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New Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
India's WHIF joins BRICS+ initiative, boosting MedTech innovation
VISAKHAPATNAM: The World Health Innovation Forum (WHIF), headquartered at the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ), has been selected to join the prestigious BRICS+ Manufacturing Working Group, an intergovernmental platform that shapes manufacturing collaboration and industrial policy among BRICS nations and the wider Global South. The announcement comes at a significant moment as India prepares to assume the BRICS presidency in 2026. WHIF's inclusion marks a strong endorsement of India's MedTech capabilities and Visakhapatnam's emergence as a key hub for health innovation across the Global South. The forum's selection positions India not merely as a consumer of global technology but as a co-architect of next-generation healthcare solutions—designed, manufactured, and scaled in the Global South, for the Global South. In a press release on Wednesday, AMTZ Managing Director and Founder CEO Dr Jitendra Sharma said, 'This selection confirms India's leadership in frugal innovation and system-ready technologies. WHIF's model, developed at AMTZ, bridges the Global South needs with world-class health tech capabilities. Partnering with the WHO and the Kalam Institute, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre, is a game changer.' As a member of the BRICS+ Manufacturing Working Group, WHIF will help lead joint research and development corridors, expand cross-border access to India's advanced testing and manufacturing facilities.
Hans India
09-07-2025
- Health
- Hans India
AMTZ's WHIF joins BRICS+ Manufacturing Working Group
Visakhapatnam: In a landmark recognition of India's growing global footprint in healthcare innovation, the World Health Innovation Forum (WHIF), headquartered at Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ), has been selected as the only global initiative to join the prestigious BRICS+ Manufacturing Working Group. Now, as part of the BRICS+ Manufacturing Working Group, WHIF will help lead joint research and development corridors, expand cross-border access to India's advanced testing and manufacturing facilities, and localise medical innovation ecosystems across partner countries. This intergovernmental platform plays a key role in shaping manufacturing collaboration and industrial policy among BRICS nations and the other nations. The announcement comes as India prepares to assume the BRICS Presidency in 2026. WHIF's inclusion reaffirms a powerful endorsement of India's med-tech capabilities and Vizag's emergence as a hub for an effective collaboration in health innovation. Sharing his views, MD and Founder CEO of AMTZ Dr. Jitendra Sharma, said, 'This selection confirms India's leadership in innovation and system-ready technologies. WHIF's model, developed at AMTZ, bridges global south needs with world-class health-tech capabilities. Partnering with WHO and Kalam Institute, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre is a game changer.' Terming the selection as a landmark validation of India's health innovation model, WHIF chief operating officer Mohini Mehta, said, "Being part of BRICS+ is not just a recognition, but a responsibility to co-create sovereign, scalable health solutions for the world using ultra low-cost medical technologies.' Headquartered at AMTZ, WHIF has already established itself as a leading platform for inclusive, affordable, and system-ready health-tech. Through initiatives like the iPassport programme, the World Health Innovation Fellowship and EntrepreNari, WHIF has enabled engineers, startups, and women entrepreneurs from over 20 low and middle-income countries to access world-class infrastructure, regulatory support and policy networks in India. The forum's selection positions India not just as a consumer of global technology but as a co-architect of the next-generation healthcare solutions in the global south.
Hans India
29-06-2025
- Science
- Hans India
AMTZ's S&T cluster highlighted as India's eight strategic innovation hubs
Visakhapatnam: In a significant boost to Vizag's growing scientific stature, the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) placed the city on India's science and technology map, said MD and Founder CEO of AMTZ Dr. Jitendra Sharma. Sharing the Vizag Science and Technology Cluster's broader mission, Dr. Jitendra Sharma said, 'The Vizag S&T Cluster is a catalyst for convergence—linking science, industry, and innovation. We're translating this synergy into self-reliant healthcare solutions that advance Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.' During a high-level meeting held in New Delhi, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Sood released the Science and Technology (S&T) Clusters Annual Report 2024–25, featuring the Vizag Science and Technology Cluster based at AMTZ as one of the country's eight strategic innovation hubs. Launched in 2024, the Vizag Science and Technology Cluster is the youngest of India's S&T Clusters but has already made its mark by fostering collaboration across medical technology, automation, circular economy, advanced materials, and e-waste management. Spearheaded by AMTZ, the cluster brings together researchers, startups, industry, and academic institutions to create scalable impact through technology. Located within Asia's largest medical technology park AMTZ, the Vizag S&T Cluster launched several impactful initiatives. Among them is a sustainable e-waste management facility 'e-yantram' being developed in collaboration with the National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), supporting scientific collection, dismantling, and recycling of electronic waste. Beyond infrastructure, the cluster is fostering collaboration between industry and academia through initiatives like the Vizag S&T Cluster Industry Meet.
