Saurabh Gupta is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at NIT Raipur, India with more than 18 years of experience in health tech. He holds a PhD degree in AI & ML from IISc Bangalore.

Throughout his career, Saurabh has demonstrated expertise at the intersection of Healthcare, Innovation & Emerging Technologies and the translation of scientific research to the market. Presently, he is on the advisory board of Sumit Healthtech and is developing cost-effective, portable medical devices for challenges in remote areas with his research group – Healthcare Innovations in Emerging Technologies (HIET) Lab. As a science researcher and entrepreneur, he has mentored more than 10 research-based startups and also has been on the scrutiny committee of various Govt National/ International Hackathons and other events. He is also the Mentor of Change in ATL; a StartUp Panel Member, CII Chhattisgarh; Convener, NITRR CII Innovation Club & NITRR MHRD Institute Innovation Council and looks after the industrial – academia collaborations in the Healthcare domain. Also, he is looking after the Innovation Cell and Startup Ecosystem at NIT Raipur since 2018.

Outside of work, Saurabh enjoys reading about future technologies and is passionate about creating value at large for society. He is committed to working towards solving the unmet needs of health in India and striving to make a positive impact in the local community.

Saurabh is excited to continue learning and growing in his field and looks forward to connecting with like-minded professionals.