Maharashtra Health Impact ForumMaharashtra Innovation & Impact Hub
Maharashtra Innovation & Impact Hub

Maharashtra
Health Impact Forum

Building the Ecosystem for Innovation, Validation and Evidence

13–14 November 2026

IIT Bombay Campus, Mumbai & Alibag, Maharashtra

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

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Partners
Maharashtra Impact & Innovation Hub
Host
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Supported by
MED-TRIC
Supported by
MSD for Mothers
Supported by
Wadhwani Foundation
Supported by
iKure
Lead Implementation Partner
Jhpiego
System Integration Partner
Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India
Clinical / Knowledge Partner

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 Innovation & Impact 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
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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
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Day 01 · 13 November · IIT Bombay

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
  • Startup pitch challenge
Field visit in a coastal village near Alibag
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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

01

MedTech: From Innovation to Real-World Adoption

02

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

03

Maternal Health: Closing the Gap Between Access and Continuity

04

Real-World Innovation Demonstration and Last-Mile Field Immersion

Coastal Raigad landscape
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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 IIT Bombay, 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.
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Startup

Apply to pitch

For market-ready or revenue-stage startups, with at least one live customer or deployment, whose solution is relevant to Indian primary-care or community settings.

Themes
MedTech, Climate-Health, Maternal Health. Three startups pitch in each.
Format
A 3-minute pitch followed by 2 minutes of Q&A, before an expert panel.
Award
One finalist in each theme: access to the Living Lab ecosystem and a study with up to 50 users, free of cost.
Last date to apply
30 October 2026
Apply to pitch
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. Show the problem it addresses, how it is used and by whom, where it fits in the care pathway, and the assumptions still to be tested. Each innovation is examined through the lens of real-world healthcare delivery.

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.

Startup Pitch

Pitch your solution before an expert panel, in one of three themes: MedTech, Climate-Health or Maternal Health. Select one primary theme; the panel confirms placement.

Who can apply
  • Market-ready or revenue-stage startups, with at least one live customer or deployment.
  • Solutions relevant to Indian primary-care or community settings, usable by frontline workers.
  • Teams keen to test and strengthen their solution in real community settings, with clinicians and researchers.
  • Regulatory status declared for devices, and data-protection compliance for digital products.
  • A product-led offering, with an authorised representative able to commit the company.
  • Certificates in any combination, uploaded with the application; place of registration does not matter.
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How pitches are assessed
Real-world relevance
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Clarity of the validation question
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Evidence and traction
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Adoption and regulatory readiness
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Team strength
3 + 2

A 3-minute pitch followed by 2 minutes of Q&A

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Startups selected to pitch in each theme

1

Finalist receives the award in each theme

What the award finalist receives

01 · Access to the Living Lab ecosystem.   02 · A study with up to 50 users, conducted free of cost.

Last date to apply for the pitch: 30 October 2026.

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Review

The organising team reviews delegate registrations; evaluators score pitch applications.

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