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Welcome to CIBIP St.John's & Amrita

CIBIP St.John's & Amrita Inter-Institutional Biomedical Innovation Programme

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platform is an enabler or catalyst of cutting-edge research and innovation in the life sciences.

The St.John's & Amrita was established with the motive of fostering academic excellence and global competencies among students pursuing careers in engineering and the health sciences.

The two institutions entered into an MOU 10/06/2023 agreeing to cooperate in all aspects of innovation, academic, guidance on societal relevance, industrial applicability and clinical expertise.

The CIBIP Inter-Institutional Biomedical Programme is the first fruit of this interaction and is a pioneering effort in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship field in India

Who can Participate ?

All Faculty, under graduates and post graduates of Medical Colleges and Engineering Colleges of St.John's & Amrita

Problem providers can post umet needs

Solution providers can team up to work to overcome these

Interested Ideators can join the team.



C-CAMP AMRITA Program Flow

Program Flow

What is Inter speciality Interaction?

Inter speciality Interaction is a process by which needs are identified by concerned caregivers and teams are formed with solution providers and ideators from among all participating institutions to arrive at possible innovative solutions.

How?
  1. Registration of Interest in participation
  2. Posting of problems and solutions on the website
  3. Expression of interest by Ideators
  4. Team creation among Problem providers, Solution providers and Ideators
  5. Initial iteration among teams
What is Hackathon?

An event where the aforementioned teams present their ideas and solutions to a group of experts for validation suggestions and judging regarding suitability for onward development and prizes.

How?
  1. Uploading the Presentations of problems and solutions
  2. Early POC and 3D drawings or models
  3. Referencing, Prior Art
  4. End-user validation
  5. Presentation to judges and experts for prizes and suggestions.
What is Inter Institutional Innovations Programme?

Under the guidance of C-CAMP and its designated experts, the university will commence a programme of training in Medical and allied specialities and Engineering, STEM, and other specialities, to jointly ideate and develop innovative projects. The ideas generated in the Inter speciality Interaction will be encouraged through this programme through the various stages of the Benchtop model, Design Interaction, Design for Test, and even fund-raising opportunities. Team dynamics will be learnt experientially.

How?
  1. The programme will be codified by discussion and the meetings, discussions, and project details will be archived in the C-CAMP website, specially created for this programme.
  2. Talk by experts will on the website page.
  3. Projects of special merit will be identified for funding and other such assistance as mentoring etc.

Education of STEM Professionals on Entrepreneurship by a Biomedical Innovations Certificate Course The course is designed to be held in 3 stages over a total of 6 months. Each stage will be conducted over 2 months, on weekends

How to identify need ?
  1. Focus strategy/ Needs exploration and Statement/Disease fundamentals/Existing Solutions/Stakeholder analysis/Market Analysis/ Needs selection
How to make a relevant Invention ?
  1. Ideation/ Concept selection/ IPR/ Regulatory/Finances/ Business Models/ Concept exploration & testing/Final Concept testing
How to take it to the market ?
  1. IP strategy/ R&D Strategy/Clinical strategy/Regulatory Strategy/ Stakeholder Strategy/Sales at Distribution/ Business Strategy/ Operating Plan Financial Model / Funding/ IPO
What is Final Presentation?

An event whereby the product prototype is demonstrated and a pitch is made for the validation of taking this idea via an entrepreneurial route to the market. This will be vetted by judges from Yenepoya institutions, C-CAMP and invited experts.

How?
  1. Uploading of a pitch which outlines the need, the problem, the solution, and its market size.
  2. Opinions by judges from Yenepoya institutions, C-CAMP and invited experts
  3. Assessment for suitability for mentorship by Technology Incubation Centre and CIBIP.
  4. Assessment for the prize with a cash award.

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