Healthcare startup wins nat’l tech award

Thiruvananthapuram: The Sascan Meditech Pvt Ltd, a startup company incubated at SCTIMST-TIMed (technology business incubator of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology), was awarded the national technology day award 2023 in the ‘technology startup category’ during an award ceremony held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.The award is for the indigenous development of Oralscan, a handheld device to screen early-stage oral cancers and for biopsy guidance. The non-invasive device uses an optical system with custom-built software and algorithms for tissue analysis and enables the physician to visualize and discriminate between healthy and potentially malignant sites.The award is given by technology development board, a statutory body of department of science and technology (DST) to a technology startup for promising new expertise with potential for commercialization and consists of a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh and a trophy.The SCTIMST-TIMed was established in 2015 for encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship in medical technologies through technology business incubation support to innovators, startups and industry.TIMed provides much needed mentorship, funding, networking opportunities, clinical and investor connections as well as basic facilities and services that a Medtech or healthcare startup requires.