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Medtech startup SigTuple raises $4 million from Sidbi Venture Capital, othersThe startup, which specialises in digital microscopy solutions powered by AI and robotics, has raised $50 million to date. The new capital ...
Cipla ups investment in point-of-care testing firm Achira LabsCipla has announced further investment of up to Rs 26 crore in Achira Labs, a company specializing in point-of-care medical test kits. This...
Lord's Mark to roll out cheaper sickle cell anaemia test deviceLord's Mark Industries on Thursday said it has entered into an exclusive collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay...
New COVID-19 testing method gives results in one second, scientists sayThis can greatly reduce the cost of testing, the researchers said. The technology can not only detect COVID-19 but can also be applied to o...
IIT Guwahati researchers develop device for early and easy detection of diabetic retinopathyThe team has also filed an Indian patent for this idea and device. The research is funded by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development...
Government picks IIT, Bennett University proposals in war on CovidIn order to urgently develop “safe and effective biomedical solutions” against Covid-19, the department of biotechnology (DBT) under scienc...
Say goodbye to painful needle pricks: Wearable sweat sensor can detect health problemsThe skin sensors provide real-time updates on health issues like dehydration or fatigue.
Aladdin's 'magic carpet' becomes a reality: New self-powered sheet can fly & flapResearchers have designed a 2D, shape-changing sheet that moves autonomously in a reactant-filled fluid.
- NASA to launch E. Coli into space to study antibiotic resistance
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) To study microgravity's effect on bacterial antibiotic resistance, scientists are set to send E. coli, a common b...
Flexible 'skin' for robots to perform everyday tasksIt mimics the way a human finger experiences tension and compression as it slides along a surface or distinguishes among different textures.
Low-cost "lab on a chip" to detect cancer developedInexpensive sequencing technology allows clinicians to sequence tumour DNA to identify specific mutations and reco mmend personalised treat...
- This skin patch does more than monitor sweat
New York, Nov 24 (IANS) Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind soft, flexible microfluidic device that easily adheres to the skin a...
India's startup ecosystem mostly software driven, rarely about hardwareFinally, as all success stories go, it is the underlying passion that can take you through the arduous journey of building a product startu...
New portable device to accurately diagnose diseasesScientists have developed a low-cost, portable device that can accurately diagnose diseases such as Ebola and may help monitor epidemics.
First smartphone DNA test for chlamydia developedThe test's accuracy was validated by comparing its performance with the Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 assay, the gold standard test for chlamydi...
'Micro rockets' to capture cancer cells!Scientists from India and Germany claimed to have created "micro rockets" out of carbon nanotubes to selectively capture tumour cells from ...
- Old drug may hold promise against hepatitis C
Researchers from Stanford University say that an old drug may be effective against hepatitis C. The research team say that their hunch is b...