Govt to support 75 startup innovations for healthcare challenges

Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday launched a programme to identify 75 startup innovations in telemedicine, digital health, health with big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technologies.

Launching the ‘Amrit Grand Challenge Programme’, he said young startups and entrepreneurs must come out with innovative ideas and solutions for India’s healthcare challenges.

The 75 chosen start-ups will be an asset for India leading the country in the next 25 years, the minister said.

Addressing the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council’s (BIRAC) 10th Biotech Innovators Meet in New Delhi with a theme ‘Vigyan se Vikash’ (Development with Science), Singh pledged full support to startups from ideation to the deployment stage.