Major Achievements

DBT launched “Sohum” an innovative newborn hearing screening device The Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Y. S. Chowdary, launched Sohum – a hearing screening device for the newborns developed by the Stanford India Biodesign (SIB) programme’s start-up M/s Sohum Innovation Labs India Pvt. Ltd. on July 17th, 2017 at Prithvi Bhavan, New Delhi. The event was attended by Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, Secretary DBT, and other dignitaries. It has been one of the key contributions to the ‘Make in India’ campaign of the Government of India. Neonatal Resuscitation Device (Neo Breathe) The device is a foot operated resuscitation system that can free-up a hand of the device operator, thereby allowing him or her to use both the hands for holding the mask, leading to effective sealing and better ventilation. Feto-maternal Parameter Monitoring System (Brun) This system is a safe, easy and cost-effective way to continuously monitor feto-maternal vitals to reduce neonatal mortality.