IIT Kanpur, ICICI Foundation in MoU for UP Digital Health Stack project

ICICI Foundation will support this initiative with significant fund requirements over multiple years

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) and ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation), the CSR arm of ICICI Bank, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on a Digital Health Stack project towards advancing and strengthening healthcare. The Stack will be available in the public healthcare system, starting with the state of Uttar Pradesh. ICICI Foundation will support this initiative with significant fund requirements over multiple years.

The MoU was signed by Prof J Ramkumar, Acting Dean of Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur, and Sanjay Datta, President, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, in the presence of senior officials of ICICI Foundation and senior professors from IIT Kanpur. Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, graced the MoU ceremony virtually.

The Stack aims to bring a paradigm transformation in public healthcare by combining technology, medical research and innovation. The project involves the development of MedTech devices, improving point-of-care (POC) services and strengthening the public healthcare capacity. Further, it will help in the detection of chronic diseases through AI-integrated devices. The project will be housed in the IIT Kanpur campus.

Prof Manindra Agrawal, Director, IIT Kanpur, said, “With the core expertise in Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning and thriving MedTech ecosystem, the Institute is well poised to provide necessary technological support to develop the Digital Health Stack. We are grateful to ICICI Foundation for their generous contribution towards this initiative and look forward to a successful endeavour”.

Datta said, “ICICI Foundation has been working for capacity building in the healthcare space. In line with this, we are pleased to collaborate with IIT Kanpur for creating Digital Health Stack that will contribute towards digitising and enhancing the public healthcare system.”