Medtech Workshop
Organized by :
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati &
Empowering Medical Devices Startups, MSMEs & Industry:
Clinical Validation - Regulatory Strategy - Market Readiness
Knowledge Partner:
IIT Delhi
VaidyaRx Private Limited
PATH
INCROE
Easy Academy
In Collaboration with:
National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), India
At :
National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) Auditorium, South Extension, Delhi
9:15 AM- 5:15 PM
Saturday, 12th September, 2026
Organising Chairmen
Ashok Puranik
Executive Director,
AIIMS Guwahati
Y. K. Gupta
President, AIIMS Kalyani;
Acting Secretary, NAMS;
Former President- AIIMS Bhopal,
AIIMS Jammu;
Former Dean AIIMS, Delhi
Organising Secretary
Satyajith Mohapatra
Head,
Department of Pharmacology AIIMS Guwahati
This one-day MedTech workshop brings together startups, MSMEs, innovators, clinicians, researchers, industry experts and policymakers on a common platform. The event will include expert talks, panel discussions and an open forum focused on clinical validation, regulatory requirements, quality and challenges faced by medical device startups.
This workshop is designed to support medical device startups and innovators in moving their ideas towards validated and market-ready products. It aims to address key challenges related to clinical validation, regulatory requirements and quality, while encouraging interaction and collaboration among startups, experts, academia, healthcare and industry.
About the Workshop
Speakers & Panelists
Ashok Puranik
Executive Director,
AIIMS Guwahati
Y. K. Gupta
President, AIIMS Kalyani; Acting Secretary NAMS;
Former President- AIIMS Bhopal,
AIIMS Jammu; Former Dean-AIIMS Delhi
Digambar Behra
President,
NAMS Delhi
Dhananjay Tiwary
MD, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
Rajesh Gokhale
Secretary,
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
Jitendra Sharma
Director & CEO,
Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)
Anil Matai
Director General, Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI)
Renu Swarup
Former Secretary, Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology (DBT)
Satyajith Mohapatra
Head,
Dept of Pharmacology, AIIMS Guwahati
Taslimarif Saiyed
Director & CEO,
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms
Madhabananda Kar
Executive Director & CEO,
AIIMS Bhopal
Arvind Sinha
Executive Director,
AIIMS Kalyani
Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay
President,
AIIMS Guwahati
Ratan` Gupta
Executive Director,
AIIMS Bathinda
Shailendra Saraf
Director,
NIPER Hyderabad & Ahemdabad
Vipin Kumar
Chief Scientist & Former Director,
National Innovation Foundation–India (NIF)
Ravi Gaur
Founder & Director,
DRG Diagnostic Centre
Taruna Madan Gupta
Scientist G,
Head Development Research, ICMR
Bikas Medhi
Professor, Dept of Pharmacology PGIMER; Chairman- IUPHAR
Amit Kumar Dinda
Research Director, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Faridabad;
Former Chief Coordinator CMIE AIIMS
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Manish Diwan
Head, BIRAC-RDIF-Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), DBT, GoI
Prafull Mohan
Commandant,
Military Hospital, Dehradun
A K Pradhan
Former Joint Drug Controller (India),
CDSCO, MoHFW
Aseem Sahu
Deputy Drugs Controller (I),
Medical Device Division, CDSCO(HQ)
Bhupendra Kumar Rana
Founding CEO,
Quality and Accreditation Institute (QAI)
Mukesh Kumar
CEO,
INCROE
Ravikrishan Illangovan
Professor,
Biochemical Engineering, IIT Delhi
Sameer Bakhshi
Dept. of Medical Oncology,
AIIMS Delhi
Rajesh Khadgawat
Dept. of Endocrinology,
AIIMS Delhi
Ankur Mutreja
Director- External Affairs & Health Security,
PATH
Govind K Makharia
Professor,
Dept. of Gastroenterology, AIIMS Delhi
Amit Mehndiratta
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi
& AIIMS Delhi
Bhupen Barman
Dean (Research),
AIIMS Guwahati
Rajiv Nath
MD, Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd
& Forum Coordinator, AiMeD
Varsha Singh
Member Secretary IEC,
IIT Delhi
Shantanu Patil
Director-Directorate of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, SRMIST Chennai
Nandish Ramesh Pethani
Public Policy Specialist in AI &
Former PS to Health Minister of India
Tushar Gupta
Advocate- Supreme Court of India,
MD- MG Law Affiliates
Amit Verma
Health Information Expert,
National Health Authority, Delhi
Rajeev Gautam
Senior Corporate Officer – HORIBA, Ltd, Japan.;
President – HORIBA India.
