Innovative Solutions

Redefining Healthcare

Research in the medical school is at the core of IIT Kanpur’s academics, to enhance the health of our patients and communities. We integrate medical research into technology to drive innovation, enhance learning and better clinical care. Through partnerships with leading medical institutes, we foster discovery and innovation to develop high-quality, affordable solutions that address the medical needs of India.

Initiation

The medical school was initiated in 2022, and several translational research projects were executed by interdisciplinary groups of IIT Kanpur faculty members, students from different departments, clinical mentors from renowned hospitals, and industry professionals. The strong MedTech ecosystem at IIT Kanpur is leveraged to develop and deliver quality healthcare, particularly in rural, tier one, and two cities, thereby boosting the medical technology business in India.

Vision

The vision of the Medical School is to provide an unparalleled experience in transforming healthcare, integrating cutting-edge research to ensure breakthroughs in medical treatments and discoveries, and promoting excellence in medical education, thereby responding to the needs of underserved populations in India.

Mission

Our mission is to be an integral part of the unique and excellent health care delivery system, to develop and advance medical research and innovation, and to champion excellence in medical education, using the highest professional standards, to nurture future clinicians.

Biomedical Research at IIT Kanpur

Explore our research

Our research is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, focusing on innovative solutions for chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions. Our approach integrates cutting-edge research and technology to ensure breakthroughs in medical treatments and procedures. We are committed to delivering comprehensive care that prioritises the health and well-being of individuals.

Our Focus areas

AI in Health Care

Materials in Medicine

Telemedicine and Robotics

Point-of-care diagnosis

Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Diseases Research

Metabolic Disorders

Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Mental Health

Tropical & Infectious Diseases

Non-Invasive Imaging & Diagnostics

Cancer Research

Therapeutics

Publication

Publication

Extramural research

Digital Health Stack

Collaborative research with the Government of Uttar Pradesh was initiated to develop the Uttar Pradesh Digital Health Stack (UP-DHS) under the National Health Stack (NHS) program of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The research areas are :

Anchoring the telemedicine hubs and improving the quality of telemedicine services
AI-based solution for Population Impact
Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Competency-based capacity building of health cadres
Database predictions and analysis.

The partnership between the Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology at IIT Kanpur and the Uttar Pradesh Government will enhance healthcare delivery by integrating AI into telehealth and point-of-care diagnostics. We can bridge gaps and improve accessibility in healthcare by implementing AI-driven solutions. Using AI and machine learning to analyse data and predict population-based needs and outcomes will improve healthcare delivery efficiency and effectiveness. This partnership demonstrates our shared determination to drive positive change and propel Uttar Pradesh towards a healthier, more prosperous future.

The UP Digital Health Stack (UP-DHS) is in a significantly advanced stage of implementation, with the basic building blocks of the NHS already deployed at scale across all health administrative units in the State, and the rollout of vital healthcare and health administrative applications have also been initiated.

https://iitk.ac.in/cdis/projects/updhs/#enhancing-healthcare-delivery-by-integrating-ai-into-telehealth-and-point-of-care-diagnostics

Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH)

Dr Tushar Sandhan

Tech Transfer

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and Prevest DenPro Limited signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and manufacturing of Class B and Class C biomedical devices for dental and orthopaedic care.

As part of this collaboration, IIT Kanpur will provide design and process specifications, while Prevest Denpro Limited will manufacture the relevant samples in its Class B/C facilities, enabling the translation of research into practical healthcare solutions.

IIT Kanpur has signed a MoU with DICUL AM Private Limited toenhancethe design, development, and manufacturing of patient-specific 3D-printed implants fororthopaedicand spinal applications.

In thiscollaboration,IITKanpur will lead implant design and development, while DICUL AM Pvt. Ltd. will handle manufacturingaccording toregulatory standards.DMIHER, Wardha, will support clinical trials astheclinical partner.

The COE of Telemedicine and Robotics is focused on developing systems and devices related to health care and rehabilitation, and support systems for telemedicine. In the area of medical robots, our immediate goal is to develop semi-autonomous and autonomous wheelchairs, bionic arms, and active cable-driven parallel robots for rehabilitation. In the area of telemedicine, the center is designing and developing products targeting access to health services for people living in resource-constrained environments.

