BIRAC SEED Scheme

Shilps Sciences is a Bangalore-based start-up focused on harnessing the power of nanotechnology instruments to solve problems in healthcare. They are an developing Atomic Force Microscope and micro-fluidic technologies for isolating single cells for applications in Life Sciences. Shilps Sciences has developed a novel microfluidic technology to isolate and arrange cells. They are now combining this with an Atomic Force Microscope for cancer diagnostics. The company has created IP, built prototype demonstrators and is in an advanced stage of product development. They have ongoing collaborations with cancer labs.

Website: http://shilpsciences.com/

Eyestem is a resident C-CAMP incubatee using stem cell and gene editing technologies to create breakthrough therapies for degenerative diseases of the eye. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the RPE layer of the retina and ranks third among the global causes of visual impairment. Eyestem’s vision is to create scalable and affordable stem cell therapy for these degenerative eye diseases. They have successfully grown retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors – two layers of the retina which are key for vision.

Website: http://eyestem.com/

OCT therapies is a Mumbai-based company working on establishing a mesenchymal stem cell bank to treat burns and ulcers. Burns fatalities account for an estimated 1.63 lakhs annually in India. Wound infection, septicemia, wound contracture, scarring and ulcer leading to cancer are common complications. OCT Therapies proposes to use a cell based approach for wound healing in burns and chronic ulcers using allogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells (WJ-MSCs). These cells can eventually be used for composite wound healing as an alternative to skin grafting. They are also developing stem cell based therapies for skin and hair regeneration. They recently launched their hair regeneration product.

RCupe Lifesciences Pvt Ltd is a Medical Device Company focused on innovative solutions in the field of critical care. The company has a interdisciplinary team which develops and markets novel devices for Indian and Global Markets. Their first offering is Ozyn-D, a Novel Intraosseous Device developed under the School of International Biodesign (SIB). Ozyn-D is a manually-operated, fully disposable, ready-to-insert sterile intraosseous device to provide emergency vascular access. Ozyn-D would be extremely useful in resource constrained settings and tactical situations such as pre-hospital emergency care, trauma and military operations. This device is expected to benefit an estimated 1.3 million Indian patients annually who are deprived of I.O. access due to lack of effective solution for adult usage in our Country.

Website: https://rcupe.com/

FIB-SOL Life technologies, a startup based out of the Bio-Incubator at IIT Madras Incubation Cell, works on solutions to burning problems in agriculture and healthcare sector. The company has developed a water soluble, nano-fibre based product into which can be embedded microbes that can be used in agriculture. With low-weight biodegradable and low-cost biofertiliser, the platform aims to impact the entire value chain by improving product shelf life for manufacturers, help suppliers stock their inventory in an efficient manner, and boost farmers’ income. One of their first offerings is an ultra-lightweight membrane to embed agri-inputs, such as fertilisers, pesticides and biostimulants. It is a 5g tissue embedded with bio-actives that can be dissolved in water and used for fertilising an acre of farmland.

Website: www.fibsol.com

Spotsense in a resident incubate at C-CAMP. It is currently working towards creating simple affordable and accessible diagnostics especially in the field of pediatric medicine. Spittle, the first product by Spotsense is a diagnostic pacifier which has been developed as a platform for saliva based screening of various neonatal health ailments. The first offering on this platform is a rapid diagnostic test for Neonatal Sepsis. The product is currently in prototype stage and expected to be in market soon.

Website: http://www.spotsense.in/

Hanugen Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative oligonucleotide based therapeutics for Rare diseases. Hanugen Therapeutics is committed in developing improved methods of oligonucleotide synthesis and for the design of superior modified oligos. Their novel chemistries allow them to address specific genetic diseases by altering the RNA transcription process and thereby modifying protein structure. They specialize in modified oligos, fluorescent probes, long oligos and large scale oligo synthesis. The more modifications that are present in an oligo, and the longer the sequence, the more demanding the synthesis and purification. They are committed to the rare disease community beyond the development of meaningful therapies by delivering advances in oligonucleotide based medicines.

