Building low-cost medical devices for the Indian market

Innodeev Solutions is a healthcare start-up focussed on identifying the unmet clinical needs in the Indian market and developing cost effective medical devices. “We intend to develop products which balance innovation and cost effectiveness with an ultimate goal to have ‘Made in India’ products. We are incubated at IKP Eden and Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre. We are part of the Launchpad programme at NSRCEL in IIM Bangalore,” says Dr. Deevish ND, the founder who is a practising plastic surgeon based in Bangalore. A Stanford India Biodesign fellow, who has trained in…

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Build your Adversity Quotient

The pandemic has me concerned about how our kids will handle adversities. It is imperative to put in place tools that will enable our youngsters deal with hardships better than we have. We invest a lot of effort into building Intelligence Quotient and Emotional Quotient. Now is the time to look at Adversity Quotient (AQ) – a measure of how we choose to respond and handle adversity, writes Rakesh Godhwani Between 1988 and 89, the Indian cricket team toured the West Indies and played many ODIs and test matches. The…

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Unearthing Shared Identities and Cultural Similarities of India & Japan

16 November, 2020, Bengaluru: “When we think of Japan, we think of it as an insular culture. However, Japan and India share many cultural similarities such as festivals marking the changing seasons, rituals and art inspired by nature, and an adherence to the lunar calendar,” said sarod artiste and Japanese language expert Anupam Joshi, in his talk, ‘Identifying Our Shared Identity! Astonishing Cultural Similarities between India & Japan’, as part of the ‘Tatsujin – Speak’ – a seminar series hosted by the India Japan Study Centre, an IIM Bangalore Centre…

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Twenty Years On… Prof. G. Sabarinathan shares glimpses of his journey of two decades at IIM Bangalore

It was twenty years ago to this day that I drove into IIMB to start a new phase in my life.  It was not just the start of a new career.   It was Kannada Rajyotsava day.  As my black ambassador, as old as myself back then, rolled through the streets of the campus, directionlessly because I did not know the way, it may have been a curious sight to the few residents who may have been looking at the streets.   Cars were relatively few on the campus in those days. …

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All play, some hard work!

Kydzadda is a chain of indoor play centres in Bengaluru. With the first outlet commencing in the year 2014, Kydzadda now provides entertainment for children along with hosting birthday parties, organising theme-based activities and workshops for children and conducting school field trips. They now have two outlets spread across 10,000 sq ft. The centre in Banashankari, in south Bengaluru,  has a jungle theme while the centre on Bannerghatta Road (Arekere), also in south Bengaluru, has an ocean/ marine theme. “The integrated play is designed to encourage children to jump, hop,…

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Making accounting efficient, transparent and affordable Describing the Launchpad experience at NSRCEL as a great learning and networking exercise, Tanvi Loond, of Insta C.A. shares key features of her fintech start up

Insta C.A. is B2B SaaS platform for seamless accounting. “Our platform makes the accounting function efficient, transparent and affordable for SMEs by automating preparatory accounting tasks and providing an intuitive user dashboard. With its pay-as-you-grow subscription model offering dedicated C.A. support, Insta C.A. is democratising accounting for small business owners,” explains Founder Tanvi Loond , a finance and accounting professional with over eight years of experience. “NSRCEL’s Launchpad program has been very well designed to help entrepreneurs explore all aspects of growing and scaling a start-up through expert sessions. The…

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IIMB journey begins…

Once began the saga of my ceaseless toil, To live my dreams or stay in turmoil From perfect score to coveted calls The day of judgment arrived When one of the mundane phone checks Cultivated the most spectacular moment of life I finally made it to the stone-walled campus! But still there was no respite Pandemic cancelling flights, trains gatherings with its might Conversations, fun, learning will not be cancelled We will put up a strong fight! The first peep into this exciting new life Inspirational lectures from faculty and…

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Combining tech and food Incubated at NSRCEL, Supply6 looks at giving urban working people, who are strapped for time, convenient food options

According to National Family Health Survey 2018, 1 in 4 urban Indians skips breakfast almost daily, and 3 in 4 Indians eat unhealthy snacks or fast food for lunch at least twice a week. This can increase tiredness and stress at work, and makes it difficult to focus, apart from having long term health effects. For a professional in urban India, there are very few healthy and nutritious meal options. There are some new age restaurants that serve healthy salads. But these salads do not come cheap. The other problem…

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A Virtual Classroom that is IIMB Trishna Nair, from the PGP Batch of 2020, describes the e-volution of her online life

For the batch of 2022, we began our journey at IIM Bangalore on Zoom this August. We had an online orientation, an online ‘Aarambh’ and are now in the midst of an online ‘Section War’. I am incredibly proud of how resilient and innovative we have been as a batch. And I am also grateful to the seniors and professors, at IIMB, who have tried so hard to ensure that we enjoy a holistic learning experience. This whole month has been a period of acclimatization. The hours spent staring at…

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KhaaliJeb: A payments app that woos students Part of the fintech startup incubation programme at NSRCEL, this venture, founded by IIIT Allahabad graduates, is youth-centric

KhaaliJeb is an app which makes payments and banking simple, fast and rewarding for youth and students. Live as a full-fledged UPI PSP app for over a year now and sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank, KhaaliJeb  has a program where its users can avail discounts on brands catering to those below 29 years of age. “We have on-boarded 350+ restaurants and salons in Bangalore,” says  Prakash Kumar, one of the founders, who currently handles ideation, product and design. How KhaaliJeb was born “It was the year 2015. I was in…

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