Ongoing Research

Smart-Stick- A standard walking stick helps to increase the Base of Support (BOS) for the user, which improves balance and stability when walking
Cable-driven parallel robot
Bionic arms play a crucial role in prosthetics and rehabilitation, offering mobility assistance to individuals with limb impairments.
Autonomous Delivery robots, Autonomous logistics robots, and Autonomous Search and Rescue robots.
Developing the 5G-based health care and professional education Models once the 5G Test Bed is in place
Other research work in progress-
Design & Development of Micro-Robots for Localized Drug Delivery
Design & Development of Customized 3-D Printer for Manufacturing Tailored Prosthetics & Assistive Devices
Hyperthermia using a microrobot
Design & Development of Assistive Feeding Robot
Development of Metamaterial-based Active Compliant Knee joint for Knee Orthoses (Collaboration with Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan)

Flagship Project

Design and Development of Autonomous Stairs/Escalator Climbing & Self-navigating Smart Wheelchair

The designing and developing of an autonomous wheelchair that can climb the escalators and self-navigate is in the testing phase. The smart wheelchair will have the following features:

Automated Slider crank system
Dynamic Stability Control
Deployable Origami Structure
Visual serving-based navigation
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

The proposed prototype will also feature step/escalator climbing and the detection of falls. It will also have the SOS system, with secure data communication, autonomous navigation, continuous monitoring, and a touch-screen HMI.
This innovation will greatly help physically challenged people and older people to climb stairs and escalators.

PI

Name: Professor Bishakh Bhattacharya
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Faculty Members

Dr. Bishakh Bhattacharya

Mechanical Engineering

Active and Passive Vibration Control Structural Health Management Energy Harvesting System Robotics & Automation Intelligent System Design Child- Robot Interaction

Dr. Soumya Ranjan Sahoo

Electrical Engineering

Nonlinear systems, Modelling, Control, Fault identification and Recovery in UAVs, Control of robot manipulators, Computer Vision and Neural Networks, Multi-agent system, Effect of time delay in systems – unmanned vehicles and power systems, Control Techniques for Microgrids (AC and DC) and power electronic converters

Associated Faculty Members

Dr. Abhilash Patel

Electrical Engineering

Dr. Ashutosh Modi

Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. D. K. Giri

Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Priyanka Bagade

Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. Satyaki Roy

Design

Dr. Twinkle Tripathy

Electrical Engineering

Research Fellows

Nayan Jyoti Baishya

Research Interest: Robotics

Parikshit Saha

Research Interest: Computer Vision and AI

Ruchira Kumar Pradhan

Cable-driven parallel robot for rehabilitation (PhD)

Malik Arsala Nissar

Bionic Arm (PhD)

Shambhavi Sabharwal

Bionic Arm (B-tech)

Kanhaiya Lal Chaurasiya

Bionic Arm (B-tech)

Shubham Chaurasia

Smart Wheelchair mechanical design(M-tech)

Mohd Tanveer Hasan

Smart Wheelchair Autonomous Navigation (M-tech)

Chaitanya Prabhu Doddaka

Smart Stick (B-tech)

Arnav Pandey

Smart Stick (B-tech)

Janees Haneef

Smart Stick (B-tech)

Vartika Narayani Srinet

Child Robot Interaction (PhD)

Clinical advisors

Dr. K Ganapathy

M Ch (Neurosurgery) Director
Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation & Apollo Tele Health Services, Chennai

Neurosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, Telemedicine

Dr. S.K.Mishra

Ex-Professor Department of Endocrine Surgery
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Endocrine surgery, telemedicine

Dr. Hardeep Singh Malhotra

King George's Medical University Lucknow

Neurology Disorders Neuroradiology

Dr. Kuntal Kanti Das

Associate Professor Neurosurgery
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Neurosurgical Oncology, Cranial Base Surgery, and Open Cerebrovascular Surgery

Dr. Akhilanand Chaurasia

Clinical Consultant and Researcher
King George's Medical University, Lucknow

Artificial Intelligence, Maxillofacial Radiology, Molecular Oral Oncology, Oral Medicine, Dental Education, Bioethics

