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The New Delhi based S S Medical Systems in association with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ’ s Indian Institute of Toxicology Research , has come up with a unique product , OptiMaser which is an advanced microwave based disinfection system
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INDIGENOUS SOLUTION TO BIOMEDICAL WASTE MENACE

The New Delhi based S S Medical Systems in association with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ’ s Indian Institute of Toxicology Research , has come up with a unique product , OptiMaser which is an advanced microwave based disinfection system
EDITED BY SAYONI RAUTELA

The path breaking product , OptiMaser has the capacity to revolutionize the drive against looming threat of biomedical waste in the country , says its promoting company , S S Medical Systems . It calls the technology another big step towards realizing a massive movement of the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi to create a Clean India “ Swachh Bharat ” movement .

The developers of the technology claim that the OptiMaser is a cost effective than other available option as it has very low operating and running costs . Although initial cost is higher than the other prevalent technology ( autoclave ), yet its extremely low running and maintenance cost makes it the most viable option with latest technology and easy to operate uber features . Total market size for this product is approximately Rs 72 billion .
“ OptiMaser technology ’ s inception is from Microwave based Medical waste Disinfection System which is a state of art . Its only available competitor was Autoclave , a 100-year-old , steam disinfection technology . In this age of digitization this was a futuristic technology with unique features ,” says Monish Bhandari , Executive Director , SSMED .
“ The OptiMaser being premium product , we are only targeting a niche market size of 4-5 % ( Approx 3.6 Billion ). We have our manifacturing unit in industrial area and cycber hub in vicinity of National Capital region of India ,” he added .
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