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IISc-incubated start-up unveils sickle-cell anaemia diagnostic kit

India's first-ever sickle-cell anaemia diagnostic kit was unveiled on Monday by a Bengaluru-based technology start-up, a company statement said. The technology, developed by ShanMukha Innovations, a start-up incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development (SID) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), provides an affordable and efficient solution to screen large populations as a point of care test for sickle-cell anaemia. The technology called High Performance Optical Spectroscopy (HPOS) consisting of test kits (SickleCert) and portable analyzer (HaemoCube) was developed by researchers at IISc, the statement said. "With a tiny amount of blood from a finger prick, the test provides highly accurate results in 15 minutes," says Sai Siva Gorthi, Principal Investigator and Associate Professor at the Instrumentation and Applied Physics Department, IISc. Gorthi, the lead inventor of the technology, said over 40 samples can be tested in an hour in batch mode, enabling a large vol

IISC-Bangalore develops 'green' technology to rid air filters of germs

A newly developed air filtering technique that uses ingredients commonly found in green tea can deactivate germs that find refuge inside air filters, the Ministry of Science and Technology said in an official statement. A research team led by Prof Suryasarathi Bose and Prof Kaushik Chatterjee at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has developed a germ-destroying air filter that can inactivate germs using ingredients like polyphenols and polycationic polymers commonly found in green tea. The 'green' ingredients rupture the microbes through site-specific binding, the statement said. With a prolonged use, air filters become a breeding ground for captured germs. The growth of these germs clog the pores of the filter, reducing their life. Re-suspension of these germs can infect people in the vicinity, the statement said. The novel antimicrobial air filters were tested at an NABL accredited laboratory and were found to be 99.24 per cent effective against SARS-CoV-2 (delta ...

Garuda Aerospace, IISc sign MoU for research projects, geographical surveys

The collaborative operational and research projects in these areas may be taken up by Garuda Aerospace and IISc's Department of Aerospace Engineering

IISc, Shell India partner to promote R&D in energy and environment

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Shell India have entered into a partnership to promote research and development in the areas of energy and environment. The partnership seeks to build on cutting-edge energy and environment related research being carried out at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER), IISc, an IISc statement said. A research agreement was signed at the institute in the presence of IISc Director Prof Govindan Rangarajan and Chief Technology Officer at Shell, Yuri Sebregts, on Thursday. The key aspects that the partnership will focus on include reducing Green House Gas emissions and promoting decarbonisation through innovations such as low-carbon fuels, distributed electrification, carbon sinks, hydrogen generation, efficient power and refrigeration cycles using supercritical carbon dioxide. Structured research projects will be initiated under this research agreement involving Shell scientists as well as faculty members and students at the ...

Siemens Healthineers partners with HealthCare Global, Narayana Health, IISc

Germany's Siemens Healthineers on Friday announced strategic partnerships with HealthCare Global Enterprises, Narayana Health and the Indian Institute of Science as part of its strategy to make India an innovation centre for its global operations. The medical technology company said the partnerships will focus on fighting the most threatening diseases, enabling efficient operations and expanding access to patient care. In a virtual press conference, Siemens Healthineers Chief Technology Officer Peter Schardt said the partnership with HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd (HCG) will focus on advancing cancer care with patient-centric solutions for the entire clinical pathway. It will also look to enhance research on diagnostic imaging technologies, artificial intelligence and precision therapy based on intelligent and image-guided treatment. With Narayana Health (NH), Schardt said the focus will be on improving cardiovascular care and the usage of interdisciplinary solutions to optimise

IISc's SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle may lead to new Covid-19 vaccine

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore have developed and tested a novel SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle that can potentially be developed into a COVID-19 vaccine candidate. To study the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the researchers need to isolate the virus from the samples, create multiple copies of it, and analyse its transmissibility and efficiency at entering living cells. However, working with such a highly infectious virus is dangerous and requires a Bio Safety Level-3 (BSL-3) lab, only a handful of which across the country are equipped to handle such viruses. To address this problem, the team developed and tested a novel virus-like particle (VLP) -- a non-infectious nanoscale molecule that resembles and behaves like the SARS-CoV-2 virus but does not contain its native genetic material. Such VLPs can not only be used to safely study the effect of mutations that may arise in SARS-CoV-2, but can also potentially be developed into a vaccine candidate that can trigger

IISc signs MoU with Indian Navy for collaborative aviation research

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Navy have signed an MoU to collaborate on aviation research and development

IIT-M top education institute, IISc Bengaluru best univ: Govt ranking

Delhi's Miranda House is India's best college for women, says education ministry framework

IIT Madras wins top spot for best educational institute for 4th yr in a row

The 2022 rankings were released by Union Education Minister Dharmednra Pradhan on Friday

PM Modi inaugurates Centre for Brain Research in Bengaluru's IISC campus

Prime Minister Modi on Monday inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research set up at a cost of Rs 280 crore at the Indian Institute of Science campus, the foundation stone of which was laid by himself

QS University Rankings 2023: IISc ranked world's best research varsity

The premier institute also continued to prove its mettle in quality research, as it emerged as the global leader in the citations per faculty (CpF) indicator in the latest rankings

IISc among top 50 in THE Asia University Rankings, three others in top-100

With 71 institutions as against 63 last year, India was the third most-represented country, behind Japan and mainland China

This robot company is building an Uber for autonomous material movement

Hachidori's robots do not need expensive infra like magnetic strips or QR codes. The firm aims to provide Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) that are easily deployable and affordable

IISc breaks into top global 100 of THE's Reputation Ranking 2021

This year India also saw four universities being ranked, even as IIT Delhi appeared in the table for the first time

IBM, IISc launch innovation lab to advance hybrid cloud research in India

Students and faculty will work at the lab alongside IBM Research scientists on cutting-edge research to help organisations leverage true power of hybrid cloud

Statsguru: 6 charts show how Indian universities fare in global rankings

A key issue has been the number of foreign students, which has a bearing on the ranking of universities globally

IISc is world's top research university in QS rankings: Check details here

IIT Bombay, Delhi and IISc stay in the lead among Indian institutions

Indian scientists reveal new mutations, proteins of novel coronavirus

An IISc study has identified multiple mutations and unique proteins in isolates of SARS-CoV-2

Indian Bank signs MoU with IISc initiative to fund start-ups, MSMEs

State-owned Indian Bank on Friday said it has entered into an MOU with Society for Innovation and Development (SID), an initiative of Indian Institute of Science, for extending exclusive credit facility to Start-ups and MSMEs. This initiative is a part of the Banks scheme Ind Spring Board for financing Start-ups and will empower Start-ups and MSMEs to realise their research efforts powered by financial support from the Bank and backed by incubation facilities offered by SID, it said in a release. The Bank will extend loans of up to Rs 50 crore to these start-ups for their working capital requirements or for purchase of machinery, equipment etc, it added. Stating that SID is the forerunner in setting up joint R&D with industries and supporting start-up incubation, the bank said, it provides support to the MSME sector by providing joint research and development arrangements and technical and financial support for incubation and acceleration of high-end technology ...

These aerospace experts are building drones to save accident victims' lives

Their drones can reach accident site quickly, carrying an 'active blood control kit' that bystanders can administer to the victim with help from medical professionals connected digitally via the drone