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Inclusive innovation & indigenous development of affordable solutions is the much needed remedy for India's challenge of the low translational rate of healthcare technologies. A study is conducted to understand Indian Technology Transfer landscape and functional analysis of Technology Transfer entities, with qualitative dataset collected from six Indian Technology Transfer entities having different models of Technology Transfer for health technologies. The study provides comprehensive strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis of current Indian Technology Transfer Entities. This has encouraged addressing an inevitable need of a robust translational healthcare model. The study proposes a translational model based on five major translational factors viz. Translational Activities, Human Resource Development, Liaising Activities, Technology Transfer, and Entrepreneurial Support. The model uses a matrix approach to have a focal authority (National Biomedical Technology Authority) with decentralized approach at its five regional facilitation centres (Regional Biomedical Technology Facilitation Centres) and a blue print towards regional development. Further, proposes a platform for sustenance and integrative approach for existing translational capacities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 21st century India is still battling with issues of accessibility, affordability and availability of quality health to masses. It is also facing a myriad of challenges and opportunities for development of indigenous, low cost, and accessible technologies with the influence from cultural diversity, demographic dividend and geographical segmentation leading to varied needs as per the regional conditions of climate, disease prevalence, nutrition and sanitation. Affordable innovative solutions are to be generated and translated to resolve various health issues of diverse India. To understand country's need for attainment of the holistic slogan of 'health for all', a regional (East-West- North-South) analysis was conducted based on the state-level disease burden report 2017. Then the entire translation ecosystem was summarized detailing significance of each stakeholder and regional health-care translation strength to project translation scenario of the country. This paper has emphasized on the essentiality to strengthen translation capacity of each region to meet diverse health-care needs of the people. It has proposed to establish a robust translation ecosystem for innovative indigenous medical technologies by adopting regional establishment of technology transfer entities with focused translation as per the needs of a particular region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]