Patents/Publications

Tom Baby, Mahendra Kumar Gohil, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Autonomous Navigation of 4WIS4WID Agricultural Field Mobile Robot using Deep Reinforcement Learning, Dec 2024, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2412.18865.
Arnav Pandey, Janees Haneef, Yashaswi Sinha, Kanhaiya Lal Chaurasiya, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Design and development of a shape memory alloy-powered rotary variable stiffness actuator embedded with an agonist-antagonist mechanism, May 2024, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3010086.
Tanuj Gupta, Vivek Gupta, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Tailoring of interface mode with actively controlled SMA spring, May 2024, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3006487.
Nayan Jyoti Baishya, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Design and Development of a Minimalistic Slider-Crank Mechanism Based Obstacle Overcoming Wheelchair, IITK Directions. (Under Review).
Nayan Jyoti Baishya, Bishakh Bhattacharya, System for Controlling a Mobility Vehicle on an Escalator and Method Thereof, 08/12/2023, App. No. 202311060924.

Association/ Collaborations

Hridyantra

An Advanced Implantable Blood Pump for Heart Failure Patients

Device specifications/features

Biocompatible Titanium Alloy
Compact design and implantable dimensions
Continuous Flow Blood Pump
Efficient electrical motor and drive system
Engineered Surfaces for Biocompatibility
Minimum Adverse Events Probability

A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical pump implanted in patients with weakened hearts to support the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of the heart to pump blood more effectively.

A cost effective technology developed at IIT Kanpur

Novel blood flow path design

Well balanced rotor pump assembly with MAGLEV technology

Improved Biocompatibility

A "Make in India" Device, developed by IIT Kanpur, with superior performance and advanced and improved technology, to minimise adverse events in patients and enhance their quality-of-life post -implantation

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are life-saving mechanical pumps designed for people with severe heart failure, when the heart can no longer keep blood moving through the body on its own. By taking over much of the heart’s pumping work, LVADs restore healthy blood flow and can dramatically reduce the debilitating symptoms of heart failure. The device is implanted by an open-chest surgery under general anaesthesia. Once in place, the pump is powered and controlled by equipment worn outside the body, connected through a small cable that passes through the abdomen. This system allows the device to support the heart and sustain vital circulation continuously.

The device will support patients suffering from advanced heart failure or congestive heart failure (CHF), Stage D, or end-stage heart failure. In the future, the advanced mock circulation loop can be used for other cardiovascular support. The device will serve both as the bridge to transplantation and as destination therapy. Initiated in May 2022, the project brings together a multidisciplinary team from academia and hospitals to deliver an innovative, sustainable solution to India’s growing burden of heart failure.

Fabrication of LVAD

Faculty Members

Dr. Niraj Sinha

Mechanical Engineering

Additive Manufacturing, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Prosthetic Devices, Nanotechnology

Dr. K. Muralidhar

Mechanical Engineering

Experiments and modelling in fluid and thermal sciences

Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Skeletal development and differentiation

Dr. Pranav R Joshi

Mechanical Engineering

Experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer

Dr. Nikunj Bhagat

Electrical Engineering and Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Neural & Bio-signal processing, Medical Instrumentation, Brain-machine interfaces, Functional Electrical Stimulation, rehabilitation Engineering

Dr.Jayandharan G. Rao

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Gene therapy: Neuro-ophthalmic disorders; Blood disorders; Cancer gene therapy; Human molecular genetics

Dr. Kantesh Balani

Materials Science and Engineering

Biomaterials, Computational Modeling, CNT Reinforced Nanocomposites, Nanomechanics & Tribology

Dr. Mandeep Singh Rana

Electric Vehicle automation and maglev drive, power electronic converters design and control

Clinicians

Dr. Devi Shetty

Cardiac Surgeon and Founder of Narayana Health

Cardiothoracic surgeon, pediatric cardiac surgery, valve repairs, pulmonary endarterectomy, Ross procedure, redo heart surgery, and surgery for aortic aneurysms

