The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has recently established the Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine (MFCEM) with the aim of advancing biomedical engineering innovations. The centre is supported by the Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation (MFF) and Rahul Mehta. To mark the launch of the centre, a two-day inaugural symposium was organized.

The symposium, as per an IIT Kanpur statement, discussed nano-medicine and genome editing-based approaches for disease therapies and the application of digital medicine in decoding how the brain gets reprogrammed under diseased conditions such as Alzheimer’s, among others.

The research symposium featured compelling presentations from prominent global experts in three primary research areas at MFCEM molecular medicine, regenerative medicine and digital medicine. The symposium also provided a platform for students to showcase their research work across the three focus areas of MFCEM through lightning talks, posters, and interactions with distinguished speakers.

MFCEM aims to develop innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to medical problems. The centre leverages the strengths of IIT Kanpur and involves faculties from different engineering and science departments, including Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE), Computer Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Cognitive Science.