Our Ecosystem & Partners
Collaborating with leading hospitals, medical institutions, and industry pioneers to forge a culture of innovation driven by “better than best” practices.
External Partners & Hospitals
Program Highlights
Key features defining our interdisciplinary approach to medical technology.
Interdisciplinary Healthcare Innovation
Integration of medical and engineering expertise to develop breakthrough solutions in clinical devices, diagnostics, and therapeutics.
Biodesign-Based Training Model
Students participate in hospital or industry immersion to identify unmet clinical needs and develop prototypes through a structured Stanford Biodesign Centre based innovation process.
Joint Mentorship Model
Each PhD student is co-supervised by faculty from IIT Bombay and a clinician from a partner medical institution ensuring strong clinical relevance.
Industry and Hospital Engagement
Collaborations with hospitals and industry partners enable real-world exposure, translational research opportunities, and clinical validation pathways.
Future-Oriented Curriculum
New courses will be developed in areas such as Clinical Research Methodology, GMP manufacturing, and regulatory pathways for medical devices led by practicing clinicians and domain experts.
Partnership Framework
The program works closely with hospitals and industry partners through structured collaborations. Institutions participating in the program will enter into formal agreements outlining their roles in education, research, and innovation.
Key Principles for Collaboration:
Institutional leadership commitment through formal MoUs.
Alignment of long-term vision for clinical immersion, research translation, and trials.
Active participation of clinicians and experts in teaching and mentorship.
Opportunities for students to conduct hospital immersion and research projects.
Collaborative development of technologies and clinical validation pathways.
Streamlined processes to enable effective academic–clinical collaboration.