A delegation from the Dutch Ministry of Health visited Bengaluru’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) on Thursday to explore potential collaborations in AI-powered healthtech and pharmaceutical innovation. During the visit, they met with Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao to discuss aligning the Netherlands’ public health system with the state’s health initiatives. The primary focus was to establish an Innovation Bridge, anchored by C-CAMP, as part of a bilateral partnership between the two governments.
Barbara Goezinne, Vice Minister of Health, Curative Care for the Netherlands, and her team expressed interest in adopting AI-based healthtech solutions already operational in Karnataka and India. The discussions primarily revolved around remote patient monitoring, telemedicine, medical diagnostics, and AI-powered drug development.
Goezinne also praised C-CAMP’s efforts to make advanced medical technology more affordable. “The innovation walk was an inspiring opportunity to meet the founders behind these technologies. We are committed to collaborating on labour-saving medical solutions to support healthcare professionals,” she noted.
Several digital health innovations supported by C-CAMP have already been integrated into Karnataka’s public health system, enhancing services in areas like ophthalmology, maternal and child care, immunization, and remote patient monitoring. Minister Rao highlighted the state’s collaboration with C-CAMP to develop and scale impactful innovations and expressed excitement about the potential for future Dutch partnerships.
C-CAMP CEO-Director Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed showcased over 80 AI-enabled healthcare solutions ready for large-scale deployment. He also mentioned that one of C-CAMP’s translational projects for sepsis was licensed to Dutch biotech firm Survivex, while the institution maintains ongoing collaborations with Dutch universities like Utrecht and Leiden.