Talk by Mr. Praveen Nagpal, COO, BPL Medical Technologies

Mr Praveen Nagpal (COO, BPL Medical Technologies) has provided a global overview of healthcare indicators and India's placement in this context. How India has observed a growth trajectory, and what is required to develop a mature healthcare ecosystem to boost its growth. The talk sheds light on the different segments of the medical device industry and their respective growth potential, challenges, and opportunities available. Examples of how disruptive technologies like IoT, novel design and manufacturing tools, etc., can make a difference and achieve the Atmanirbhar Bharat Made-in-India goal of the Government of India. There lie ample opportunities for academia to be involved in the innovation of medical products and subsystem improvisations. Finally, the talk culminates with a snapshot of BPL Medical Technologies' (BPLMT) current products and those new products developed indigenously by the R&D team.