Grants

Research Projects

Ongoing Extramural Research Projects as PI

  1. Development of Novel Aptamers for CTCs and its use in impedimetric multiplexed microfluidic chip for Early Diagnosis and Prognosis of Metastatic Carcinomas SERB Star fellowship grant Rs. 38.5 Lakhs. (Dec 2021-Dec 2024) RP04209G
  2. Two more projects approved
  3. One More project running (Rs. 84 Lakhs)

Ongoing Extramural Research Projects (As Co-PI)

  1. Co-PI in Nanoelectronics Network for Research and Application (NNetRA) (Applications of Non-Silicon Based Nanofabrication Technologies and Nanoscale Devices), funded by MEITy (Rs. 15.68 Crores), DST (Rs. 11.08 Crores) and IIT Delhi (Rs. 16.6 Crores) (24/4/2018-24-3/2024) MI01756G; RP03530G (PI Prof. Neeraj Khare)
  2. Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program – Idea to Innovation (INUP-i2i) (PI Prof. Neeraj Khare) MEITY Rs. 7 Cr. 22-9-2021-21-9-2024 RP04176G
  3. One more projects approved

Completed projects/consultancies as PI

  1. Development and validation of standalone meter for non-invasive salivary glucose quantification, BIRAC PACE (50 Lakhs) RP03816G 8-8-2019 – 7-8-2021
  2. Joint PI in Integrated low-cost water sensors for real- time river water monitoring and decision- making (Rs. 9 Crores 12/2017 – 12/2020) funded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (DST) and Intel under Research Initiative for Real-time River Water and Air Quality Monitoring program of Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) RP03472G & MI01719G
  3. Aptamer based inline monitoring of therapeutic protein production in bioreactors using microfluidic chip (Rs. 49.2 Lakhs 9/2016 –9/2019) funded by DST, SERB, New Delhi.
  4. Capillary Electrophoresis Amperometric Detector Microchip for In-Situ Product Monitoring in Bioreactors (Rs. 61.7 Lakhs 7/2014 to 7/2017) funded by Department of Biotechnology, BT/PR7190/PID/6/719/2012
  5. Reusable Clinical Amperometric Lactate and Glucose Biosensors based on Dissolved Oxygen Probe (2 Lakhs) (3/2017 to 7/2017)
  6. Assessment and feasibility of a POC sample analyzer (Rs. 0.8 Lakhs for 2 months) funded by CL Micromed Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

Completed projects/consultancies as Co-PI

  1. DBT Centre for Excellence in Biopharmaceutical Technology (Rs. 5.15 Crores 11/2015 –11/2021) DBT. (PI: Prof. Anurag S. Rathore) RP03126G
  2. Platform for PAT based Controls for Downstream Processes for Production of Biotech Therapeutic Products (Rs. 79.48 Lakhs) under Centre for Excellence in Biopharmaceutical Technology (11/2015 to 11/2021); DBT. (PI Prof. Anurag S. Rathore) RP03336G
  3. Design and development of fall prediction and protection system for pelvis & femur fractures (Rs. 26.78 Lakhs, 11/2015 – 4/2017) DST, SERB; (PI: Dr. Dinesh K.)
  4. Nucleic acid based portable rapid diagnostic platform BIRAC PACE 40.08 Lakhs (3/2018-8/2019) (PI: Dr. Dinesh K.)

Completed Intramural Research projects

  1. Point of care devices for chronic disease management (Under MFIRP scheme of IRD 2019 with collaboration of Clemson University, USA) Rs. 10 Lakhs (24-09-2019- 23-09-2022) MI02018G
  2. Point-of-Care Devices for Detection of Oral Cancer (under MFIRP Scheme of IRD 2019 with Clemson University, USA) (24-09-2019 to 23-09-2022) MI02022G
  3. Clinical validation of two versions of salivary glucose and urea analysers for developing rapid non-invasive prototypes. MI-FIRP with AIIMS New Delhi. Rs. 10 Lakh (3/2019 – 8/2021) MI01913
  4. Paper Fluidics based Dopamine Detector (Rs. 10 Lakhs 12/2017 –1/2019) PI: Sandeep K. Jha, Co-PI Prof. S. Basu, funded by IRD IIT Delhi