Website: https://hanugen.com/

Cartosense is a medical device startup building products that enable neurosurgeons to plan and safely perform brain surgery through the smallest openings in the skull. Their proprietary technology platform – small form-factor high-accuracy tracking of surgical instruments combined with novel algorithms and workflow improvements – makes high-end surgical navigation compact and affordable for emerging markets by the product named Meridian AR. They are also building next gen augmented reality surgical guidance systems that provide the surgeon with tools to visualize, plan and execute small openings and narrow operating corridors with unprecedented spatial understanding, leading to lower postoperative complications, reduced hospitalization time and reduced treatment costs for patients and caregivers by the product named Iris Surgical Navigation.

Website: https://www.cartosense.com/

Sensivision is a medical device startup that focuses on finding innovative and affordable medical device solutions for Neonatal health challenges and is currently engaged in developing a device for treating Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), a complication of Asphyxia in Neonates, which results in babies either dying or developing brain damages resulting in life-long disabilities. Sensivision’s solution, REVIVE, will be a comprehensive HIE management system with treatment, diagnosis and prognostication integrated on a single device. The product is currently in the final stages of prototyping.

Nesa Medtech Pvt Ltd is a medical device startup based out of Bengaluru focused on delivering minimally invasive therapeutic devices innovation to address social and economic burden. NESA MEDTECH is mentored and supported by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and Karnataka Biotechnology and information technology services. Currently working on a novel, minimally invasive and day care procedure to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids.

Website: http://nesamedtech.com/

AIDIA Health Pvt. Ltd. is a medical device company incorporated in 2019 and working on a device to aid the dentist in visualizing the pulp chamber and root canal orifice of the tooth while doing root canal treatment. The device not only saves the 20% time of root canal treatment procedure and increases the efficiency and accuracy of the dentist but also adds comfort while doing the procedure. The company is supported by BIRAC – BIG scheme, IKP Knowledge Park and is incubated at Ojas MedTech, CIE, IIIT Hyderabad and MallaReddy HealthCity.

Website: https://aidiahealth.com/

AAARNA Therapeutics is focused on developing therapeutics and vaccines for infectious and non-infectious diseases to contribute to a healthy India by means of self-reliance in the area of mRNA therapeutics. The Knock Out of Infectious Viral Diseases (KOVID TM) platform is targeted for mRNA based therapeutics against respiratory viral infections to strive and design cost effective, stable mRNA therapeutics which do not need special refrigerated storage and transportation.

Website: http://aaarna.com/

Bagmo is a Bangalore-based start-up working towards addressing issues of poor blood transfusion facilities in rural areas in India. Their first product is a novel blood bag monitoring solution while blood is being transported to rural areas. Blood storage centres (BSCs) address the issue of blood availability to most of the remote locations in India. Bagmo is developing a networked smart temperature tracking system for blood bags. Each blood product (blood bag) comes with a unique radiofrequency identity (RFID) and every BSC storage units has a RFID scanner and efficient, smart temperature sensors. The proposed solution will ensure reliability of blood products.

Website: http://bagmo.in/about.php

Autoyos Private Limited, a Bengaluru based DeepTech medical device company co-founded by Dr. Bharat Kumar Hegde and Vijayashri Nagavi specializes in autonomous medical systems. Autoyos offer comprehensive eye care delivery in non-clinical or resource-poor settings without depending on special infrastructure or skilled manpower. Under BIG grant, Autoyos proposed to develop a comprehensive diagnostic device for the dry eye disease detection, which is an affordable and non-contact and a smart diagnostic tool by combining multiple methods in one device. The solution will be a closed loop dry eye care eco-system to enable the needy population to avail required care with the help of intelligent telemedicine environment.

Website: http://autoyos.com/