IIT Kanpur And ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth Ink An Mou

Kanpur, September 17 (TNA) IIT Kanpur and ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, the CSR arm of ICICI Bank, have signed an MoU to work together on a Digital Health Stack project towards advancing and strengthening healthcare.

The MoU was signed by Prof. J Ramkumar, Acting Dean of Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur, and Mr. Sanjay Datta, President, of ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, in the presence of senior officials of ICICI Foundation and senior professors from IIT Kanpur. Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, graced the MoU ceremony virtually.

The Stack aims to bring a paradigm transformation in the public healthcare space by combining technology, medical research and innovation. The project, housed at IITK, involves development of MedTech devices, improving point-of-care services and strengthening the public healthcare capacity. Further, it will help in the detection of chronic diseases through AI-integrated devices.