India’s First ‘Startup OPD’ to Be Launched at GIMS, Greater Noida on January 30

GREATER NOIDA News (28/01/2026): In a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening India’s healthcare innovation ecosystem, the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, is set to launch the country’s first-ever “Startup OPD” on January 30, 2026. This unique platform has been conceptualized to enable direct, one-to-one clinical interaction between doctors and selected healthcare startups, fostering the development of affordable, practical, and need-based medical solutions grounded in real clinical settings.

The Startup OPD has been designed to address a long-standing challenge faced by healthcare innovators—limited access to government hospitals, institutional clinicians, and authentic clinical workflows. Through this initiative, doctors will share real-world clinical insights, validate proposed innovations, and clearly articulate problem statements arising from daily medical practice, ensuring that startups focus on genuine unmet needs rather than theoretical assumptions.

Doctors from leading public and private medical institutions, including GIMS, AIIMS, Maulana Azad Medical College, Patel Chest Institute, and other reputed hospitals, are expected to participate. Specialists from multiple disciplines, many of whom also serve as clinical mentors at the Centre for Medical Innovation (CMI), GIMS, will guide startups through structured and focused clinical discussions.

Providing strong technical support to the initiative, experts from IIT Guwahati—among them the Head of the School of Innovation in Biomedical Devices—will be physically present during the consultations. IIT Guwahati will act as the Technical Mentor for Startup OPD, assisting startups with engineering validation, design optimization, and translation of clinical requirements into scalable and deployable medical technologies.

The Startup OPD is a carefully curated, hospital-based, physical consultation platform, accessible only to selected startups. This selective approach is intended to ensure meaningful, high-quality engagement between clinicians, engineers, and innovators.

Following the clinical consultation sessions, an Investor Clinic will be organized in the second half of the day. Around 15 investors are expected to be physically present to interact with startups that have successfully undergone clinical and technical validation, creating a structured pathway from problem identification to potential funding and commercialization.

The event will also mark the completion of clinical trials for “MATRI”, an indigenously developed medical device for menstrual pain management. Developed and validated in India, MATRI represents a significant milestone in women-centric medical innovation and underscores the potential of homegrown healthcare technologies.

It is noteworthy that CMI, GIMS has previously organized Startup Clinics in an online format with encouraging outcomes. The Startup OPD represents the next stage of this journey, transitioning to a physical, hospital-based, one-to-one model that allows for deeper clinical engagement and more robust solution validation.

The initiative is being positioned under the broader vision of “India Design”, which seeks to move beyond imitation-driven innovation and instead promote original, clinician-led medical solutions conceived within Indian healthcare environments and scalable for global adoption.

Sharing his thoughts ahead of the launch, Brigadier Dr. Rakesh Gupta, Director, GIMS, said, Startup OPD is a crucial step toward aligning innovation with real clinical needs. By bringing doctors and startups together on a structured and ethical platform, this initiative will help create solutions that are affordable, relevant, and impactful for India’s healthcare system.

Dr. Rahul Singh, CEO – Medical Incubation, GIMS, added, This initiative focuses on starting innovation directly from the clinic. Startup OPD will enable startups to understand real workflows, real constraints, and real patient needs, laying a strong foundation for meaningful and scalable India-first medical technologies.

Aligned with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Startup OPD aims to reduce dependence on imported medical devices by empowering Indian innovators to design, develop, and manufacture world-class healthcare technologies domestically. Through direct clinical exposure, startups will gain insights into instruments and practices used in minor and major operation theatres, ICUs, and routine clinical care, supporting the development of high-quality Indian alternatives.

Startup OPD is expected to set a new benchmark for clinician-driven, problem-first healthcare innovation, positioning India Design as a globally relevant model for medical innovation.

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