.
Dr Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director IITM said “I am very glad to see this highly synergistic partnership between NI and HTIC that brings together NI’s powerful design platforms and HTIC’s dynamic med-tech innovation capabilities to develop high impact medical devices.”
Dr Mohanasankar, Head of HTIC signed the MoU on behalf of HTIC. He said “NI’s design and development platforms will allow us to shorten the time from idea to prototype, and quickly move the device for field testing and validation, which is crucial in med-tech R&D”
Jayaram Pillai, MD, National Instruments India, Russia and Arabia, signed the MoU on behalf of National Instruments. He said “With this MoU, National Instruments will support HTIC’s initiatives with NI’s Graphical System Design platform for product development and large scale deployment of affordable healthcare devices for emerging countries.”
About HTIC
Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) is a R&D centre established through a joint initiative of IIT Madras and DBT with the objective of developing technologies for unmet healthcare needs in the country. Since its inception in 2011, HTIC has evolved into a unique and leading med-tech innovation ecosystem in the country bringing together more than 15 medical institutions, industry, government agencies, collaborating with its engineers, researchers, IITM faculty and students, in developing affordable healthcare technologies for unmet clinical needs.
Various technologies in areas of cardiovascular, ultrasound, neonatal care, oncology, intensive care, ophthalmology, are under development in collaboration with leading organizations. HTIC develops human resources in this area through innovation fellowships, IITM students and interns. Going forward, HTIC envisions becoming a national asset in affordable healthcare technology innovation of global standards and creating impact in healthcare in India. A video summary of HTIC can be accessed here: http://htic.iitm.ac.in/?q=ftp%20server
About National Instruments
Since 1976, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI’s graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The company’s long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.
NI has seen a fast growing customer base across public and private sector companies in India, with tremendous interest from the academic sector in particular. NI India is headquartered in Bangalore and has direct sales presence across Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Baroda and Kolkata.
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