Maharashtra Biodesign Institute is being envisioned as a multidisciplinary platform where medicine, engineering, science, technology, education and entrepreneurship converge — to address real-world challenges and build the institutions, companies and knowledge that will define Maharashtra's future.
MBI is being envisioned as a multidisciplinary institution where the best minds from medicine, engineering, science, business, policy and the arts come together — not to pursue any single discipline in isolation, but to converge on problems that matter, and build the solutions the world needs.
Explore our pillars ↓"Great institutions are not built around disciplines. They are built around problems. MBI begins with Maharashtra's unmet needs — and builds everything from there."
MBI — Founding PrincipleThe most important challenges facing Maharashtra — in healthcare, infrastructure, education, industry and society — cannot be solved from within a single discipline. MBI's founding conviction is that multidisciplinary institutions, built around real problems, create the most durable and meaningful impact.
Begin with unmet needs. Bring together the right disciplines. Create the conditions for innovation. Build the institutions that make it last.
Maharashtra already possesses extraordinary clinical capability, engineering talent, scientific expertise, manufacturing strength, capital depth, and entrepreneurial energy. These strengths exist in isolation. MBI exists to connect them — and multiply their impact.
Major hospitals, medical colleges, diverse patient populations and deep clinical expertise across the state.
World-class technical institutions, research laboratories and scientific talent across Maharashtra.
Pharmaceutical, MedTech, technology and manufacturing companies with global reach.
Mumbai's deep financial ecosystem and a mature innovation economy with strong investor networks.
MBI is not a single-domain institution. Five interconnected pillars — each essential, none sufficient alone — define how MBI creates lasting value.
Clinical innovation, needs-driven healthcare design, medical technology, diagnostics, digital health and AI — starting from real patient and clinical system needs.
Innovation fellowships, clinician programs, executive education, faculty development and — in the long term — advanced academic programs that evolve with the institution.
Deep partnerships with pharmaceutical, MedTech, technology and manufacturing companies — connecting academic innovation to commercial scale and global markets.
Biomedical engineering, AI and data science, robotics, digital systems and advanced materials — the technical disciplines that transform ideas into viable solutions.
Translational research that moves from laboratory insight to clinical application, IP creation, product development and startup formation — the full innovation-to-impact arc.
The vision is simple: take extraordinary existing strengths and build the institutional platform that turns them into research, companies, products, knowledge and global impact.
MBI's programs span every stage of learning and professional development — from students and clinicians to industry leaders and future researchers.
MBI's research philosophy is built around translation — not publication alone. Every research initiative is anchored to a real-world problem and a pathway to impact.
MBI's long-term institutional architecture envisages dedicated research and innovation centres — each a hub anchored to a critical problem space.
No institution solves complex challenges alone. MBI is designed as a connecting platform — built through five categories of deep, long-term partnership.
Indian and international universities, research institutions, medical colleges and innovation centres — for joint research, faculty exchange and collaborative programs.
Hospital networks, healthcare systems and clinical institutions committed to identifying and solving unmet patient needs through structured, evidence-based innovation.
Pharmaceutical, MedTech, technology and manufacturing companies seeking innovation pipeline, talent development and joint R&D collaboration with MBI.
Venture capital, impact investors, family offices and government funding bodies seeking high-quality innovation pipeline from Maharashtra's growing ecosystem.
Government departments, public health systems and innovation agencies committed to building Maharashtra's knowledge, technology and innovation ecosystem for the long term.
We are selectively building relationships with organisations that share a long-term commitment to Maharashtra's future as a globally connected knowledge and innovation ecosystem. If that describes your institution or organisation, we would like to speak with you.
MBI aims to develop meaningful relationships with leading universities, research institutions and industry partners in India and internationally — creating opportunities for collaborative research, faculty engagement, innovation programs and knowledge exchange.
No specific international partnerships have been announced. All collaborations described represent future aspirations.
The future will be shaped by people who can work across disciplines — medicine, engineering, science, artificial intelligence, design, policy and entrepreneurship. MBI's long-term ambition is to help build an institution where these disciplines converge at the highest level.
Over time, MBI aims to develop deeper academic programs, research platforms and national and international institutional collaborations, subject to applicable approvals and partnerships.
Where disciplines converge
Building the foundations for a globally connected knowledge and innovation institution — subject to applicable regulatory approvals and partnerships.
MBI is designed to grow from an innovation institute into a globally connected knowledge institution — over 10 to 20 years of deliberate institution-building.
MBI will measure its success across people, knowledge, enterprise, healthcare, economy and Maharashtra's position as a global innovation destination.
We are building the foundations of a multidisciplinary institution where medicine, engineering, science, technology, education and entrepreneurship converge — to solve meaningful problems and create lasting impact in Maharashtra and beyond.
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