LVPEI hosts Innovation Day 2025 to support Early-stage Eye Care Innovations
On June 27 & 28, 2025, LVPEI in partnership with the All-India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS), hosted Innovation Day 2025 in Hyderabad, enabling a national platform to support early-stage eye care innovations. The event received over 65 applications, including those from AIOS memebers.
Day 1 at the Shirin Etian & Tara Brown Eye Centre, LVPEI Kismatpur, features a structured bootcamps covering business models, IP and regulatory strategy, fundraising and investor readiness. On Day 2, at the Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LVPEI Banjara Hills, shortlisted innovators presented their pitches to a jury of clinicians, entrepreneurs and industry experts. The event concluded with awards for the most promising ideas, offering mentorship and access to prototyping and clinical validation support through LVPEI’s innovation ecosystem.
Winners:
1st Prize
Dr. Jagdeep M. Kakadia (Akshardeep Eye Hospital)
To receive support from AIOS upto 3 lakhs for innovation advancement
2nd Prize
Nishwath (MS Resident, Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology)
To receive support from AIOS upto 2 lakhs for innovation advancement
3rd Prize (Tie)
Ruby Moharana (Apex Eye Care)
and, Omar Rashid (Perfect Vision Super Speciality Eye Hospital)
To receive support from AIOS upto 1 lakhs for innovation advancement
Industry Special Recognition
Aravind Krishna V.P Post Graduate, Aravind Eye Hospital
To receive support from Industry Sponsors upto 2 lakhs for innovation advancement
Jury Special Recognition
Siddhartha Manaktala (Student)
To receive support from LVPEI for Mentorship IP and Regulatory pathway and innovation advancement
