Sachin is the Co-Founder & CEO of Pune based health-tech startup , Module Innovations . A stern advocate of team work , Sachin has been involved with CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory for technology commercialization and is a talented business oriented scientific mind .
Two major events set forth the course of Sachin ’ s journey . During 2012 when he was a student , he along with his team participated in the DBT supported ABLE-BEST , a competition for students in biotechnology and life sciences . From all over India , 20 teams were selected . Competing with teams from IITs and IISc , his team entered as underdogs , but the belief and confidence was sky high . They emerged as the runners up bagging a price of INR 3 lakh and more importantly instilling the confidence of taking a challenging path .
Again in the year 2014 , when Sachin ’ s pregnant sister in law contracted UTI , her painful ordeal owing to unavailability of rapid diagnosis opened up his eyes towards the serious problem . This incident changed the course of Module Innovations , which is now trying to pioneer UTI and other infectious disease diagnostics .
Sachin is also a part of the healthcare accelerator program at IIM , Ahmedabad and has executive education from IIM-A as part of the top 50 innovators under India Innovation Growth Program ( IIGP 2.0 ). He was part of the Indian delegation to visit Washington DC and
Current Position : Co-Founder & CEO , Module Innovations
Impact : Developed highly innovative products including USENSe , a 15 minute , point of care test for Urinary Tract Infections ( UTI ) and ASTSENSe , the world ’ s first 2 hour phenotypic test for uropathogens
Notable Awards : Awarded twice back to back prizes at IKMC 2014 and 15 in the diagnostics category and Falling Walls Lab award by DAAD Germany .
Alma Mater : Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad ; University of Rajasthan , Jaipur .
Massachusetts Institute of Technology , USA and Harvard Innovation Lab under IIGP . He holds B . Tech and M . Tech degrees in nanotechnology from the Centre for Converging Technologies , University of Rajasthan , Jaipur .
Sachin envisions changing the way UTI ’ s are diagnosed and treated . Explaining the need , he says , “ In case of UTI patients presenting in OPD , the prescription is mostly based on symptoms and not testing the bacteria and its sensitivity profile . This is primarily because of the time existing tests take , the need for trained manpower and other resources .”
Another looming threat that Sachin points out is the anti microbial resistance or AMR which he calls a tsunami in making . “ The conventional tests for determining bacterial sensitivity towards antibiotics such as culture are time consuming and require a lab and a trained manpower . We are trying to bridge this gap , and making rapid bacterial tests .”
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