NIPER Ahmedabad to collaborate with 2 US-based cos towards development of medical device industry
Following its tie-up with Johnson &
Johnson and Sahajanand Laser Technologies for development of
industry-oriented skilled manpower in the medical device sector, the National
Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad is
planning to collaborate with two US-based companies to equip the students to
aggressively take up job roles for the holistic development of domestic
industry.
This would also help orient the curriculum of
the post graduate studies in medical devices run exclusively at the NIPER
Ahmedabad campus towards equipping with the latest updates on technology
advancements in the country.
This is a significant milestone as India's
import dependency on high-end medical devices is over 80 per cent and 60 per
cent to 70 per cent for other devices. A
dedicated medical devices park by the government is also currently in the
process of being set-up at Vishakhapatnam which will help in reducing import
dependency and increasing export.
Development of domestic industry has gained
further impetus as government of India is planning to expand NIPERs across the
country to nurture manpower and hence boost domestic manufacturing of medical
devices in the country. More than 70 per cent of medical devices are imported
as of today which has impacted the development of the domestic industry.
NIPER Ahmedabad had earlier this year signed
two MoUs with Johnson & Johnson and Sahajanand Laser Technologies to
develop an ecosystem for development of medical devices sector in the country.
As per official sources, a total of 17 MoUs
were signed between seven NIPERs and pharma industry for academia industry
linkages recently. Academia-industry linkage is a significant development as
one of the critical factors in building innovation ecosystem for medical
devices industry.
DoP has identified that academia-industry
linkage as a basic requirement for translating research into development
(commercialisation) and innovation; and also to fix accountability among the
educational institutions. Further in India, the research and development in
pharmaceuticals sector is spread across a number of ministries and departments
viz., department of biotechnology, department of science and technology, department
of scientific and industrial research, health systems research (ICMR) and
department of pharmaceuticals.
The DoP for the last one year has actively
engaged both the NIPERs and the pharma industry to build partnership in areas
of education, research and development.
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