EOI - Participation of companies having ‘Make in India’ Non-Invasive/ Minimally invasive Hemoglobinometer devices for validation by ICMR

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EOI - Participation of companies having ‘Make in India’ Non-Invasive/ Minimally invasive Hemoglobinometer devices for validation by ICMR for effective screening of Anaemia

About the Organization

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. Established in 1911, it is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.

About the Proposal

Research on interventions for mitigation/detection of anaemia is, therefore, ICMR’s health research priority. Considering its national importance, ICMR intends to carry out a validation study of such non-invasive/ Minimally invasive hemoglobinometer devices followed by health technology assessment for evaluating its suitability for the AMB programme.

Priority research goal

Expanding the effective screening network of Anaemia in different age populations across India.

Objective

To independently validate the ‘Product’ for effective/accurate diagnosis of anaemia, for addressing national health priority.

Scope of Work

• ICMR is willing to collaborate with eligible organizations/companies to engage with ICMR by providing ‘Make in India’ non-invasive/ Minimally invasive hemoglobinometer devices for effective screening of anaemia.
• Following the Expression of Interest (EoI), the single/multiple companies qualifying the Pre-Qualification Criteria (PQC outlined in Section 12) shall make available the noninvasive/ minimally invasive hemoglobinometers (the Product) to enable the independent validation study by ICMR at its validation centers/ hospitals to enable evaluation of the devices/products for their suitability for public use.

Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property (IP) shall mean patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, moral rights, rights in designs, rights in trademarks, rights to preserve the confidentiality of information (including know-how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications (or rights to apply for and be granted), divisional, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world regarding subject matter disclosed in Licensed patents.

In case of collaboration between ICMR and the Company for the validation of the Product, Background Intellectual Property (“BGIP”) shall always remain the sole and exclusive property of the Party generating the BGIP. Any IP, if generated during the course of collaboration, including any improvement thereof, shall be jointly owned by ICMR and the Company. All such provisions related to intellectual property rights shall be governed by ICMR IP Policy.

Eligibility

General Criteria

• The proponent shall be a legal entity, registered as Institution/Company/LLP/Society/partnership firm/ proprietorship firm under respective acts in India and shall have more than 51% of Company stakes by promoters from India.
• The proponent must be registered in India with taxation and other administrative authorities.
• The proponent should have proven prior experience of manufacturing and/or R&D with manufacturing during the last three years, either in-house or through agreed collaboration and must have marketed same/similar products in the past with a good track record.
• The proponent has to be profitable and should not have incurred overall loss in past three (3) years. (applicable on commercial firms/organizations only).
• The proponent should have good track record and currently not black-listed/barred by any Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertaking, Govt. of India, (applicable on commercial firms/organizations only).
• The proponent should have a manufacturing unit in India.
• The proponent and its promoters should not have been convicted for any offence in India by any competent court or judicial body during the past 3 years.
• GMP/quality certification (ISO or approved Indian certification) of manufacturing facility and GLP/ necessary certifications for R&D.

Specific Criteria 

• The proponent should have functional laboratory to carryout R&D for the product development.

How to Apply

The EoI document containing the details of qualification criteria, submission details, brief objective & scope of work and evaluation criteria etc. can be downloaded from the ICMR website (https://www.icmr.gov.in).

Last date of submission Date: 15/10/2024

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