Madhusudan Bhat
Business Development Officer,
CMIE- AIIMS, Delhi
Sandeep Sudan
CEO,
Saveer Biotech Ltd.
Rupesh
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Jatinder P.K. Katyal
Professor,
AIIMS Delhi
Surender Singh
Professor,
AIIMS,Delhi
K.H. Reeta
Professor,
AIIMS Delhi
Pooja Gupta
Professor,
AIIMS Delhi
Abhinav Kamwal
Associate Professor,
AIIMS Bathinda
Sudhir Chandra Sarangi
Assistant Professor,
AIIMS Delhi
Tarun Gupta
CEO, VaidyaRx Private Limited;
CEO, INCROE;
CEO, Easy Academy Private Limited
Yogita Singh
CEO,
INCROE
Dibyajyoti Saikia
AIIMS Guwahati
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Joonmoni Lahon
AIIMS Guwahati
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Phulen Sarma
AIIMS Guwahati
Agenda
8:30 - 9:15 AM
Registration and Tea
9:15 - 9:20 AM
Lamp Lighting Ceremony
Session I- Inaugural Session (9:20 AM - 11:20 AM)
Welcome Address
Satyajith Mohapatra (Head, Dept of Pharmacology, AIIMS Guwahati)
Background of the Workshop
Y. K. Gupta (President- AIIMS Kalyani; Former President - AIIMS Bhopal, AIIMSJammu; Former Dean- AIIMS Delhi)
BIRAC's Key Role in the Medical Device Startup Ecosystem
Dhananjay Tiwary (MD, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC))
Make in India for Medical Devices: Accelerating Indigenous Innovation and Reducing Import Dependence
Jitendra Sharma (Director & CEO, Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ))
Address by Guest of Honour
Anil Matai (Director General, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI))
Address by Conference Chair
Ashok Puranik (Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS Guwahati)
Address by President, NAMS
Digambar Behera (President , NAMS, MoHFW, GoI)
Address by Guest of Honour
Renu Swarup (Former Secretary, Dept. of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology (DBT))
Address by Chief Guest
Rajesh Gokhale (Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT))
RAPPORTEURS: Yogita Singh (CEO, INCROE) & ................................................. (AIIMS Guwahati)
Interactive Tea Break (11:20 - 11:45 PM)
Session II- Advancing Indian Medtech Innovation (11:45 AM - 01:45 PM)
TRIGGER TALKS
CHAIRPERSON :
Arvind Sinha
(Executive Director, AIIMS Kalyani)
Madhabananda Kar
(Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS Bhopal)
Taslimarif Saiyed
(Director & CEO, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms)
1) Need for Validation of Medical Devices in India
Taslimarif Saiyed (Director & CEO, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms)
2) De-Risking the Valley of Death in the Startup Journey & Medtech Mitra
Taruna Madan Gupta (Scientist G, Head Development Research, ICMR)
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Manish Diwan (Head, BIRAC-RDIF at Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), DBT, GoI)
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Prafull Mohan (Commandant, Military Hospital, Dehradun)
PANEL DISCUSSION
MODERATOR :
Ravi Gaur (Founder & Director, DRG Diagnostic Centre)
PANELISTS :
Ravikrishnan Elangovan (Biochemical Engineering, IIT Delhi)
Sameer Bakhshi (Dept. of Medical Oncology, AIIMS Delhi)
Rajesh Khadgawat (Dept. of Endocrinology, AIIMS Delhi)
Ankur Mutreja (Director- External Affairs & Health Security, PATH)
Govind K Makharia (Dept. of Gastroenterology, AIIMS Delhi)
Amit Mehndiratta (Professor, Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi & AIIMS Delhi)
Bikash Medhi (Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, PGIMER; Chairman- IUPHAR)
Bhupen Barman (Dean (Research), AIIMS Guwhati)
RAPPORTEURS: Dibyajyoti Saika (AIIMS Guwahati) & Joonmoni Lahon (AIIMS Guwahati)
Lunch Break (01:45 - 02:45 PM)
Session III- Regulatory Landscape & Quality Control Issues (02:45 - 04:10 PM)
CHAIRPERSON :
Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay
(President, AIIMS Guwahati)
Ratan Gupta
(Executive Director, AIIMS Bathinda)
TRIGGER TALKS
1) Regulatory Landscapes of Devices in India
A.K. Pradhan (Former Joint Drug Controller (India), CDSCO, MoHFW) /
Aseem Sahu (Deputy Drugs Controller (India), Medical Device Division, CDSCO(HQ) )
2) Quality Control Issues in Devices
Bhupendra Kumar Rana (Founding CEO, Quality and Accreditation Institute (QAI))
3) Guidance for Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance
Mukesh Kumar (CEO, INCROE)
PANEL DISCUSSION
MODERATORS :
