BFI-BIOME SAMARTH grant
Ready to make an impact? Blockchain For Impact (BFI) invites India's medical community to lead innovative research that advances scientific knowledge with the focus on real word solutions
Deadline: 08th January 2025
Paving the Way for Innovation
BFI engaged with the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA)
to discuss opportunities for advancing breakthrough biomedical research and innovations aligned
with Viksit Bharat initiatives.
Blockchain For Impact (BFI) signs an MoU with BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (BRIC-THSTI) for expanding the frontiers of biomedical research and innovation.
Blockchain for Impact (BFI) and CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) sign an MoU to foster biomedical research and innovation under the aegis of the BFI-BIOME Virtual Network Program.
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Paving the Way for Innovation
BFI engaged with the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA)
to discuss opportunities for advancing breakthrough biomedical research and innovations aligned
with Viksit Bharat initiatives.
Stay tuned for more information

A Multisectoral Research and Innovation Convening

Come and be a part of the BFI network, one of SouthEast Asia’s largest platforms driving biomedical innovation.
Interdisciplinary
Collaborative
Platform.
By Blockchain For Impact (BFI)
By Blockchain For Impact (BFI)
A platform designed to catalyze collaboration
across India’s biomedical innovation ecosystem.
‘Blockchain for Impact’ carries forward the baton of the Crypto Relief Fund, a phenomenon that came to the fore at the peak of the second COVID wave in 2021. The relief fund mobilized resources from the global blockchain community and managed to make a positive dent in the healthcare system of India.
Vision & Mission

BFI - BIOME Network Program!

Bringing together Institutes, Incubators  and Medical INI foreground breaking healthcare solutions through biomedical innovation and research.
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BFI-Biome Samarth

Blockchain For Impact (BFI) invites India’s Medical Community to lead innovative research that advances scientific knowledge with the focus on real world solutions
Funding
UP TO
USD
90,000

Project Duration

18 - 24 months

Focus

Applied and Translational Research

Project Duration

28th February 2025

Who can apply

Clinicians/ Faculty at Medical Colleges & Hospitals across India

BFI - BIOME Network Program!

Bringing together Institutes, Incubators  and Medical INI foreground breaking healthcare solutions through biomedical innovation and research.
Learn More

BFI-Biome Samarth

Blockchain For Impact (BFI) invites India’s Medical Community to lead innovative research that advances scientific knowledge with the focus on real world solutions
Funding
UP TO
USD
90,000

Project Duration

18 - 24 months

Focus

Applied and Translational Research

Project Duration

28th February 2025

Who can apply

Clinicians/ Faculty at Medical Colleges & Hospitals across India

BFI-Biome Samarth

Blockchain For Impact (BFI) invites India’s Medical Community to lead innovative research that advances scientific knowledge with the focus on real world solutions
Funding
Up to USD 90,000
Learn More

Focus

Applied and Translational Research

Project Duration

18 - 24 months

Deadline

28th February 2025

Who can apply

Clinicians/ Faculty at Medical Colleges & Hospitals across India
Supporting India’s healthcare system through a cohort of comprehensive themes

District Full-Stack Program

To cater to the notable absence or inadequacy of a comprehensive, To Introduce multi-faceted healthcare delivery that stems from the grassroots, we are harnessing the "District as a unit of change" concept to deliver reoriented, re-organized, and people-centric healthcare solutions on the ground.

Biomedical Research & Innovation

To foster advancements in affordable healthcare, we are empowering research and medical communities, cultivating dynamic partnerships in biomedical science, and harnessing innovation to facilitate tangible solutions.

Innovation & Research

Supporting India’s effort in increasing its capacity to strengthen the country’s healthcare infrastructure. A conclusion seemed obvious about the apparent need for a platform for scholars and young professionals to get involved from basic to intricate Research & Development assignments.

BFI Partners

Harnessing the power of partnerships to improve and provide quality healthcare for all Institutes/Incubators
Blockchain For Impact as a catalyst, and in coordination with fellow partners, strives to forge multi-sectoral collaborations that deliver long-term equitable medical preparedness mechanisms.

