TI, IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on medical technology research
Friday, 11 April 2008, 17:07 IST
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Bangalore: Texas Instruments has signed a collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of healthcare. This is the first time that TI has partnered with any IIT in India on research projects devoted to medical electronics innovation. The announcement was made by Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra, Managing Director, Texas Instruments India, and Professor Ajoy Kumar Ray, Head ? SMST, IIT Kharagpur. TI works with medical device customers across the globe to make quality health care more accessible to people. In September 2007, the company announced that it would invest a total of $15 million to fund medical technology research at selected universities worldwide. TI's goal in supporting this research is to help develop new semiconductor technologies for personal medical devices, medical imaging, wireless healthcare systems and bio-sensor technology. The research projects TI is funding at IIT Kharagpur will be undertaken by students holding B. Tech, M. Tech, M. Stats or M. Sc (Physics or Mathematics) degrees with specializations in image processing, neural networks and pattern recognition, digital signal processor-based embedded system design, and MEMS based bio-sensors. These students, to be selected by IIT Kharagpur, will register for a MS/PhD program under the TI-SMST Research Scheme. "Together, TI and IIT Kharagpur have the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world," said Dr. Mitra. "In India alone, about 800,000 patients undergo coronary bypass surgery every year; one in every 12 women develops breast cancer. Also, oral leukoplakia and oral sub-mucous fibrosis have been widely prevalent in India and are a cause for concern to scientists in the country. The TI-IIT Kharagpur technology partnership will enable devices that could help address some of these pressing healthcare issues."
Source: IANS
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