Hyderabad, Apr 21 (Reporter) IKP Knowledge Park, a premium Science Park and Incubator in India, on Sunday announced a strategic alliance with Blockchain for Impact (BFI) to join the BFI-Biome Virtual Network Programme. This collaboration is aimed at nurturing young innovators and entrepreneurs in cutting-edge biomedical research and innovation to accelerate technology-driven healthcare interventions and outcomes for societal benefit. The MoU was exchanged on Saturday at IKP Knowledge Park by Dr Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, chairman and CEO of IKP Knowledge Park, and Dr Gaurav Singh, CEO BFI, in the presence of Dr Sridhar Ramanathan, vice-president, IKP, Dr Satya Prakash Dash, senior advisor, BFI and Dr Pooja Agrawal, Programme director, BFI. The BFI-Biome Virtual Network Programme is a pioneering initiative in bringing research institutes and incubators together on a common platform to foster stakeholder collaborations in translational pipeline. Through this programme, BFI will allocate over USD 225,000 over three years, leveraging IKP Knowledge Park’s expertise to develop technologies for accessible and affordable healthcare. Lauding the partnership between IKP Knowledge Park and the BFI Biome Virtual Network Programme, BFI founder Sandeep Nailwal said with a dedicated USD 15 million programme for advancing Biomedical Research and Innovation in India, the BFI-Biome initiative aims to bring leading researchers, technologists and innovators together in the form of a network to discuss, identify, collaborate, and innovate in the biomedical sector to solve pressing health challenges. Dr Gaurav Singh stated, “IKP Knowledge Park’s state-of-the-art incubation support for deep tech innovators and entrepreneurs has enabled many Med-Tech startups. Their mission to create a world-class ecosystem for promoting cutting-edge innovation aligns perfectly with our mission to accelerate impactful solutions in biomedical research. By partnering with reputed institutes like IISc, CSIR-CCMB, IIT Bombay, BITS Pilani, FNDR, TCG CREST, Venture Center, AIC-CCMB, C-CAMP, and more, BFI-Biome seeks to support translational research projects with the potential to revolutionise and augment healthcare solutions in India and the global south...////...