ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION OF INDIA

Mentored by IIT-Bombay cell, startup delivers unique device to predict diabetic foot

“This is possibly the first device that can measure tissue stiffness. It can thus predict whether a patient will develop ulcers that could lead to infection that would need amputation,” said Nishant Kathpal, the 27-year-old innovator who won a Rs 50-lakh grant for his startup.