The centre of excellence is developing economical, easy-to-use, point-of-care diagnosis devices (POCD2s) to diagnose diseases and abnormalities in the early stages, and during follow-ups of the diseases, to assist in better therapy for large patient populations in India and the world. This CoE encompasses the activities related to the identification of biomarkers, biorecognition elements, platform substrates, suitable transducing methods, and user-friendly detection.
Ongoing Activities:
Faculty Members
Dr. Nishith Verma
Chemical Engineering
Synthesis and Applications of Carbon Nanofibers and Nanoparticles, Chemical Sensors, Carbon-based Electrode
Dr. Santosh K Misra
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Biosensors, Theragnostic, Carbon-based nanoprobes, Biomedical devices, Personalized medicine, 3D printing
Associated Faculty Members
Dr. Ashwani Thakur
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Jayandharan G. Rao
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Priyanka Bagade
Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Sai Prasad Pydi
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Saravanan Matheshwaran
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Dr. Shubham Sahay
Electrical Engineering
Dr. Srinivas Dharavath
Chemistry
Dr. Thiruvancheril G. Gopakumar
Chemistry
Clinical advisors
Dr. Chandraprakash Chaturvedi
Additional Professor
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Stem cell Biology, Genomics, Proteomics and Epigenomics
Research Scholars
Dr. Piyush Kumar
(Ph.D. scholar)
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Biosensors, point-of-care diagnostics, lateral flow assays, rapid assay diagnostic tests, electrochemical and colourimetric biosensors, carbon nanomaterials, graphene
Dr. Tamojit Santra
(Ph.D. Scholar)
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
Cardiovascular diseases, 3D-Printing, carbon-nanomaterials, graphene-based biosensors, foam cell based therapeutic nanosystems
Dr. Rahul Gupta
(Ph.D. Scholar)
Chemical Engineering
Chemical sensing, environmental remediation, carbon-nanomaterials, carbon nanofiber-based fertilizers
Publications
- Santra, T., Gupta, R., Misra, S. K., & Verma, N. (2025). Copper Nanoparticle-Dispersed Laser-Induced Graphene Film-Based Electrochemical Sensor for Thrombin in Biomimic Samples of Hemophilia. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 8(36).
- Gupta, R., Santra, T., Misra, S. K., & Verma, N. (2024). Cu-Ag nanoparticles-dispersed and microchannel textured-laser induced graphene: A chemiresistive aptasensor for thrombin. Microchemical Journal, 207, 111895.
- Yadav, N., & Misra, S. K. (2025). Nitroaromatic Compounds Dictate Electrochemical Properties of Escherichia coli by Manipulating the Cellular Membrane. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 22(3), 1707-1724.
- Yadav, N., Roy, D., & Misra, S. K. (2024). Intrinsically Antibacterial Carbon Nanoparticles Optimally Entangle into Polymeric Films to Produce Composite Packaging. ACS omega, 9(45), 45104-45116.
- Kumar, P., & Misra, S. K. (2023). Color changing Redox Active Paper Stamps (CoRAPS) for quick and easy detection of bacterial infection. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 198, 109039.
Patents
- A process for fabrication of paper-based analytical device for detection of bacteria and product thereof , Application No. 202311030598; Patent No. 498,747 2024, INDIA Granted
- A Copper-laser induced graphene based electrochemical biosensor and method for fabrication thereof (Application no. 202511064234)
- Fabrication of portable, handheld, bluetooth enabled and battery-operated, rechargeable, Portable Readout unit for Chemiresistive Sensor (PRuCSor) (Application no. 202411100478)
- Preparation of Nanocarbon induced Graphene Platelet Suspension (NanoGPS) for the Generation of Dopant free coating on Paper based platform of Electrochemical Biosensors (applied)
Start-ups (if any):
None yet
Association and Collaboration
Dr. Himanshu Saxena
Co-founder and Director
ESniff Devices Pvt. Ltd
Founder and CTO at Multiverse Health LLC
Contact
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To discover, develop and deliver novel, affordable and scalable therapies for tropical diseases, inherited diseases, cancer, infectious diseases and immunological disorders.
Possible outcomes:
- First-of-its-kind program to bridge pre-clinical efforts to clinical translation of novel biologics, hitherto untouched in India due to a lack of technological innovation and focused product development.
- Develop platformatised strategies for the treatment of multiple diseases
- Sustainable physical and human resource infrastructure to set up a pipeline of therapeutics for other monogenetic disorders and malignancies.
- Once the capacity is established, it is expected that the CoE will broaden its network to other academic institutions and industries.
- In the longer run, the availability of a dedicated therapeutics research unit at Gangwal School in IIT Kanpur, incorporating a cGMP core facility, closely aligned with several industries, will benefit patients and deliver high-impact “bench to bedside” science and advanced therapeutics/medicinal products for the country.
Ongoing Research
Associated Faculty Members
Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay
Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Dr. Bushra Ateeq
Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Dr. Dattatreya Dethe
Chemistry
Dr. Dharmaraja Allimuthu
Chemistry
Dr. Hamim Zafar
Computer Science & Engineering
Dr. Jayandharan G. Rao
Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Dr. MK Ghorai
Chemistry
Dr. Nisant N. Nair
Chemistry
Dr. Raj Pala
Chemical Engineering
Dr. Sai P. Pydi
Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Dr. Sandeep Verma
Chemistry
Dr. Suresh Kumar
Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Clinicians
Publications
Patents
Association and Collaboration
The Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur. The agreement is for research and development, consultancy studies in the field of biomedical engineering, and related academic programs. It also includes the exchange of academic materials and publications, as well as undertaking joint research projects.
The Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of California San Diego to establish an educational and training collaboration and to identify and expand academic cooperation and program offerings in areas of Medicine and Health, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence.