Amit Kumar Dinda (Research Director, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Faridabad. Former Chief Coordinator CMIE at AIIMS)
Bikash Medhi (Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, PGIMER; Chairman-IUPHAR)
PANELISTS :
Rajiv Nath (MD, Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd & Forum Coordinator, AiMeD)
Shantanu Patil (Director of the Directorate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, SRMIST, Chennai)
Nandish Ramesh Pethani (Public Policy Specialist in AI & Former PS to Health Minister of India)
Varsha Singh (Member Secretary IEC, IIT Delhi)
Satyajit Mohapatra (HoD & Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, AIIMS Guwahati)
Tushar Gupta (Advocate – Supreme Court of India ; Managing Partner, MG Law Affiliates)
Amit Verma (Health Information Expert, National Health Authority, New Delhi)
Rajeev Gautam (Senior Corporate Officer – HORIBA, Ltd., Japan and President – HORIBA India)
RAPPORTEURS: Joonmoni Lahon (AIIMS Guwahati) & Phulen Sarma(AIIMS Guwahati)
High Tea- Interaction with Startups (04:10 - 04:25 PM)
Session IV- Open Forum : Real World Problems / Case Studies (04:25 - 05:00 PM)
CHAIRPERSON :
Shailendra Saraf
(Director, NIPER Hyderabad & Ahmedabad)
Vipin Kumar
(Chief Scientist & Former Director, National Innovation Foundation–India (NIF))
TRIGGER TALK
Concept of Consortium for Validation of Devices
YK Gupta (President–AIIMS Kalyani; Acting Secretary, NAMS; Former President–AIIMS Jammu, AIIMS Bhopal; Former Dean–AIIMS Delhi)
EXPERIENCE SHARING
Startup 1
Madhusudan Bhat (Business Development Officer, CMIE – AIIMS New Delhi)
Startup 2
Sandeep Sudan (CEO Saveer Biotech Ltd)
Startup 3
Rupesh (.............................................................)
RAPPORTEURS: Dibyajyoti Saika (AIIMS Guwahati) & Phulen Sarma (AIIMS Guwahati)
Session V- Parallel Poster Session for Startups (02:25 - 04:45 PM)
Parallel Poster Session 1
Evaluators:
Jatinder P.K. Katyal (Professor, AIIMS Delhi)
Surender Singh (Professor, AIIMS Delhi)
K.H.Reeta (Professor, AIIMS Delhi)
Parallel Poster Session 2
Evaluators:
Pooja Gupta (Professor, AIIMS Delhi)
Sudhir Sarangi (Professor, AIIMS Delhi)
Abhinav Kamwal (Associate Professor, AIIMS Bathinda)
Session VI- Concluding Session (05:00 - 05:15 PM)
Best Poster Award
Closing Address
Ashok Puranik (Executive Director, AIIMS Guwahati)
Y K Gupta (President–AIIMS Kalyani; Acting Secretary, NAMS; Former President–AIIMS Jammu, AIIMS Bhopal; Former Dean–AIIMS Delhi)
Vote of Thanks
Tarun Gupta (CEO, VaidyaRx Pvt. Ltd.; CEO, INCROE; and CEO, Easy Academic Pvt. Ltd)
Registration Details
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
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Medical Device Startups
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MSMEs
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Innovators
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Researchers
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Clinicians
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Academicians
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Industry Professionals
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Policymakers
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Students
REGISTRATION FEES
ONLINE PARTICIPATION
₹ 500/-
OFFLINE PARTICIPATION
₹ 2000/-
REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDE:
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Registration Kit
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Access to various sessions
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Lunch & Refreshments
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Certificate of Participation (for those attending the workshop successfully)
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Networking opportunity
OPPURTUNITIES FOR STARTUPS
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Startup Exhibition Stalls: Only 6 stalls available (FCFS) | ₹20,000/stall.
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Poster Presentation: Expert-evaluated posters with Best Poster Awards.
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Networking Dinner: 12th September, 2026 | ₹200 per person.
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Last Date of Registration : 20th August, 2026
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