DEV MALYA SARKAR
HealthTech Innovation Strategist | Open Innovation Enabler | Biodesigner
ABOUT ME
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Identifying under-met and unmet health and care needs and addressing them through empathic, meaningful solutions that improve users' health and care experiences has been the leitmotif of my work.​
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Since 2011, this has focused on informing, educating, and advancing user-first innovation in health-tech and digital health for global corporations, start-ups, innovation labs, think tanks, and venture acceleration groups across South Asia, the US, and the UK, helping them:​
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Improve problem identification & opportunity mapping
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Optimise investment and mitigate risk in innovation efforts
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Conceptualise, design, and deploy user-centric products, services, and ecosystem initiatives​
Leverage Incisive !nnovation Insights to:
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ADVISORY
Innovation Strategy
Product | Service | Programmatic Innovation
Open Innovation Frameworks:
Technology Mapping and Evaluation
Frugal Innovation
Strategic Alliances
AFFILIATIONS & RECENT PROJECTS
Research Scholar in Digital Health Innovation — Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
October 2021 - Present
Mentor, Digital Health Innovation — Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
June 2024 - August 2024
Co-Chair, India Innovation & Start-ups Committee — HIMSS
September 2019 - July 2022
Board Member & Joint Secretary — HIMSS India
Consultant, Health-tech Innovation & Portfolio — Social Alpha
March 2021 - March 2022
January - September 2021
India Head — HITLAB, NYC
Strategic Innovation Consultant - Start-ups & Think tanks
2016 - 2019
2015 - 2016
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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Yvonne Bokhour
Founder, Sweet Water Health Advocates, U.S.
"It’s been such a pleasure to work with Dev. He’s led a variety of successful, impactful initiatives for HITLAB, directing each project with great skill and diplomacy. Dev has many talents. He’s highly intelligent, with tremendous bioengineering expertise focused on healthcare innovation. He’s also an extremely effective manager, able to oversee and coordinate multiple, diverse projects.
Dev can juggle the development of complex scientific research and publications with large-scale event planning. His work on health sciences, medical technology, physiology, and experimental biology has been featured at conferences across the U.S., U.K., and India. At the same time, Dev has developed eclectic skills in sales, marketing, and product design. His writing is also excellent and note-worthy. These diverse abilities mean Dev is ideally suited to advance healthcare solutions. Large, multinational corporations, as well as fledgling start-ups, can benefit from his wide-ranging expertise. He offers the unique perspective of a scientist well versed in multiple therapeutic areas, as well as a businessperson propelling innovation forward for a spectrum of stakeholders.
As wonderful as these skills may be, and they are, Dev’s compassion stands out in my mind. He is a joy to work with—enthusiastic, open-minded, and responsive. Perhaps more importantly, his passion and empathy infuse his work, so that patients, providers, and many others benefit by his sensitive, user-friendly ideas. I highly recommend Dev in all these capacities! His colleagues are truly fortunate, and I look forward to following his future contributions to healthcare."
