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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Partners
Government of Maharashtra
Government / Platform Partner
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.

Orient
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Observe
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Interact
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Trace the care journey
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Reflect

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.
Register as a delegate
Startup

Apply to pitch

For startups with a health technology, diagnostic, digital or service-delivery solution ready to be tested in real community settings.

Categories
MedTech, Climate Change & Health, Maternal Health. Three startups pitch in each.
Selection
Scored on a common rubric by a panel of evaluators.
Award
A Living Lab study for up to 100 participants, free of cost.
Apply to pitch

Startup Pitch Challenge

Selected startups demonstrate the problem their innovation addresses, how it is intended to be used, who the user is, and which assumptions still need to be tested under Indian primary-care or last-mile conditions.

Applications are scored by an evaluation panel. The three highest-ranked startups in each category are invited to pitch at IIT Bombay on Day 1.

The award

The winning startup receives the opportunity to conduct a study within the Living Lab ecosystem for up to 100 participants, free of cost.

A founder demonstrating a diagnostic device to clinicians
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Problem to solve
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Demonstrate
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Test assumptions
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Receive feedback
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Define the next question

From registration to your badge

Register

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

Review

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

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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