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The mandate received by SCTIMST, to manufacture medical devices for the nation, is something no other scientific institution in the country has been given. About 70% of our requirement has already been hired and are ready to go into training,” Dr.
Kishore said. more-inThe Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) is all set to venture into new areas of research and development in biomedical devices, with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) giving the green signal for its Perspective Plan-Vision 2030 proposal. The DST grant will go towards the construction of a seven-storey block of 11,500 sq m area, which will be the Combination Devices Block of the institute’s BioMedical Technology wing. Different requirements“Till now, our focus in device development has been confined largely to implants in cardiology and neurology..