India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre

ABOUT INDIA-SWEDEN HEALTHCARE INNOVATION CENTRE

The India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre is envisioned to develop an ecosystem of open innovation that start-ups and the healthcare delivery stakeholders can use to collaborate and address current and future challenges in the healthcare sector in India. This platform will enable development and scale up of solutions through frugal innovation for affordable and accessible healthcare in line with the objectives of the Government of India.

Spirit of the India - Sweden Partnership for a sustainable future

This is a tripartite collaboration between the Swedish Trade Commissioner’s Office, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS Delhi) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur (AIIMS Jodhpur), including knowledge partners such as AstraZeneca. This collaboration is being signed under the umbrella of the India Sweden Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in health and public health which was agreed between the countries in 2009.

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India and Sweden signed a MoU for collaboration in the field of healthcare and public health.

Joint Working Group (JWG) was created focused on creating new partnerships within the public, private and academic sectors

A Joint Declaration on Innovation Partnership for a Sustainable Future was created to deepen bilateral collaboration in the field of Innovation during Indian Prime Minster Mr. Narendra Modi’s visit to Sweden.

Signing and launch of India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre in the presence of the Honourable Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Health and Family and Welfare, Government of India, and State Secretary Dr. Maja Fjaestad, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Government of Sweden.

1st cohort of startups onboarded

1st Live CoE/Comprehensive Cancer Patient Support Service launched
2nd cohort of startups onboarded

Pilots for selected startups initiated in the state of Jammu
3rd cohort of startups onboarded
Started 2nd CoE in Tumour Specific Electroporation

Testimonials

AIIMS Delhi was created to serve as a nucleus for nurturing excellence in all aspects of healthcare. It is at the forefront of using innovation to improve therapeutics and translate scientific insights into new treatments. The India-Sweden Innovation Centre collaboration will strengthen India's efforts in finding innovative solutions for ‘affordable and accessible healthcare in India

Dr. Randeep Guleria

Director AIIMS Delhi

AIIMS Jodhpur has been established with a mission to be a centre of excellence in medical education, training, research and patient care. With AIIMS Jodhpur hosting important components of the India-Sweden innovation centre collaboration, the institution will contribute to creating a positive impact across the healthcare delivery system in the country.

Dr. Sanjeev Mishra

Former Director AIIMS Jodhpur

This collaboration is built on the quadruple-helix model with the active participation of government, academia, private enterprises and civil society. The broad vision of the collaboration is to strengthen the healthcare delivery system by an outcome and result-based approach

Cecilia Oskarsson

Swedish trade commissioner

This year marks 10 years of India-Sweden cooperation in healthcare. And today, AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, and Swedish Trade Commissioner's Office in Delhi joined hands to set up a healthcare innovation centre

Niclas Jacobson

Deputy Director General at the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs