Medical innovation has always been important for human development. Now, with breakthroughs in fields such as AI and 3D printing, medical researchers and entrepreneurs are making major breakthroughs that allow for easy and more accurate diagnoses, improved treatments, drug discovery, customized prosthetics, and more.
The healthcare market can increase three fold to Rs 8.6 trillion (US$ 133.44 billion) by 2022. India is experiencing 22-25 per cent growth in medical tourism and the industry is expected to reach US$ 9 billion by 2020.This growing market has led to many emerging health-Tech startups here in India.
Here are few startups developing and implementing cutting-edge technologies to diagnose and treat medical problems from cancer to heart disease, nutritional deficiencies, orthopedics, and rare diseases to improve the quality of life for patients.
Here we go!
ImpactGuru
ImpactGuru was founded with a vision to make healthcare accessible to all and save more lives. It is a tech-for-good platform that provides complete crowdfunding solutions to empower individuals, NGOs and social enterprises to raise funds for medical emergencies and other similar causes.
Dolexus
Doc Plexus is a forum for doctors to go to when they face a new disease in their patients. Dolexus is a platform for doctors to create their community and discuss problems with other doctors from all around the world. Founded by an IITian, Phanish Chandra, Dolexus have more than 2,75,000 Doctors as its . It is a free platform, however, one needs to be a licensed doctor to create an on Dolexus.
Advancells
Advancells is a research oriented company focused on therapeutic applications of Regenerative Medicine. One of the pioneers Stem Cell Company in India, they are ionate about the almost limitless potential of Human Stem Cells in providing a natural cure for any ailment that our body suffers from. Founded by Mr. Vipul Jain in September 2013, it is one of the leading and technologically most advanced Stem Cell Therapy solution provider in India. The research-based company focuses on providing cutting-edge Stem Cell Therapies for patients with life threatening diseases and also targets lifestyle diseases with anti-aging technology.
3Hcare
3Hcare is Delhi based healthcare startup. It is an online marketplace for healthcare services. 3Hcare provides detailed information on healthcare services all across the India. A can simply log on to 3Hcare’s website and find nearby diagnostics and hospitals as per his requirements. The name “3Hcare” stands for “Help, Health and Happiness” which signifies their vision of helping people to maintain their health and happiness.
BloodSure
BloodSure was founded by Raghav Baldwa in 2012 and is a NPO social platform that connects blood and platelet donors to those in need of it in real time. They aim to rid India of blood shortage by 2027 and have a strong community of over 1.25 lac active donors in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. BloodSure has been able to reach 15,000 patients so far.
They have also organized over 35 camps and collected 4,000 pints of blood with over 75,000 blood donors. Raghav Baldwa aims to work on a blood donation app, a location-based application that will help locate and communicate with blood donors in the vicinity. BloodSure raised $5 thousand in seed funding in 2013. Their new initiative is a collaboration with World Health Organization to aware and help people about depression.
EUOR Health
EUOR Health is an online marketplace for all Healthcare services where people can search, identify, book and buy their required healthcare services with just one click or even by giving one call. They provide all the health care need and guidance for several healthcare services like diagnostics, doctor’s appointment, hospital ission, pathology, instant doctor’s consultation, preventive health care, rehabilitation and second opinions. Its cost is reasonable and it provides comfort and convenience. EUOR Health gives a unique card, EUOR Health Card which provides a unique Health no. to a consumer family under which they can have the benefits of Health Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Home Healthcare and Health Services/Products.
BeatO
Founded for diabetes patients, BeatO provides a convenient and smart device to measure the blood sugar level. BeatO is a device that you can use with your smartphone by putting it in the headphone jack and using the strip to measure your blood sugar level. After you measure your blood sugar, it will give advice to you and share the results with the BeatO’s experts if it is a very critical condition.
Docttocare
Docttocare is an online healthcare service provider. It provides information about the best doctors, clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centers to its s. The platform also offers virtual walkthroughs of the ambiance to showcase hospitality and their facilities. It makes booking appointments super easy and assures the confirmation of online appointment through call, SMS or email. Docttocare launched its services in 2018 at NASSCOM Bangalore.
