In nutshell….

Pre-immersion activities:

Talks	Seminars/workshops/conferences	Mentoring sessions
Mechanics of sales for start-ups: Mr Amitabh Shrivastava Financing startups and MSMEs: Dr. Rajan Raghavachari Contamination and misidentification of cancer cell lines: Ghost in Biomedical Research: Prof. Sen Pathak Materials for Biocompatible Electronics: Prof. John Rogers Bio-inspired, bio-engineered and bio-mimetic strategies for drug delivery: Prof. Samir Mitragotri (University of California, Santa Barbara) Energy sector in India: Status, challenges and opportunities: By Dr. Ashok Sreenivas, Senior Research Fellow, Prayas Energy Group “How to think like an MIT Media Lab Inventor” by Dr. Raskar of Media Lab, MIT, USA Physiological responses to biomedical device implantation: the role of neutrophils: Talk by Dr. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala, post-doctoral researcher at Anderson Laboratory, The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The First Thing That Matters: Product/Market Fit: Organized by Startup Leadership Program, Venture Center and Pune Open Coffee Club Essentials of clinical trial designs: By Dr Anne Lindblad, President of The Emmes Corporation Golden Rules for Startups: Incorporation, Registration, Compliance & Financial Discipline: By Arti Telang and Dinesh Birla, BITA Consulting Current Insights in Prostate Cancer Biology: Lessons for India: Dr. Ashutosh Tewari, Professor & System Chair Urology Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA. The Zoo in You: Human Microbiome in Health & Disease: Dr. Karen Nelson, J. Craig Venter Institute, USA. Why’s and What’s of Social Entrepreneurship: Dr. Satyajit Mazumdar	Workshop on Product Designing and Prototyping The European Patent System and EPO Examination Practice in the Field of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Inventions Campaign Workshop on Medical Electronics Seminar on Regulatory Pathways for Bio-medical Devices and Diagnostics: Underwriters Laboratories Conference on: “Comprehensive cardio-care for family physicians” IPR Strategies for Social Technology Innovations Indo-UK Joint workshop on Affordable Medical Diagnostics and Devices: A workshop on affordable medical diagnostics and devices Certification course on patents for entrepreneurs IP Licensing with a focus on Patents International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Talk on BIONICO Hand: Mr. Nicolas Hutchens	Business planning: Dr. V. Premnath Insights into functioning of Human Body: Immunology and Blood circulatory system: Dr. Vaijayanti Pethe Insights into functioning of Human Body: Biochemistry and Cell Biology: Dr. Vaijayanti Pethe Product opportunities from the identified needs: Dr. Bala Pesala Basics of Human Anatomy and Physiology: Dr. Amol Dharap How’s and why’s of respiratory diseases: Dr. Ashish Bavdekar Common reproductive problems and interventions for bringing down maternal mortality and morbidity: Dr. Aparna Shrotri Pathogenesis and microbial diagnosis of Pnemonia causing organisms: Dr. Dakshayani Pandit Needs Identification in Clinical Settings: Mr. Chinmay Deodhar Proposal writing, New Business Roadmap: Dr. V. Premnath Millenium Alliance: Funding opportunities Orientation to the Venture Center ecosystem and SIIP: Dr. V. Premnath and Dr. Mugdha Lele

Immersions:

Clinical or hospital immersion	Health care of rural and urban poor	Social Innovation and Entreprenuership
Comprehensive cardio-care for family physicians Clinical immersions @ departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Fetal Medicine, Newborn and Pediatric ICU, Genetics, Anesthesiology, Orthopedic, Pathology, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Emergency medicine, Respiratory medicine, Blood Bank, Opthalmology, Cardiology, Emergency medicine and Intensive Care unit, nephrology etc Clinical immersions at Sassoon govt medical hospital Pune, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences, Trivandrum	Visit to the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) at Taluka Jamkhed, District Ahmednagar Observation of Health service delivery in camps during Alandi-Pune palkhi. Visit to Primary Health Centers, Rural Hospital in Taluka Gaganbawada, District Kolhapur for the rural immersions Visit to ARMMAN organization and Bombay Municipal Corporations’s Bhabha Hospital, Mumbai Visit to KEM hospital’s Vadu Rural         Hospital and Research Center (clinical immersions at pediatric, opthalmology and Obstetrics & GYnecology departments) and Vigyan Ashram, Pabal Visit to Malshiras village, insight into working of MASUM Visit to Melghat, insight into working of MAHAN in malnutrition issues Aravind Eye Care hospital, rural eye screening camp and LAICO visit @ Madurai DHAN foundation visit in rural areas of Madurai	IKMC 2015, IKP’s annual conference, Hyderabad: Spreading the Innovation Spirit Visit to Relisys Medical Devices Limited, Hyderabad Indo-Global Medical Expo and Summit, 2015, Hyderabad Early stage Venture investments by Ventureast and Endiya-Introduction, opportunities and experiences by Dr. Ramesh Byrapaneni Aurolabs visit @ Madurai Immersions at IITM incubation cell, Anna University incubation cell, HTIC, RTBI, TANUVAS, CBT, CEERI, NAF @ Chennai Global Sankalp Summit 2015 8th Sankalp Unconvention Pre-summit Insights into the innovation journey of innovators. Interaction with Mr Harkesh Mittal (Head, National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, DST) Villgro Unconvention|L Proposals pitched by fellows to Bill Melinda Gates Foundation for funding Insights into the Innovation Journeys of Enterpreneurs: Seagull Biosolutions, Module Innovations, NavStik, Embryyo Technologies, Swasti Agro & Bioproducts Pvt Ltd, InDNA Research Labs Pvt Ltd, Aman Sharma, Dr. Tania Paul, Dr. M V Hegde, Nayam Innovations.