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The power of a billion | India’s Genome Project and Future of Precision medicine

Published June 16, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in New Delhi

What if you were prescribed treatment based on your genetic makeup, environment and lifestyle? This is already a reality and the practice is called precision medicine or personalized medicine. Essentially, this means your genes determine the...

Giving wings to talent – how IIT Bombay is supporting made-in-India Covid-19 solutions

Published May 29, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in Coronavirus

The outbreak of Covid-19 has affected every sector in society and the way of battling the virus varies between governments, industries and academia. What everyone seems to agree upon is the need to support R&D initiatives - nationally and...

Post Covid-19 – A time for green transition in India?

Published May 15, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in New Delhi

“When the time comes to kickstart the global economy again in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, it will be crucial to incorporate thinking about the green transition as an engine of recovery,” the Nordic environment ministers announced...

How India is using a triple helix approach to fight Covid-19

Published April 29, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in Coronavirus

When we look back on the current COVID-19 crisis in India, there's no doubt that we'll see that the crisis has resulted in several innovations, and perhaps even more importantly in new effective ways of working across sectorial boundaries. For a...

AI is changing the healthcare sector: How Swedish innovation actors can make a difference

Published April 13, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in Coronavirus

Are you a Swedish or Indian company, research institute or other innovation actor working on MedTech or do you wish to explore new business ideas and partnerships within this area? We need your help to create the healthcare solutions of the...

Why Sweden should co-create with India on energy system transformation!

Published March 24, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in New Delhi

With a population of 1.4 billion and one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, India will be vital for the future of the global energy markets. Ensuring Indian citizens have access to electricity has been at the top of the country’s...

Investing in Women Trailblazers of the Future

Published March 8, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in New Delhi

Science and gender equality are vital for reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and in recent years much has been done to inspire women and girls to study and work in STEM. As OSI has pointed out in previous blogpost, there would be...

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