IIT Kanpur and ICICI Foundation Signed MoU for Digital Health Stack Project

By siliconindia  |  Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 04:37:15 PM IST

IIT Kanpur and ICICI Foundation signed MoU for Digital Health Stack project
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) and ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation), the CSR arm of ICICI Bank, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a collaboration to work together on a Digital Health Stack project for advancing and strengthening healthcare.  Starting with the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Stack will be available for use in the public healthcare system. The initiative will be supported by ICICI Foundation with significant fund requirements over multiple years.
The MoU was signed by Prof. J Ramkumar, Acting Dean of Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur, and Mr. Sanjay Datta, President, of ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, in the presence of senior officials of ICICI Foundation and senior professors from IIT Kanpur. Shri Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Advisor to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, graced the MoU ceremony virtually.
The Stack focuses on bringing a paradigm transformation in the space of public healthcare by combining technology, medical research, and innovation. The project includes the development of MedTech devices, improving point-of-care (POC) services, and strengthening the public healthcare capacity. Additionally, it will help in the detection of chronic diseases through AI-integrated devices. The project will be housed in the IIT Kanpur campus.
Prof Manindra Agrawal, Director of IIT Kanpur, commented, “With the core expertise in Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning and thriving MedTech ecosystem, the Institute is well poised to provide necessary technological support to the mission of developing the Digital Health Stack. We are grateful to ICICI Foundation for their generous contribution towards this initiative and look forward to a successful endeavor”.
 “ICICI Foundation has been working for capacity building in the healthcare space. In line with this, we are pleased to collaborate with IIT Kanpur to create Digital Health Stack that will contribute towards digitizing and enhancing the public healthcare system”. Mr Sanjay Datta, President, ICICI Foundation, said.

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