What is BioMed Bhārat ?

Affordable health care is one of the top most priority areas for the India growth story. With about 63,200 crores of medical device imports, during the year 2021-22, the need for innovation, design and manufacturing of medical devices in India, is never more urgent.

BioMed Bhārat is the flagship and inaugural Biomedical Device Design Hackathon being organized by GITAM School of Technology (GST) & GITAM Institute of Medical Science and Research (GIMSR) of GITAM (Deemed to be University) to drive the innovation in healthcare. This immersive event invites brilliant minds to craft cutting-edge solutions through innovation, to solve clinical needs relevant for India.

Join us in pushing the boundaries of creativity and problem-solving as we address real-world challenges in healthcare. BioMed Bhārat is your opportunity to make a lasting impact on medical device innovation through fantastic experience of ideation, design and prototyping, even as you interact with clinical and engineering experts through this exhilarating journey.
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Eligibility

The hackathon is open to full-time students enrolled in a recognised higher education institute in India pursuing a UG/PG/PhD. Teams should consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of four members.

Important Dates

  • 8

    Dec

    Friday

    Workshop - 1: Clarifications related to problem statements (Online)

  • 22

    Dec

    Friday

    Registration deadline

  • 28

    Dec

    Thursday

    Announcement of the results

  • 29

    Dec

    Friday

    Boot camp: Interaction with mentors (Online)

  • 26

    Jan

    Friday

    Last day for submission of concept + Bill of Materials by participants (Online)

  • 2

    Feb

    Friday

    Final shortlist

  • 13 14 15

    Mar

    Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

    Grand finale

Hackathon Competition Structure

    • Each team may choose up to three problem statements, out of which they will be selected to compete for one.
    • Teams may register on the website.
    • Teams must complete their registration process through a link in the follow-up email sent to their registered email.
    • This will be an online event.
    • The objective of this workshop is to provide clarifications through interaction with expert faculty mentors from GST and GIMSR.
    • Teams must answer the questions on understanding, approaches to solve, challenges, and mitigation plans to the problem statements during the registration process, based on which the evaluation is conducted.
    • Each participating team may select up to three problem statements and give their answers based on the directions provided.
    • A team of experts shall evaluate the answers. The decision by the evaluation team is final.
    • In case of multiple problem statements are chosen by a single team, only one shall be selected by the evaluation team.
    • Selected teams shall move to the next stage and participate in the Boot camp.
    • This will be an online event.
    • The objective is to help the participants to evaluate their ideas with the mentors, validate the feasibility and receive the feedback to refine their designs
    • This will be an online event.
    • Participating teams shall present the methodology and share the final Bill of Materials (BoM) to the evaluation team.
    • Evaluation team shortlists the teams for the final hackathon event, to be held in GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam campus.
    • The decision by the evaluation team is final.
    • This is an in-person activity and part of the main event of the hackathon which involves the full prototype development.
    • This is an in-person activity and part of the main event of the hackathon which involves the full prototype development.

Problem statements and the expected outcomes

  • P1. A non-invasive device to monitor blood sugar in neonates born to diabetic mothers.
    Expected outcome: Non-invasive and harmless device to monitor blood sugar levels in a neonate.
  • P2. Portable audiometry device to measure the degree and type of hearing loss in patients.
    Expected outcome: Portable, Lightweight,economically viable and short test-time device.
  • P3. Design and fabrication of a shield to reduce the discomfort/pain caused during IM injection.
    Expected outcome: To design a shield/tip to be integrated with/associated with the syringe tip for safe injection thus avoiding injury to neurovascular structures.
  • P4. A portable device for monitoring Foetal Movement Count.
    Expected outcome: Wearable device for Foetal Movement Count monitoring.
  • P5. A portable device to identify organisms associated with wound infections quickly and accurately.
    Expected outcome: A portable, sensitive, economically viable device that can rapidly and accurately identify the organism in wound infections.

Prizes

For queries, contact: info.biomedbharat2024@gitam.edu