Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP, a Department of Biotechnology, Gov- the government of India initiative, with support from National BioPharma Mission (NBM), Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), has announced a first-of-its-kind national MedTech rapid prototyping facility with a focus on Microfluidics technologies to be launched formally in 2020. A call for pre booking of the facility will be announced soon. The facility is to ideate design and prototyping support to med-tech start- ups in developing low-cost, rapid and point-of-care Microfluidic Device solutions with applicability in both human and animal healthcare. Through this Rapid Prototyping facility, C-CAMP will open its doors to researchers from across academia, industry and start-ups for fabricating plas-tic microfluidic devices from design to pilot scale bolstered also by basic testing capabilities. C-CAMP is the country’s most exciting life sciences innovation hub that brings together academia, industry and the start-up ecosystem – all on one platform with a mandate to enable cutting-edge research and innovation in the life sciences.
SOURCE: www.biospectrumindia.com
