News: Research :India: Texas Instruments (TI) and IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on breakthrough medical technology research
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KOLKATA, India (April 1, 2008) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has signed a collaborative agreement with the School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, to develop semiconductor technologies that will help improve the quality, comfort and accessibility of health care.
This is the first time that TI has partnered with any IIT in India on research projects devoted to medical electronics innovation. The announcement was made here today by Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra, managing director, Texas Instruments India, and Professor Ajoy Kumar Ray, head – SMST, IIT Kharagpur.
TI works with medical device customers across the globe to make quality health care more accessible to more people. In September 2007, the company announced that it would invest a total of $15 million to fund medical technology research at selected universities worldwide with a focus on quality, accessibility and affordability. TI’s goal in supporting this research is to help develop new semiconductor technologies for personal medical devices, implantables, medical imaging, wireless healthcare systems and bio-sensor technology. The TI-IIT Kharagpur research collaboration is a part of this effort.
