Mumbai, 09 April 2025: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) is now accepting final applications for the third cohort of its prestigious Executive Programme in Healthcare Entrepreneurship & Management (EPHEM). Delivered through the Continuing Education Programme (CEP), this five-month programme is uniquely designed to empower healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to drive innovation and growth in India’s rapidly evolving healthcare sector.

With the healthcare sector undergoing significant transformation—driven by advancements in telemedicine, smart wearables, AI-enabled diagnostics, and cutting-edge medical devices—the EPHEM presents a timely opportunity for professionals seeking to make a lasting impact in the field and lead innovation in India’s evolving healthcare ecosystem.

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Drive Impact in Transforming Healthcare Sector

In an era marked by unprecedented change, the healthcare sector has become a hub of innovation, witnessing significant advancements in medical applications, telemedicine technologies, and the rising popularity of smart wearables and cutting-edge medical devices. This dynamic environment offers a unique opportunity for businesses and startups to make a substantial impact in the burgeoning market. The EPHEM at IIT Delhi, is meticulously crafted to empower both graduates and seasoned professionals aiming to transition into entrepreneurial roles within the healthcare sector. Its learner-centric curriculum encompasses the entire spectrum of healthcare innovation, including conception, design, prototyping, testing, customer discovery, sales, marketing, commercialisation, and management of pioneering healthcare products and services.

Participants will engage in discussions with IIT Delhi’s esteemed faculty, doctors from AIIMS, and industry experts on a wide range of healthcare issues, developing appropriate product and service-related solutions. The programme also offers hands-on experience in customer discovery, iterative design optimisation, and the design of minimum viable products (MVPs). State-of-the-art prototype development processes, tools, and testing methods will be explored, along with the role of AI/ML, strategies for effective product branding, pricing, sales, and go-to-market approaches. In-depth discussions on commercialisation and management concepts, particularly those related to business model development, funding, intellectual property, regulations, and scaling up, are integral components of the curriculum.

The majority of experiential and hands-on learning content is delivered by top faculty members with engineering, clinical, industry, and startup backgrounds. This comprehensive approach ensures that participants gain valuable insights into the lab-to-market transfer of healthcare products, making the programme particularly beneficial for healthcare companies, graduates aspiring to enter the healthcare space, biomedical engineers, and entrepreneurs, as well as doctors, engineers, researchers, and medical professionals in the field of biotechnology.

Transformative Learning from a Premier Institution

The EPHEM programme blends the academic rigour of IIT Delhi with practical, real-world relevance. Recognised globally for its excellence, IIT Delhi ranks among the top institutions worldwide—#1 in the QS World University Rankings India 2025 (TopUniversities), and holds the 2nd position in Engineering, 3rd in Research, and 4th in Management in the NIRF 2024 rankings.

Curated by distinguished faculty and programme coordinators—including Dr Arnab Chanda (Joint Faculty, IIT Delhi and AIIMS Delhi, Founder, Biofit Technologies LLC, USA, and Top 2% Scientist Worldwide as per Scopus Elsevier and Stanford University Database) and Dr Biswarup Mukherjee (Joint Faculty, IIT Delhi and AIIMS Delhi, Postdoc, Harvard Medical School, USA)—the programme spans key areas such as healthcare innovation, entrepreneurship, digital ecosystems, data analytics, financing, and hospital operations, offering a holistic and future-focused learning experience.

Who Should Apply?

If you are:

• A medical professional interested in entrepreneurship and start-up
• A mid- to senior-level professional working in hospitals, insurance, diagnostics, or public health
• An entrepreneur looking to scale your healthcare startup
• An investor, consultant, or technology executive exploring opportunities in health-tech or healthcare delivery
• A pharma or med-tech leader interested in business growth and strategic expansion
• A graduate with a passion for healthcare technology development and innovation

Important Dates and Key Highlights:

• Application deadline: April 30, 2025
• Programme commencement: May 3, 2025
• Duration: 5 months
• Format: Live online classes on Saturdays and alternate Sundays
• Application Fee: INR 1,000 + GST (non-refundable)
• Total Programme Fee: INR 1,20,000 + GST
• Eligibility:
  • A bachelor’s degree.
  • Prior work experience or a certificate of completion of an internship or project is desirable.
• Certification: Participants with Grades>60% and Attendance>70% will get completion certificates. The rest of the participants with Grades<60% and Attendance>50% will get participation certificates. No certificates will be issued for participants with below 50% attendance.

  

Why You Shouldn’t Wait:

The third cohort is filling up fast. If you are keen to join a dynamic group of healthcare leaders, gain actionable insights from one of India’s top institutions, and unlock new career possibilities, now is the time to act. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline.

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