Trivitron Healthcare recently appointed Dr GS Bhuvaneshwar, an acclaimed researcher in the development of medical devices such as tilting disc heart valve prosthesis as its Director of Innovation & Education.
The “Valve man”, Dr Bhuvaneshwar, joins Trivitron Healthcare with an objective to lead the company’s new initiatives in innovation and education. He also aims to strengthen the company’s manufacturing base, thereby helping them to become India’s leading medical device company. He will be housed in the new R&D center in Science Park in IIT Madras and will also be overseeing all the R&D collaboration initiatives between IIT Madras and Trivitron Group.
Prior to joining Trivitron Healthcare, Dr Bhuvaneshwar headed the Biomedical Technology Wing of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum since 2000. He had been associated with the Biomedical Technology Wing since its inception in 1976.
Commenting on the occasion Dr GSK Velu said, “Being part of Chitra Heart Valve and several other indigenous medical devices innovation and commercialisation over the past three decades Prof Bhuvaneshwar brings along with him deep knowledge in medical devices R&D and product commercialisation process. He will be heading all the R&D initiatives in Trivitron with specific focus in Cardiology, Imaging, Diagnostics, CLSS and Ophthalmology. Trivitron Healthcare would not have got anyone better to lead the Innovation and indigenous initiative to drive the vision of improving access and affordability of medical technology products with specific focus in cardiology, Imaging and In-Vitro Diagnostics.”
With Dr Bhuvaneshwar’s leadership, Trivitron group is planning to bring in multiple medical technology devices, medical instruments, in-vitro products through domestic innovation initiatives in collaboration with reputed Indian academic institutions and MNC medical technology companies.
Trivitron is working towards original patent, IPs in the areas of primary health, focused in retinal screening device, innovative cardiac positioning system to aid the cardio-thoracic surgeons, Anti-Biogram device for rapid culture sensitivity testing and few other innovation initiatives in association with academic and medical research institutes.
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