Incubator program

Showcasing innovators nurtured through BFI Kickstart and Fellowship grants.
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Venture Center
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Snahlata Singh
BioMarkIQ is focusing on building a platform for early detection of cancer. It has Proprietary methods (using AI) to identify biomarkers. The current focus is lung cancer.
Karan Mehta
Lifebound Tech is developing wearable diagnostics with a universal intelligent swappable sensor platform where sensors can be swapped as per need. First application is for monitoring the health parameters of infants.
Vasudha NS
Curexel is developing novel ideas for painless injection system. It is currently in the technology advancement and de-risking phase.
Bala Yeshwanth R Vummidi
Inger Therapeutics has proposed building a business of advanced scientific services for  clients based on their proprietary platform of 
synthesis of suprabodies.
Divyakshi Kaushik
Anatomech makes wearables for effective compression therapy.
C-CAMP
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Ajay Kumar G P
a novel retractor sleeve with advanced sensor technology for the prevention of tissue damage and early detection of bladder injuries during surgeries.
Shreya Manoj Nair
naibra- breast health monitoring pads.
Priyadarshini Parthiban
Point of care device for measuring electrolytes in Blood
AIC-CCMB
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Ramdas Aute
Building a platform for enzymatic synthesis of therapeutic siRNA by replacing the traditional chemical method to produce commercial scale siRNA with significantly less chemical waste and lower costs.
Ashwathy Menon
The smart inhaler, powered by AI for versatile disease management, offers personalised care, improved drug delivery, enhanced patient adherence, and improved communication with healthcare providers.
IKP KNOWLEDGE PARK
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Deval Karia
InsuFlo: An affordable insulin pump designed to address the critical need for accessible diabetes management in resource-constrained settings.
Hardik Sharma
A solution for fast, accurate, and portable Complete Blood Counts (CBC) testing, providing real-time results at the point of care. This device can detect a 5-part differential WBC, RBC, and platelets using just two drops of blood, delivering results in 10 minutes.
Abhijit Unni
A digital and immersive therapeutics solution: a portable, home-based rehabilitation VR device employing computer vision technology, clinically-validated protocols, and advanced body tracking systems to deliver personalized exercises and activities.
SIIC IIT Kanpur
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Ashwani Yadav
SMART AI Glasses for the Visually Impaired.
Subhadeep Mitra
Microfluidic Paper-Based Biosensor for Early Oral Cancer Detection.
Ghulam Farooqui
Non-invasive wearable device involving e-skin sensors to measure health biomarkers from sweat for real-time health monitoring.
Venture Center
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Mehul Baldwa
Creasens: Point of care device for testing serum creatinine
Harshesh Gokani
Compact and intelligent robotic assistive technology
Jilma Peruvangat
CanScan- A breathanaylser for breast cancer screening
C-CAMP
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Zahir Jaffer
Simplifying inhalation therapy with innovation in drug delivery, pulmonary rehabilitation, and medical IOT-enabled comprehensive care for asthma and copd patients.
Komal Shah
Developing a novel adaptive solution for the treatment of urinary incontinence anytime, anywhere.
AIC-CCMB
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Siva Rama Prasad Darsi
Renovocell Biologics is dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies in molecular regenerative therapy for multiple tissues and organ damages and their biological repair mechanisms.
IKP KNOWLEDGE PARK
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Manoj Gopalkrishnan
A comprehensive, fast, affordable, and accurate solution for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sepsis diagnosis.
Sidesh Kumar Dhakar
An ultra-portable X-ray imaging system integrated with AI-based computer-aided detection.
SIIC IIT Kanpur
A blend of creativity and expertise, working together to bring ideas to life and achieve outstanding results.
Pratik Raghuwanshi
Able Glasses – Non-Surgical Smart Aid for Hearing & Speech Impaired
Tanmaya Gulati
AI-Assisted Gastric Cancer Lesion Detection During Real-Time Endoscopy
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