Initiative to detect active TB cases in UP and Uttarakhand
The initiative is undertaken by the Institute of Heart and Lung Diseases (IHLD) in collaboration with Krafton India.
Winner Akinchan Kushwaha has developed ‘VivaFeet’, a smart healthcare assistant in the form of a wearable sock that is targeted toward foot-related complications.
Startup Incubation & Innovation Centre, the technology business incubator at IIT Kanpur, announced the top 3 winners of the Hack & Reboot 2.0 Hackathon sponsored by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and MeitY Startup Hub.
According to a statement, the SIIC had organized the final pitching round for the 13 shortlisted novel technology solutions, followed by a closing ceremony under the Hack & Reboot 2.0 Hackathon on January 11& 12 last at IIT Kanpur’s Outreach Centre in Noida. Based on the final pitching round, the winners have now been announced marking a successful conclusion to this year’s edition.
Akinchan Kushwaha was announced as the winner of Hack & Reboot 2.0 for his innovation ‘Vivafeet’, while Dr Abhinav Gupta was adjudged first runner-up for POCCET-Lab (Point-Of-Care Cartridge-based Emergency Testing Lab) and Priyaranjan Tiwari was adjudged second runner-up for NODex devices, an IIT K statement here on Friday said.
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Winner Akinchan Kushwaha has developed ‘VivaFeet’, a smart healthcare assistant in the form of a wearable sock that is targeted toward foot-related complications. It provides real-time monitoring of temperature, pressure, and GAIT of the foot to help prevent padiatric ailments like foot ulceration, and varicose veins at an early stage.
First runner-up, Dr Abhinav Gupta is developing POCCET-Lab (Point-Of-Care Cartridge-based Emergency Testing Lab), which is a handheld blood analyzer that uses microfloppies-based cartridges for different tests required in emergency care.
Second runner-up, Priyaranjan Tiwari’s team has developed NODex devices, which is capable of taking a rapid test for asthma with a non-invasive method that is convenient for children and adults. The individual taking the test has to blow into a handheld device that will track the results.
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