Sector Briefing · India
Health & Life Sciences
6,319 startups mapped and 99,455 patents tagged in this sector; full briefing coming soon.
India has 6,319 health & life sciences startups mapped; 99,455 patent applications analysed, of which 18,692 are granted; 10,764 foreign filers are active in the sector.
- Startups:
- 6,319
- Patents:
- 99,455
- Granted:
- 18,692
- Foreign share:
- 28%
- Inventors:
- 2,70,126
- In opposition window:
- 4,302
Why this page exists — and how to read it
A one-page brief of this sector: its filing trend, the problems being worked on, the technologies in play, who files most, foreign interest, and a sample of the startups we've mapped to it. Each panel is a door — most drill into a fuller view.
- Investors
- Read the trend and foreign share first — momentum plus outside interest — then scan the roster for patent-backed startups.
- Founders & operators
- The problems list is a whitespace map: crowded themes are validated demand, thin ones are open ground.
- Corporate & R&D
- Top filers and technologies show who to benchmark and where the sector is consolidating.
- Policy & TTO
- The domestic-vs-foreign filing split signals where Indian players lead — and where outside applicants dominate.
6,319
Startups
99,455
Patents
18,692
Granted
10,764
Foreign filers
2,70,126
Inventors
Who's filing
Indian companies lead — institutes & foreign kept separate
- CHITKARA INNOVATION INCUBATOR FOUNDATIONIN · 641
- ETHICON LLCIN · 382
- KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.IN · 368
- KONERU LAKSHMAIAH EDUCATION FOUNDATIONIN · 254
- INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCHIN · 160
- COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCHIN · 153
Educational institutes (6) — high filing volume, separate from company R&D
- SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCESIN · 2,639
- LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITYIN · 1,252
- CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITYIN · 1,023
- VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYIN · 850
- GRAPHIC ERA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITYIN · 797
- CHITKARA UNIVERSITYIN · 680
Foreign applicants — 28% of filings
- KONINKLIJKE PHILIPSNL · 438
- UNILEVER GLOBAL IPGB · 284
- BECTON DICKINSON ANDUS · 277
- REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSUS · 222
- CILAG INTERNATIONALCH · 194
- UNICHARMJP · 186
Filing trend
Chart starts at 2022 — earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.
View data
| Year | Domestic | Foreign | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7095 | 6115 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11658 | 6310 | 170 |
| 2024 | 14782 | 6581 | 6180 |
| 2025 | 18217 | 5800 | 2832 |
| 2026 | 8258 | 2029 | 3087 |
Problems being solved
Patents mapped · click to see the filers
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| drug delivery systems | 6361% |
| pharmaceutical synthesis | 5491% |
| assistive technology for visually impaired | 5301% |
| cancer immunotherapy | 4710% |
| cancer therapeutics | 3400% |
| drug delivery | 2940% |
| pharmaceutical formulation | 2560% |
| wearable health monitoring | 2510% |
| remote patient monitoring | 2480% |
| drug delivery devices | 2120% |
| immunotherapy | 2100% |
| surgical instruments | 2050% |
| pharmaceutical formulations | 2010% |
| oral care | 1800% |
| antibody therapeutics | 1740% |
| medical imaging | 1610% |
| medical devices | 1570% |
| assistive mobility devices | 1520% |
| assistive navigation for visually impaired | 1510% |
| transdermal drug delivery | 1440% |
| cancer diagnostics | 1370% |
| dental instruments | 1320% |
| mental health monitoring | 1300% |
| pharmaceutical intermediate synthesis | 1300% |
| medical imaging diagnostics | 1280% |
| medical imaging & diagnostics | 1240% |
| cancer therapy | 1220% |
| ophthalmic diagnostics | 1220% |
| antibody-drug conjugates | 1210% |
| diabetes management | 1180% |
Technologies in play
Patents mapped
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| machine learning | 5,8246% |
| deep learning | 2,8623% |
| iot | 2,2132% |
| artificial intelligence | 2,0552% |
| microcontroller | 1,8882% |
| wireless communication | 1,7742% |
| cloud computing | 1,7542% |
| wearable sensors | 1,5052% |
| convolutional neural networks | 1,3781% |
| ai-based imaging | 1,1501% |
| natural language processing | 1,0211% |
| computer vision | 9961% |
| microcontroller control | 9721% |
| image processing | 9381% |
| mobile application | 8941% |
| ultrasonic sensor | 8061% |
| blockchain | 7691% |
| real-time monitoring | 7531% |
| predictive analytics | 7271% |
| haptic feedback | 7081% |
| pharmaceutical compositions | 6931% |
| federated learning | 6911% |
| temperature sensor | 6741% |
| edge computing | 6661% |
| microfluidics | 6371% |
| pressure sensors | 6311% |
| organic synthesis | 6111% |
| feature extraction | 5971% |
| herbal formulation | 5961% |
| voice control | 5691% |
Foundational level
Click a level to see the filers
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| foundational | 570% |
| theoretical | 20% |
| incremental | 82,19183% |
| substantial | 17,20517% |
Maturity
Click a stage to see the filers
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| prototype | 57,46358% |
| theoretical | 22,33522% |
| product | 19,65720% |
Filing quality
Drafting quality of the sector's filings
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| low | 21,46522% |
| medium | 64,99065% |
| high | 11,29611% |
| junk | 1,7042% |
Where startups are mapped
| State | Startups mapped |
|---|---|
| Karnataka | 979 |
| Maharashtra | 972 |
| Tamil Nadu | 792 |
| Telangana | 596 |
| Delhi | 478 |
| Gujarat | 440 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 423 |
| Kerala | 286 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 187 |
| Haryana | 185 |
| West Bengal | 177 |
| Odisha | 149 |
Startups · 15 of 6,319
Classified into Health & Life Sciencesby their primary technology focus (shown under each name). IP chips count a company's total matched patents, designs and trademarks — across all sectors.
