IIT Kanpur, Apollo Hospitals signs MoU on research in cutting-edge medical technology

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and Apollo hospitals today announced the signing of an MoU for collaborative research in the clinical application of AI and other areas of mutual interest in healthcare technology.

Elucdiating about the MoU, Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur said, “Being a research and an educational institution of national importance, IIT Kanpur has consistently invested in multi-disciplinary research in science, technology and engineering in association with industry and other institutions. The MoU with Apollo hospitals, we envision having fruitful collaborations in areas such as AI in health and other emerging ions that will contribute towards making India’s healthcare systems robust and self-reliant.”

Apollo Research and Innovations (ARI), a department of Apollo Hospitals, has been performing medical research, innovation, health education, teaching and clinical deployment of AI. The department has developed the first ISO-certified AI-based clinical applications to predict the risk of developing lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, COPD and asthma, and liver fibrosis.

Commenting about the colloboration, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Founder, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “With two medical colleges, a medical school in the UK, an Apollo University and 20 institutions providing advanced training in nursing and hospital administration, PhD programmes and 625 DNB seats in specialities and super specialities, we look forward to our experience and expertise adding value to the innovative research done at IIT Kanpur. The collaboration will provide teaching and research opportunities to those inside and outside the Apollo ecosystem.”