India has a huge scientific market space, ranks 5th on the scientific publications and 10th on the patents exclusive of the external applications. Also in gross R&D expenditure India ranks on 50 globally. With vast biotechnological and medical research brewing in India, India has made multiple breakthroughs in field of medicine and medical advancements improving the quality of life of people as well as reducing the disease based fatalities. Life expectancy in India remains 69.42 years based on a recent data with a 7.23 death rate per thousand. Below listed are few of the medical breakthroughs that have made India a headline in recent past:
- The gel poly-oxime, has been prepared by Indian researchers. This gel protects farmers from pesticides preventing the pesticides from getting skin deep and causing harmful effects.
- Scientists at IIT Guwahati have developed a silk-based bio-artificial disc that could be used as the disc replacement therapy in future.
- India’s first eye color changing implant had been surgically placed at Trichy’s Vasan Healthcare. Different colored silicon implants have made the possibility of eye-color a reality.
- Dr. Minal Dhakhave Bhonsle created the first ever corona virus testing kit in India, from NIV, Pune.
- Fibrin based glue used to successfully transplant the entire front portion of the eye. Earlier the condition of missing intra-ocular lens was next-to-impossible to treat.
- A five in a one polypill was developed by Indian scientists in collaboration with researchers in Canada. This pill is believed to be the one pill solution for multiple conditions associated with chronic heart disease.
- RISUG is a non-invasive and non-hormonal male contraceptive having no side effects pioneered by India.
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