Department of
Science & Technology TECHNOLOGICALLY
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS (TDB) invites technology proposals for fighting COVID 19
In the last
few decades, various viral diseases have spread across continents and caused
massive fatalities. The latest in the
list is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has put the healthcare system of various
countries out of gear. Protection of the general population needs efficient
clinical masks and sanitisers, suitable devices for screening and detection,
homebased ventilator systems to complement healthcare facilities and other
products and technologies to monitor and control the spread of diseases.
The
Technology Development Board (TDB), a statutory body under Department of
Science & Technology invites proposal applications from Indian companies
and enterprises to address protection and home-based respiratory intervention
for COVID-19 patients. The proposal may include technologically innovative
solutions like low-cost masks, cost-effective scanning devices, technologies
for sanitization of large areas as well as for contactless entry, rapid
diagnostic kits and oxygenators, and ventilators.
The Board
provides financial assistance by means of soft loans (up to 50% of project cost
@ 5% simple interest per annum), Equity participation (up to a maximum of 25%
of the project cost) or grant in exceptional cases, for encouraging the
commercial application of indigenously developed technology; and for adapting
imported technology to wider domestic application.
Proposals may
be submitted online via TDB website www.tdb.gov.in on or before 27th March
2020. The details can be downloaded from
www.tdb.gov.in. Queries may also be raised via the Feedback/Query option on the
TDB website. The submitted proposals will be evaluated on the basis of scientific,
technical, commercial, and financial merits.
The areas in
which the technologically innovative solutions are invited include the
following:
Low-cost
masks which can capture virus from the air and absorb respiratory droplets
Cost-effective
Thermal Scanning
Large area
sanitization and sterilization (including electrostatic spray and Ultra Violet
treatment for various available surfaces like glass, ceramic, wood, textile,
etc.)
Bioinformatics
and Surveillance
Rapid and
Accurate Diagnosis kit (paper-based and other point of care devices)
AI and IoT
based solution for contact-less entry
Oxygenators
and ventilators (Low cost and portable)
Or any other
related technology
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