ACTADEX TECHNOLOGIES (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Actadex Technologies (OPC) Private Limited was established with the primary goal of conducting research on a wide range of scientific challenges encountered by both individuals and industries. Our mission is to develop cost-effective solutions that address these problems. We plac
Guntur
Fertis India Private Limited
Agriculture
FIPL works through innovations in the area of Crop Immunity and Productivity with novel organic, inorganic molecules and molecular formulations.
Hyderabad
NOCCARC ROBOTICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Noccarc is dedicated to creating smart medical devices for critical care. In the face of the first wave, Noccarc developed the Noccarc V310 ICU Ventilator and has deployed 4,100+ units in over 650 government & private hospitals in India. Recently, Noccarc has taken healthcare
Pune
SUDHIR SRIVASTAVA INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
SS Innovations was established by its founder Dr. Sudhir Srivastava in 2016 with the goal of providing an advanced, cost-effective surgical robotic system. SS Innovations is improving the quality of robotic surgical systems. Founder and CEO, Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, has made it his
Gurugram
BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
We are Dr. Sonali Bhawsar and Mr. Devdatta (Harshad) Bhawsar; founders of a startup BioLogic Products Pvt Ltd. We have been working in the following 5 domains of Biotechnology for 25 years. A) Agriculture B) Plant Conservation C) Herbal Cosmetics D) Environment and E) Food
Pune
QURE.AI TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Qure is working towards the automatic interpretation of radiology images to support healthcare systems in the lower income regions of the world where quality radiology reporting may not be available. A lot of our work has been using Artificial Intelligence (AI) towards diagnosis
Mumbai
MYLAB DISCOVERY SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Yet to be updated
Pune
CELAGENEX RESEARCH (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
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Thane
FIBERISE FIT PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
FIBERISE FIT PRIVATE LIMITED is an innovative startup dedicated to the manufacturing of high-tech medical devices crucial for surgical procedures and the safety of human life. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of medical technology, ensuring that healthcare professionals
Central Delhi
NEETA LIFE SCIENCES
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Neeta Life Sciences works on developing Novel Sustainable ecofriendly solutions in the fields of Human and Crop nutrition using Fungi( mushroom)
Hyderabad
KCAT ENZYMATIC PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Kcat Enzymatic is an enzyme/protein engineering group that specializes in providing optimized enzymes for your applications We are a group of computational chemists and biologists with expertise in deriving transition and intermediate states of bio-catalytic reactions using mole
Bengaluru Urban
ARTIFICIAL LEARNING SYSTEMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
AI
We are a healthcare startup . Our core area of strength is into diabetic retnopathy. We have developed low cost portable OCT machine in India.
Bengaluru Urban
Janitri Innovations Pvt Ltd
Healthcare & Lifesciences
KEYAR is an affordable, easy to use, wearable labor monitoring device for continuous monitoring of fetal heart rate and uterine contraction during intrapartum period for low resources healthcare settings. It communicates with DAKSH-an intrapartum monitoring mobile application whi
Bengaluru
GANGLIA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Ganglia Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is engaged in the ideation, design, development, manufacture, and commissioning of Technological solutions & Industrial Automation systems in various industrial sectors of the economy. We believe that technology, when customised as per need and made
Udupi
CellBios Healthcare and Lifesciences Pvt Ltd
Healthcare & Lifesciences
Established in 2008, CellBios is India's first and Asia’s second largest manufacturer of Cord Blood processing sets, stem cell storage/Freezing bags (used for storing the stem cells for over 20 years), cryopreservation solution, bone marrow transplantation products and accessor
Chennai
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