Maharashtra Impact & Innovation Hub

Maharashtra
Health Impact Forum

Building the Ecosystem for Innovation, Validation and Evidence

13–14 November 2026

IIT Bombay Research Park Building, Mumbai & Alibag, Maharashtra

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until the forum opens, 9:00 am IST, 13 November 2026

Partners

The event is being convened in collaboration with IIT Bombay as part of a government-supported public-private partnership focused on integrating private-sector innovation into Maharashtra’s health system. MSD for Mothers, iKure and Jhpiego are helping shape the initiative, with space for other partners to contribute.

MED-TRIC, IIT Bombay in collaboration with

Why this forum

Many health innovations are developed and assessed in controlled or hospital settings. Whether they succeed in routine care depends on community acceptance, frontline usability, referral pathways, connectivity and data quality.

The Maharashtra Community Health Living Lab in Alibag, Raigad District, is the field implementation platform of the Maharashtra Impact & Innovation Hub. It places solutions inside an existing community-health system, where they can be deployed, observed, refined and validated alongside frontline health workers and real care pathways.

The forum is designed not as a conventional conference, but as a solution-oriented working session where industry perspectives meet on-ground healthcare realities.

An innovation should not be judged only by whether it works technically, but also by whether it works in practice.

A community health worker conducting a home visit — **photos/living-lab.jpg**
Portrait 4:5, about 1200 × 1500

Workshop overview

Two days that move from discussing healthcare challenges to identifying concrete opportunities the Hub can support through validation, research, evidence generation and pathways toward adoption.

Panel discussion at the forum — **photos/day1-iit-bombay.jpg**
Landscape 16:9, about 1600 × 900

Day 01 · 13 November · IIT Bombay Research Park Building

Panels, open forum and demonstrations

Experts and organisations come together around three thematic areas through panel conversations, an open forum and selected MedTech innovation demonstrations.

Three thematic panels: gaps, open forum, expert response, pathway
MedTech device demonstration and innovation exchange
Innovation Stalls: startups demonstrate their innovations

Field visit in a coastal village near Alibag — **photos/day2-alibag.jpg**
Landscape 16:9, about 1600 × 900

Day 02 · 14 November · Alibag

Field immersion: understanding the last mile

The conversation moves into the field. Participants observe last-mile healthcare delivery and interact with community health workers (iCHAs) and frontline care processes.

Meeting point: Gateway of India, Mumbai, at 9:30 AM*
* More details on timing and the precise location will be shared with selected members closer to the date.

Orient

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Observe

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Interact

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Trace the care journey

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Reflect

View the full agenda

Focus of the workshop

MedTech: From Innovation to Real-World Adoption

Impact of Climate Change on Health: From Risk to Actionable Care

Maternal Health: Closing the Gap Between Access and Continuity

Real-World Innovation Demonstration and Last-Mile Field Immersion

Coastal Raigad landscape — **photos/field-banner.jpg**
Wide banner 21:8, about 2400 × 915

Two ways to take part

Participation is by confirmation. Every registration is reviewed by the organising team.

Delegate

Join the workshop

For professionals from MedTech, pharmaceutical, research, clinical, public-health, implementation and funding organisations.

Access: Day 1 at the IIT Bombay Research Park Building, with the option to register for the Day 2 Alibag field immersion.
Selection: Reviewed and confirmed by the organising team.
On confirmation: A delegate badge with QR code for entry at the venue.

Startups and MedTech innovators · Only 13 stalls left

Book an Innovation Stall

Demonstrate your innovation at a curated stall in the MedTech Device Demonstration and Innovation Exchange, and propose a real-world evidence study.

Fee: Early bird until 31 October 2026: Rs 30,000 + GST. After that: Rs 45,000 + GST.
Study opportunity: One study proposal is selected to run a real-world evidence study with up to 100 participants in the Living Lab ecosystem, free of cost.
Selection: Stalls are curated; bookings are confirmed after review.

Book a stall

Registration is also open to students, investors, incubators, accelerators and startups. Choose your category on the registration form to see what the forum offers you.

Innovation Stall and real-world evidence study

Startups and MedTech innovators can book a curated stall in the MedTech Device Demonstration and Innovation Exchange. This is not a conventional exhibition: each innovation is examined through the lens of real-world healthcare delivery.

What to show at the stall

The problem your innovation addresses.
How the product is used, and by whom.
Where it fits within the care pathway.
Assumptions still to be tested under Indian primary-care or last-mile conditions.

A founder demonstrating a diagnostic device to clinicians — **photos/pitch-demo.jpg**
Landscape 16:9, about 1600 × 900

Real-world evidence study, up to 100 participants

Every startup booking a stall submits one study proposal: what real-world evidence study it would run, and what it expects to achieve. One proposal is selected to conduct the study with up to 100 participants in the Living Lab ecosystem, free of cost.

Book a stall

From registration to your badge

Register

Complete the form for your track. You receive a reference number immediately.

Review

The organising team reviews registrations and stall bookings.

Confirm identity

If selected, log in with your mobile number and OTP and update your Aadhaar details.

Download badge

Your PDF badge with QR code is issued for entry at the venue.

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