ISB DLabs, located at the Indian School of Business (ISB), in collaboration with CitiusTech, has launched the third edition of its prominent healthcare accelerator program known as I-HEAL @ ISB 3.0. The program is designed to enhance India’s digital healthcare landscape by boosting innovation, backing start-ups, and equipping healthcare professionals with cutting-edge digital resources.
This initiative has drawn 173 applications from start-ups nationwide. Following an exhaustive selection process, 15 promising start-ups have been selected to join the cohort. These enterprises focus on varied thematic sectors such as digital health, women & children, disease diagnostics in healthcare, management & infrastructure in healthcare, and geriatric services.
The selected start-ups include:
– Prodoc AI simplifies patient interactions.
– Alfaleus Tech streamlines glaucoma care.
– Remap Intelligence offers advanced neuro rehabilitation solutions.
– Piltover Technologies has created IDA M-SERIES I, the world’s most versatile mechanical prosthetic hand.
– Cureous Labs introduces Eturnal, an intelligent patient repositioning system.
– Chrogene Aarogyam provides non-invasive point-of-care diagnostics for sickle cell disease.
– Vidcare Innovations presents accessible, easy-to-use diagnostic tools suitable for everyone.
– Tap Health specializes in early illness detection and personalized chronic care.
– Onward Assist develops a cancer analytics platform to aid pathologists in cancer diagnostics.
– SynerSense provides Digital Therapeutics (DTx) along with Digital Human Motion and Biomechanics Assessment.
– Zeuron.ai offers MiMo (Mind-Motion), a neuro-computer health console.
– Redicine Medsol enhances life through precise medication systems.
– Femacare aims to transform women’s health.
– Kode Blue created Beyond the Siren, India’s first advanced emergency management system.
– Apex Cura developed an AI-driven SaaS platform tailored for small and mid-sized hospitals.
Through I-HEAL @ ISB 3.0, the participating start-ups will access ISB’s vast network of mentors, industry leaders, and investors. The program provides connections to hospital and investor partners, regulatory compliance support, and hands-on mentorship to scale innovative solutions. An emphasis will be on training healthcare workers with digital resources, ensuring efficient and impactful last-mile healthcare delivery.
Key engagements during the program include a healthcare conclave, a hackathon to tackle real-world problems, investment boot camps, and a demo day for start-ups to connect with investors and explore market opportunities.
Professor Bhagwan Chowdhry, faculty director of I-Venture @ ISB, remarked, “Innovation is vital to addressing the growing complexities within healthcare. Through I-HEAL @ ISB, we focus on fostering start-ups that will revolutionize healthcare delivery in India.”
Manoj Balwani, EVP at CitiusTech, highlighted the program as a testament to how innovation and technology can drive meaningful change.
I-HEAL @ ISB 3.0 is crafted to support start-ups that have moved beyond the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) stage, offering mentorship, market access, and resources to amplify their influence.