IIT Hyderabad and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, collaborate on exchange of faculty, students and research of mutual interest.
With this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two institutes of national importance are already working together for some time in the field of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Device Innovation and related areas. This step confirms the strong connection between the two institutes and paves the wave for path-breaking innovation both in the academics and research front.
Prof BS Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad, complimented Prof Renu John, the key person behind formalising this collaboration and said, “Inventing and innovating in Technology for Humanity” drives every effort IITH endeavours. Since our inception, we have had a strong focus on healthcare, be it the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Centre of Healthcare Entrepreneurship, Interdisciplinary MTech in Medical Device Innovation with AIG Hospital.”
Dr Sanjay Behari, Director, SCTIMST said, “We have been working with IITH now for quite some time. Optimising the opportunity that this collaboration has brought, we would be glad to offer facilities to validate the various innovations IITH is working on. In addition, we also look forward to the joint programme to develop skilled human resources in the field of Biomedical Engineering.”
