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TSDSI -TCOE India Webinar on Oxygen Concentrators and Ventilators- How to Make in India (May 8, 2021: Online)
May 8, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 1:15 pm
India is in the grip of a COVID -19 Pandemic spiral with positive cases continuing to rise and new mutations being discovered. Medical infrastructure is overstretched. A large percentage of COVID casualties in this second wave are because of lack of oxygen– a situation that could have been prevented in most cases by timely support through oxygen concentrators or ventilators in extreme cases. Oxygen concentrators have become the crucial first-aid tool in this battle. However, there is a severe shortage of concentrators in the market with the sudden surge in demand from end users, RWAs and small nursing homes/hospitals.
The need of the hour is to have “Affordable” concentrators and ventilators that can be mass produced within the country, backed by a robust supply chain. In this scenario, a few innovative designs have been developed by technologists in India – which are at various stages of approvals/commercialisation.
About the Webinar:
The webinar showcased two such innovations (from the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore), discussed the steps involved in commercialization at scale (including the certifications and approvals for manufacturing) and potential areas that require support. It also shared a typical manufacturer’s perspective. It aimed to identify the bottlenecks in the supply value chain so as to draw attention of the relevant stakeholders.
The target audience for the webinar was manufacturers who are willing to/looking to produce at scale (for commercial or CSR); and philanthropists/volunteers looking for quick deliveries of concentrators.
Schedule: 8 May 2021 11:00 – 13:15 IST
Venue: Online
Participation: The webinar was open to all by prior registration.
Workshop Contacts:Â
Bindoo Srivastava (bindoo@tsdsi.in, +91 9873840817)
Anurag Vibhuti (anurag.cc@tcoe.in, +91 9868102779)
Webinar Recording:
Program Schedule:
| SESSION | START | END | TOPIC | SPEAKERS |
| Opening Session | 11:00 | 11:10 | Welcome & Introduction | Mr R K Pathak, Director TCOE India (DDG-IC DOT)
Ms Pamela Kumar, Director General TSDSI |
| 11:10 | 11:20 | The Medical View | Dr Justin Gopaldas, Critical Care Medicine, Manipal Hospitals | |
| Prototype to Manufacturing | 11:20 | 11:40 | Oxygen Concentrators | Prof. Praveen Ramamurthy, Mat. Engg. Deptt., IISc Bangalore |
| 11:40 | 11:50 | Ventilator – IISc | Dr Sushobhan Avasthi, CeNSE, IISc Bangalore | |
| 11:50 | 12:00 | Commercialisation | Mr Anoop Varghese, Vasmed Health Sciences Pvt Ltd. | |
| 12:00 | 12:15 | Q&A Part I | ||
| Factory to End User | 12:15 | 12:45 | Oxygen Concentrator- Factory to end user | Mr Himanshu Gupta, Past National President, Round Table India
Mr Rajesh Raghunandan, Sai Namaste Impex India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore |
| 12:45 | 13:00 | Q&A Part II | ||
| Policy Perspective | 13:00 | 13:10 | Policy Perspective | Representative from Govt. (TBC) |
| Closing Remarks | 13:10 | 13:15 | Closing Remarks | Ms Pamela Kumar, Director General, TSDSI |