Dr. Sandeep Attawar

Founder Director & Chair of Advanced Heart Failure, KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad

Heart and lung transplants, Complex cardiac surgery, heart bypass surgery, valve repair and replacement surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, Mechanical circulatory support

Dr. Aditi Singhvi

Cardiologist, Narayan Hrudayalaya, India

Angioplasty -PTCA, Coronary Angiogram, CT Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty -PTCA

Dr. Julius Punnen

Cardiac Surgeon, Narayan Hrudayalaya, India

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support Chronic Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, Heart Valve Tissue Banking

Dr. Naresh Trehan

Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta Heart Institute, Gurugram

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplant

Dr. Ramakant Panda

Chairman of the Asian Heart Institute

Total arterial revascularization, off-pump, By pass surgery, Coronary artery bypass grafting, beating heart surgery, redo bypass surgery, valve repair, and complex aneurysms

Dr. Ajay Kaul - (Fortis Healthcare)

Chairman, Cardiac Science, Fortis Hospital, Noida

Total Arterial coronary bypass surgery, Paediatric cardiac surgery, Heart Valve repairs, Surgery for aneurysm and surgery for cardiac failure, Left Ventricular Assist Device (Artificial Heart), Heart Transplant, and Implantation of various devices for heart failure.

Dr. Thangaraj Paul Ramesh

MBBS, FRCS - Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai

Atrial Fibrillation Surgery, Endocarditis,Thoracic Surgery, Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair, Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, Pulmonary Embolectomy

Dr. D.C. Sharma

Veterinary surgeon, Palamur Biosciences, Hyderabad

Management of pre-clinical studies for medical devices, cardiac devices testing and coronary interventions, functional safety testing of medical devices in large animals

Team

Dr. Supriya Das

Project Executive Officer

Medical device development, Surface modifications (design and fabrication) Biocompatibility studies of medical devices (cells, blood), Chemical toxicology, Materials Chemistry, Wearable diagnostic sensor, Project design and execution, Regulatory Compliance

Dr. Vinay Kumar Tripathi

Senior Student Research Associate

Bio instrumentation and data acquisition, Motor and drive control testing on a centrifugal pump and its optimization, Closed loop feedback control, Pump Characteristics

Mr. Rushit M Bhanderi

Project Executive Officer

Project planning, Active and passive medical device development, Patent analysis, Designing (Mechanical), Manufacturing (Mechanical), Testing (Mechanical), Data analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance

Mr. Akshay Namdeo

Senior Project Engineer

Design (Mechanical), Manufacturing (Mechanical), Cellular Metamaterials, Surface Engineering and Tribology, Biocompatibility studies

Abhishek Kumar

Project Engineer

Electronics & Drives, Circuit Design, Controller Optimisation, In-vitro test-pump characteristics PCB design, Motor fabrication, Quality Assurance

Mr. Phool Chand Gond

Project Technical Officer

Mr. Harindra P Sharma

Project Technical Officer

Mr. Manoj Sharma

Senior Technical Superintendent

Patents

Collaborations

Visits

Defence Medical staff

Dr Anil Lalwani and Dr Renu B Lalwani

Dr Devi Shetty

Dr Lyle D. Joyce and Dr Julius Punnen

Dr Shabnam Bashir

Mr. Rakesh Gangwal and Mr. Hemant Jalan

The Niti Aayog

Mr. Rakesh Sharma

Mr. Narayana Murthy

The CoE for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research is creating comprehensive computational and experimental frameworks that unify appropriate MRI methods, image analysis, model building and visualisation algorithms, and simulation techniques based on computational mechanics. It aims to provide a highly efficient tool for clinicians to diagnose disease and assess its progression, thereby enabling personalised therapeutic measures. The CoE is developing affordable medical support devices like LVAD, IV-LITHOTRIPSY, Heart Valves, Pacemakers, etc., to meet the demands of low-income countries.

Flagship project

Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support

A miniature device to pump blood from the left ventricle to the ascending aorta is mapped out. The planned device will include subsystems that may serve as critical components of other medical devices and interventions, such as intravascular lithotripsy, intra-arterial balloon pumps, stent delivery, and dental equipment.