Distinguished Biomedical Engineering Expert and Medical Device Innovator
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Hardik J. Pandya serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, where he leads three laboratories focused on biomedical device development. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi and postdoctoral research at both the University of Maryland and Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on developing minimally invasive and non-invasive diagnostic technologies for cancer and neurological conditions, with particular emphasis on brain, breast, head, and neck cancer diagnosis, as well as e-nose applications for diabetes screening. His significant contributions to the field are evidenced by 10 granted patents, 17 filed patents, and over 66 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious journals including Nature Microsystems and Nanoengineering. His excellence has been recognized through multiple awards including the Early Career Research Award (2017), ISSS Young Scientist Award (2020), and the DST Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship (2023). As a technical advisor to two Indian MedTech firms and founder of Scilogic Applied Research Private Limited, he actively works to translate biomedical innovations from laboratory to market.