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Speaking engagements:

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  • Speaker (invited): Sarkar, D. "Improving User-Centric Open Innovation in mHealth", HIMSS APAC Health Conference & Exhibition; 2022 September; Bali, Indonesia

  • Moderator, “Investing in Innovation: Consolidating meaningful Digital Health Innovation in India”, HIMSS India Virtual Conference; 2021 September; India.

  • Panelist, “Collaborate-Innovate-Impact”, HITLAB Innovators Summit; 2019 February; New Delhi, India.

  • Moderator, “India’s digital health innovation potential”, HITLAB Innovators Summit; 2018 February; New Delhi, India.

  • Speaker: Sarkar, D. “Designing an effective digital health ecosystem in India”, HITLAB Innovators Summit; 2017 November; New York City, USA.

  • Moderator, “Design thinking in digital health innovation”, HITLAB Innovators Summit: India; 2017 February; New Delhi, India. 

  • Speaker: Sarkar, D. “Empathy driven digital health innovation across Ideation, Creation, Evaluation, and Diffusion: HITLAB perspective”, HITLAB Innovators Summit; 2017 February; New Delhi, India. 

  • Speaker: Sarkar, D., “Spinaflex—India’s first preventive solution for stress-related musculoskeletal disorders in dental clinicians”, 8th Indian MedTech Summit; 2014 December; New Delhi, India.

  • Speaker: Sarkar, D., Shiels, H.A. “Cardiac remodelling from a fish perspective”, 7th North West Biomechanics Research Day; 2012 May; Preston, United Kingdom.

       Research findings acknowledged at the meetings of the:

  • Physiological Society at Edinburgh

  • Experimental Biology Society at Boston, USA

  • Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre at Manchester in 2013.

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Honours:

  • Europe India Centre for Business and Industry (EICBI)'s #EuropeIndia40 leader 2022 — Next Gen Under40, who will shape the future of UK-India relations.

  • Cambridge Trust Scholar, 2021.

  • R&D Management Association UK Scholar, 2021.

  • Trinity-Henry Barlow Scholar (Honourary), issued by HS Barlow Charitable Trust UK & Trinity College, Cambridge, UK, 2021.

  • HITLAB Excellence in Digital Health Research Award, 2017.

  • Top 0.2% of 4,000+ nationwide applicants to be inducted into the Government of India: Dept. of Biotechnology’s Stanford-India Biodesign programme for Medical Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2014. 

  • Best speaker - 7th Northwest Biomechanics Research Day, 2012, UCLAN, UK.

  • Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Manchester, 2012, UK: best in the cohort and top 0.3% in the Faculty of Life Sciences.

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Patent:

  • Sarkar, D., Kohli, A., Kapoor, C.S. 2015. A novel, affordable, and preventive solution to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in healthcare professionals. INDIA 3234/DEL/2015, filed.

ACTIVITIES​

  • Digital Health Innovation Mentor — Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Department, University of Cambridge; June 2024 – present.

  • Lead Tutor: Creativity, Problem Solving, and Design Thinking — Cambridge Advance Online; 2023 – present.

  • Co-Chair, Innovation & Start-ups Committee — HIMSS Asia Pacific – India; 2019 — 2022.

  • Jury member: Health-tech track — AIM Smart City Accelerator, Ashoka University; October 2020.

  • Sector Advisor – Healthcare, United States India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF); 2017 – present.

  • Mentor of Change — Atal Incubation Center, Atal Innovation Mission – NITI Aayog; June 2020 – 2022.

  • Member, Consultative group: Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India; June 2019 – 2022.

  • Mentor – Health-tech innovation and entrepreneurship – IIT Delhi, Dept. of Management Studies; 2016-2019.

  • Mentor of Change – Atal Tinkering Labs, Atal Innovation Mission – NITI Aayog; February – May 2020.

  • Director, HITLAB Innovators Summit – India chapter; 2016 – 2019.

  • Mentor – University of Manchester Gold Mentoring Programme; December 2016 – 2021. 

  • Member, 8th Indian MedTech Summit, New Delhi, India; December 2014.

  • Founding member, Darpan – dance fundraiser for underserved populations – Udupi, India; November 2010 – present.

  • Co-founder & Head, Blitzkrieg Dance Crew (Finalist, World Hip Hop Championship), Manipal, India; 2008 – 2011.

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