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ICMR accepts funding of IIT KGP’s initiative to set up Centre of Excellence on Medical Device & Diagnostics

Kolkata, May 20 (UNI) IIT Kharagpur is going to set up a Centre of Excellence on Medical Device and Diagnostics to foster innovation of affordable and indigenous medical devices and diagnostics in priority areas and promote entrepreneurship.
The proposal has recently been accepted for funding of ₹20 crore by Indian Council of Medical Research.
In January 2020, ICMR had given a call for setting up a Centre of Excellence based on which IIT Kharagpur had proposed for the set up with thrust areas encompassing artificial intelligence in healthcare, medical devices for screening and diagnostics in healthcare, medical implants, biosensors in healthcare etc, Media & Communication Officer of PIB Srijata Saha Sahoo said.
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