ICMR - Center for Innovation and Bio-Design

What ICMR - Center for Innovation and Bio-Design does

Arogaya CIBioD (Arogya CIBioD Centre of Innovation and Bio Design), formerly CIBioD, is a government-owned healthcare innovation incubator headquartered in Chandigarh, India, operating under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Its stated mission is to incubate, prototype, and commercialize novel ideas in healthcare that are affordable and scalable, by fusing Indian medical and technical experts to work jointly on frugal, disruptive, and robust healthcare equipment and devices. The organization functions less as a commercial vendor and more as a public-sector convening platform, with its Principal Investigator doubling as OSD to the Union Health Minister and its Chief Mentor serving as Director General of ICMR.

The center's product portfolio is programmatic rather than transactional. Core offerings include a 24/7 Telemedicine service for remote consultation, the E-AVISHKAR peer-reviewed E-Journal for health-sciences and medical-technology research, the Mid Term Mentorship Programme (MTMP) for women professionals in healthcare, wellness, engineering, and management, the Arogaya CIBioD Short Term Apprenticeship (STA), and the Tech4Seva initiative. Distribution is regional, anchored at the Chandigarh headquarters, supplemented by digital channels including the arogayacibiod.in website and active social profiles on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Customer segments are defined as Healthcare Innovators and Startups (primary), Technical Partners, and Women Professionals in Healthcare.

Revenue mechanics are not disclosed in the source material: no pricing, no funding rounds, no headcount, no select customers, and no commercial transactions are reported. The entity is funded through government research initiatives rather than venture or private capital, and its offerings appear to be delivered as public-good programs rather than priced services. Strategic direction in 2024 centered on the rebrand to ArogayaCIBioD, the convening of Global Health Dialogue '24, and the rollout of multiple new programs, signaling an expansion of programmatic surface area without yet demonstrating commercial-scale traction.

Name

ICMR - Center for Innovation and Bio-Design

Legal name

Arogya CIBioD Centre of Innovation and Bio Design

Website

https://cibiod.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arogaya CIBioD is a government-owned healthcare innovation incubator under ICMR in Chandigarh, India, that incubates, prototypes, and commercializes affordable medical devices and telemedicine services for healthcare startups, technical partners, and women professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Innovation Services

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Infectious Disease Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Healthcare innovation incubation
• Medical device prototyping
• Telemedicine services
• Biomedical research mentoring
• Affordable healthcare solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandigarh

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arogaya CIBioD is a healthcare innovation and incubation hub operating under ICMR that incubates, prototypes, and commercializes novel, affordable and scalable healthcare solutions. It delivers programs including 24/7 telemedicine services, the E-AVISHKAR research journal for health sciences, the Mid Term Mentorship Programme (MTMP) for women healthcare professionals, and a Short Term Apprenticeship (STA) program to support healthcare entrepreneurs, innovators, and technical partners.

Product overview

Arogaya CIBioD is an innovation and incubation hub under ICMR that operates as a platform for developing affordable, scalable healthcare solutions. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs: core telemedicine services providing 24/7 healthcare support; the E-AVISHKAR E-Journal for disseminating healthcare research; the Mid Term Mentorship Programme (MTMP) for developing women professionals in healthcare entrepreneurship; Arogaya CIBioD-STA for short-term apprenticeship; and Tech4Seva initiatives. These programs work together to incubate novel healthcare ideas, prototype medical devices, and commercialize frugal healthcare innovations through a network of medical experts, technical partners, and mentored entrepreneurs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Telemedicine Service A telemedicine service offering 24/7 support for healthcare delivery, enabling remote consultations and medical assistance for patients and healthcare providers.
• E-AVISHKAR E-Journal An E-Journal published by CIBioD that invites research papers in all areas of Health Sciences and Medical technology, including original research, survey papers, case studies, and scholarly articles from researchers, students, doctors, and engineers.
• Mid Term Mentorship Programme (MTMP) A mentorship program for Healthcare, Wellness, Engineering and Management Women Professionals focused on self-growth, entrepreneurship and innovation in affordable healthcare.
• Arogaya CIBioD-STA (Short Term Apprenticeship) A short-term apprenticeship program focused on healthcare innovation and skill development for aspiring entrepreneurs and researchers.
• Tech4Seva Initiative A technology initiative focused on leveraging technology for healthcare service delivery and developing frugal healthcare solutions.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MedTech Innovator: Largest global medical device accelerator and competition platform. Comparable as a global medtech incubator but with broader geographic scope and private-sector funding model.
• T-Hub (India's startup incubator): India's largest startup incubator with health-tech cohorts and government backing. Comparable as a large-scale government-affiliated Indian incubator, though broader than medical devices.

Direct peers

• BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council): Government of India body under the Department of Biotechnology that funds and incubates biotech and medtech startups. Comparable as a public-sector Indian health/biotech innovation enabler with grant, incubation, and accelerator programs.
• Society for Affordable Healthcare India: Indian non-profit focused on affordable medical devices and healthcare access. The Principal Investigator of ArogayaCIBioD is a founder member of this society, indicating direct mission overlap.
• IIT Delhi FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer): IIT Delhi's technology transfer and incubation arm that supports deep-tech and medical device startups from ideation to commercialization. Comparable as an Indian academic-affiliated medtech/healthcare incubator.
• C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms): Bangalore-based innovation hub under the Department of Biotechnology supporting life sciences and medtech startups. Comparable as a public-sector Indian life-sciences/health-tech incubator with similar scale and mandate.
• Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign: Stanford's flagship health technology innovation incubator that trains fellows to identify clinical needs and develop medical devices. Directly comparable mission of fusing clinicians and engineers to commercialize medical devices, though operating at a different scale and in a different healthcare system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cibiod

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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