{"id":1509,"date":"2020-09-15T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T09:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/?post_type=event&p=1509"},"modified":"2020-09-15T09:59:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T09:59:51","slug":"ask-anything-series-dr-shashaanka-ashili-interium-ceo-curescience-founder-smart-drivinc-scientific-advisor-tekcaptial-plc-former-scientist-asu-biodesign-institue-sep-17th-2020-5pm-t","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/forms.gle\/eroKMwQhS3RnNQ9A8","title":{"rendered":"Ask Me Anything Series | Dr.Shashaanka Ashili, Interium CEO, CureScience, Founder, Smart Drivinc, Scientific Advisor, Tekcaptial plc & Former Scientist, ASU Biodesign Institue | Sep 17th, 2020 | 5pm to 6pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

#ASK_ME_ANYTHING_SERIES<\/strong>
\nThe IIT Madras HTIC Medtech Incubator & IITM Incubation\u00a0Cell is excited to jointly host the “Ask\u00a0Me\u00a0Anything\u00a0Series<\/strong>“. We will be bringing in experts from different sectors to answer some pertinent questions that matter the most to start-ups.\u00a0 Pen down your questions related to “Corporate Funding for Startups”\u00a0for\u00a0Dr.Shashaanka Ashili<\/strong>\u00a0(LinkedIn)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Session Topic:\u00a0<\/strong>ASK\u00a0ME\u00a0ANYTHING\u00a0ON CORPORATE FUNDING FOR STARTUPS<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr.Shashaanka Ashili<\/strong>,\u00a0Interium CEO, CureScience, Founder, Smart Drivinc, Scientific Advisor, Tekcaptial plc & Former Scientist, ASU Biodesign Institue.<\/em><\/p>\n

Date: 17th<\/sup>\u00a0Sep, 2020 (Thursday)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 5PM – 6PM\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Registration Link:\u00a0https:\/\/forms.gle\/eroKMwQhS3RnNQ9A8<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Link to join:\u00a0https:\/\/meet.google.com\/zdi-uqwn-jvd<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dr.Shashaanka Ashili<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Interium CEO, CureScience, Founder, Smart Drivinc, Scientific Advisor, Tekcaptial plc & Former Scientist, ASU Biodesign Institue.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Shashaanka Ashili is an Engineer, Physicist, and Entrepreneur. He currently leads<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>CureScience TM Institute with a vision of developing curative therapies for neuro and<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>autoimmune disorders. The Institute is scientifically focused on leveraging early diagnostics,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>immunomodulation, and regenerative medicine. With patient-centricity and data-centricity as<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>its mission, the Institute is enabling start-ups and industry stakeholders in building a pipeline of<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>clinical solutions, including therapeutics. In addition, the Institute is building a patient-centric<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>data hub to leverage IoT based solutions to improve clinical outcomes. The Institute is also a<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>boutique investment firm within healthcare and life sciences verticals with a primary focus on<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>strategic partnerships under its mission and vision.<\/em><\/p>\n

An alumnus of NITW, Dr Ashili completed his MS in EE from Wright State University with a focus in VLSI and Embedded systems, Ph.D. in Optical Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a focus in Optical transport and coupling in meso and microscopic structures and Fellowship in Bio design from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a focus on Laparoscopic surgical devices. He spent more than four years at Bio design Institute at Arizona State University as one of the lead investigators on a $36M, 10-year NIH, NHGRI grant to understand cellular heterogeneity. He also leads SmartDrivinc, an IoT based asset tracking start-up, where he raised monies and built international partnerships.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t