The ICMR-DHR Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras is on a mission to revolutionize healthcare by developing cutting-edge medical devices that align with India’s national health priorities. We are committed to making healthcare more affordable, accessible, and impactful by crafting scalable technology solutions tailored to real-world clinical needs. Our centre thrives on translational R&D and engineering innovation, ensuring that every device we develop is clinically validated, regulatory-compliant, and ready for commercial deployment within just a few years—bringing life-changing solutions to both public and private healthcare systems. From ophthalmic screening and assistive technologies to point-of-care diagnostics, early vascular screening, and neonatal monitoring, we work across a diverse range of healthcare domains. Anchored in the IIT Madras Research Park and the Department of Electrical Engineering, we tap into the rich ecosystem of deep-tech R&D, innovation, and incubation to fast-track ideas into market-ready products. Our close collaboration with the Healthcare Tech Innovation Centre IITM drives groundbreaking medical device development, while the Med Tech Incubation Centre at IIT Madras propels our technologies toward commercialization—empowering startups and industry leaders alike to bring next-generation healthcare solutions to the world.

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Learn more about the technologies and products coming out of our CoE in our “Tech Page”