Dehradun : At a time when heart attacks are on the rise
across the country, In a proud moment for Indian med-tech, Dehradun-based
Sunfox Technologies bagged the Gold Award in Innovation at the 2nd DHR-ICMR
Research Excellence Summit. The honour was awarded for its breakthrough
product, Spandan AI-ECG, a pocket-sized cardiac diagnostic device that is fast
becoming a lifeline in heart healthcare across the country. Built entirely in
India, Spandan is now recognised as India’s No.1 Made-in-India ECG AI
innovation for both home and clinic use.
Spandan is disrupting the ECG landscape with its
portability, accuracy, and affordability. What sets it apart is not just its
advanced technology, but its deeply human goal: making heart health accessible,
even in the remotest corners of India.
With cardiovascular diseases continuing to be the
leading cause of mortality in India, and recent trends showing a rise in heart
attacks among younger demographics, the ability to conduct rapid and reliable
ECGs in non-clinical settings has gained urgency.
“Most heart attacks in India are preventable if
diagnosed early.Too many people in India suffer because ECGs aren’t available
when they’re needed most. We built Spandan to change that. We wanted to make a
heart device that could be used by anyone, anywhere. To be recognised by ICMR
and DHR shows that this idea matters and is proof that Indian innovation can save
lives” said the Sunfox CEO Rajat Jain. “Spandan was built to close that gap
between the advanced medical infra and patients. This recognition is a win for
the idea that healthcare innovation can come from India, for India.”
The award, presented by the Department of Health
Research (DHR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), comes as a
strong endorsement for India’s growing deep-tech healthcare ecosystem. Sunfox
also acknowledged the support of ICMR Chief Dr Bahl and Dr Suchita Markan, the Medical
Device and Diagnostics Mission Secretariat, Medtech Mitra and entire ICMR team,
whose push for locally driven innovations has made such breakthroughs possible.
Spandan is already used by thousands of doctors across
the country, in rural clinics, urban hospitals, ambulances, and by the Indian
Army, making Spandan as India’s #1 homegrown, ECG innovation. It became widely
known after receiving an all-investor deal on Shark Tank India, and has since
been praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bill Gates for making heart
care more affordable and accessible.
