Mr. S. Balram

Academic Qualifications

• M. Tech (Mech./Industrial)
• B. Tech (Mech.)

Professional Record

• Scientist/Engineer C/D/E/F
• Deputy Engineer, HMT Ltd

Area of Interest

• Medical Devices Technology, Technology Business Incubation and mentoring startups, Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property Rights, Quality Management systems and Regulation of Medical Devices

Collaboration

• Member of Advisory Committee on IPR of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE)
• Mentor for IPR Trainees under KIRAN Women Scientist Scheme of TIFAC, DST for past several years
• Member of Ethics Committee of Health Action by People (HAP)
• Mentor in the STANFORD SPARK SEED mentoring program
• Advisory Committee of Karunya Innovation and Incubation Centre (KIIC) of Karunya (Deemed University), Coimbatore

Current Activities

• Head of Dept. (Technology & Quality Management)
• Chief Executive Officer of SCTIMST-TIMed (Technology Business Incubator for Medical Devices & Biomaterials)-Ex-Officio

Fellowships

• Japanese Government scholarship
• Indo-US fellowship for training at Office of Technology Transfer, NIH, USA
• UK Science & Innovation Network invitation to visit UK based Medical Device Regulators

Membership

• All India Management Association
• Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India)
• Society for Technology Management (STEM)

On-going Projects

• Establishing TBI for Medical Devices and Biomaterials funded by Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India at SCTIMST
• Establishing PRAYAS Centre and Implementing NIDHI-PRAYAS program funded by Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India at SCTIMST-TIMed
• Establishment of SPARSH Centre with project titled TIMED CENTRE for Social innovation supported by BIRAC-2nd Cohort
• Implementation of NIDHI-Seed Support System (NIDHI-SSS) funded by Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India at SCTIMST-TIMed
• Setting up of Technology Transfer Office at SCTIMST-TIMed funded by National Biopharma Mission, BIRAC

Projects Completed

• Social Innovation Immersion Program (SIIP) project titled TIMED FELLOWS for Innovation in Ageing and Health supported by BIRAC

Training

• Managing Technology Value Chains for Directors and Division Heads conducted by Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Bella Vista, Hyderabad (Nov 2020)
• Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies conducted by UN Univ (UNU-MERIT) and Centre for Development Studies (Feb 2018)

Major Achievements

• Setting up of SCTIMST TIMed
• Setting upof Pilot Manufacturing facility (Clean room) at SCTIMST-TIMed
• Setting up PRAYAS CENTRE ( prototyping facility) at TIMed
• Fast Track Technology Transfers during COVID 19 Pandemic

Team

• Ms. Sandhya C.G- Engineer-F, TBD
• Mr Rajkrishna Rajan-Engineer-F, IP Cell
• Ms Asha Rani V - Technical Assistant, CSC

Presentations

• "Role of Startups-TIMed " in the *Vigyan Utsav* as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: R & D Infrastructure for Atmanirbhar Bharat organised by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment (KSCSTE) on 12 Nov 2021
• "MedTech Industry-Opportunities and Challenges" at Trivandrum Management Association 29 May 2021
• "Health Sector- the booming industry for entrepreneurship" organised by KDISC in the TED KERALA TALK series 7th April 2021
• "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the new normal" at International Conference on Skills, Engineering & Technology ICSET CONCLAVE on 15th March 2021
• "From Brain Research to Patents: Impact on Innovation and Technology" at International Brain Research Organization School 3rd May 2019
• Challenges of local production of medical devices by domestic manufacturers in India" Invited Talk at 2nd WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices, Geneva 2013

Reviewer

• NRDC TDVC program
• Kerala Startup Mission grant proposals
• BIRAC BIG proposals

प्रकाशन

Article

1. Balram S, “Challenges in technology translation and commercialisation”, Opinions in Medical Science, Technology and Health, 2023, 1(1): e23001
2. Balram Sankaran, Medical Technology during COVID 19 in India: A Commentary, Trends in Biomaterials & Artificial Organs, 2020, 34(S1), 3-5
3. Debabrata Chatterjee, Liudvika Leisyte, S Dasappa, Balram Sankaran, University research commercialization in emerging economies: a glimpse into the black box, Science and Public Policy, 2018, Volume 45, Issue 3, June 2018, Pages 361-372, https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scx066
4. Debrata Chatteerjee and Balram Sankaran, Commercializing academic research in emerging economies: Do organizational identities matter?, Science and Public Policy, 2015, 42 (5): 599-613, doi:10.1093/scipol/scu076

Chapter

1. Balram Sankaran and Bhuvaneshwar G S, Commercialisation of Medical Devices-A Regulatory Perspective, Book: Regulatory Requirements for Drug development and Clinical research: ICMR, 2013, Chapter 21, 269-293

Conference proceedings

1. Balram S, ���Creating value from IPR- the Chitra Story���, Special compendium on IPR Ed. Dr E. P. Yashodharan, KSCSTE, 2010,