Time of India
28-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
MedTech Zone Puts Vizag on the Science Map of India
Visakhapatnam: In a major boost to Vizag's growing scientific stature, the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) has firmly placed the city on India's science and technology map. During a high-level meeting in New Delhi, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Sood, released the Science and Technology (S&T) Clusters Annual Report 2024–25, featuring the Vizag Science and Technology Cluster based at AMTZ as one of the country's eight strategic innovation hubs. Launched in 2024, the Vizag Science and Technology Cluster is the youngest of India's S\&T Clusters but has already made its mark by fostering collaboration across medical technology, automation, circular economy, advanced materials, and e-waste management. Spearheaded by AMTZ, the cluster brings together researchers, startups, industry, and academic institutions to create scalable impact through technology. At the meeting, Dr Jitendra Sharma, MD and founder CEO of AMTZ and anchor of the VSTC, shared the cluster's broader mission. "The Vizag S&T Cluster is a catalyst for convergence—linking science, industry, and innovation. We're translating this synergy into self-reliant healthcare solutions that advance Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Ask A Pro: "I'm 70 with $1.4M in IRAs. Should I convert $120K/Year to a Roth?" SmartAsset Undo Located within Asia's largest medical technology park, AMTZ, the Vizag S\&T Cluster has launched several impactful initiatives. Among them is a sustainable e-waste management facility, 'e-yantram', being developed in collaboration with the National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), supporting scientific collection, dismantling, and recycling of electronic waste. In cardiac care, it has advanced the indigenous development of pacemaker leads through a technology transfer, and other efforts are underway to localize device manufacturing and reduce import reliance. Beyond infrastructure, the cluster is fostering collaboration between industry and academia through initiatives like the Vizag S&T Cluster Industry Meet. The S&T Clusters Annual Report 2024–25 outlines key achievements from clusters across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, NCR, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, and Chandigarh—but Vizag's rapid ascent within a year of inception is being seen as a model of how science and innovation can be localized for maximum national benefit.
The Hindu
28-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Vizag Science and Technology Cluster advancing ‘Make in India' initiatives: AMTZ managing director
Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) managing director and founder-CEO Jitendra Sharma said the Vizag Science & Technology Cluster (VSTC) based at AMTZ is a catalyst for the convergence of science, industry and innovation. The AMTZ is translating this synergy into self-reliant healthcare solutions that advance 'Make in India' and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', he added during a high-level meeting in New Delhi recently, according to a release here on Saturday (June 28). Spearheaded by AMTZ, the cluster brings together researchers, startups, industry and academic institutions to create scalable impact through technology, he said. He further said the cluster launched several impactful initiatives. Among them is a sustainable e-waste management facility 'e-yantram' being developed in collaboration with the National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), supporting scientific collection, dismantling and recycling of electronic waste. In cardiac care, it has advanced indigenous development of pacemaker leads through technology transfer, he added. Beyond infrastructure, the cluster is fostering collaboration between industry and academia through initiatives like the Vizag S&T Cluster Industry Meet, he added. In the meeting, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Ajay Sood released the Science and Technology Clusters Annual Report 2024–25, featuring the VSTC, one of the country's eight strategic innovation hubs, launched in 2024. The annual report outlined key achievements from clusters across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, NCR, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh apart from Visakhapatnam.
