Trivitron Healthcare, one among the largest Indian MNCs in medical technology, has appointed Dr GS Bhuvaneshwar as Director - Innovation & Education. He is a researcher in the development of medical devices such as tilting disc heart valve prosthesis.

Referred to as the ‘valve man’, Dr Bhuvaneshwar, aims to strengthen the company’s manufacturing base thereby helping them to become India’s leading medical device company. He will be housed in the new R&D centre in Science Park in IIT Madras and will also be overseeing all the R&D collaboration initiatives between IIT Madras and Trivitron Group.

Prior to joining Trivitron Healthcare, Dr Bhuvaneshwar headed the Biomedical Technology Wing of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum since 2000. He had been associated with the Biomedical Technology Wing since its inception in 1976.

“Being part of Chitra Heart Valve and several other indigenous Medical Devices innovation and commercialization over the past three decades Prof Bhuvaneshwar brings along with him deep knowledge in Medical Devices R&D, and Product commercialization process. He will be heading all the R&D initiatives in Trivitron with specific focus in Cardiology, Imaging, Diagnostics, CLSS and Ophthalmology. Trivitron Healthcare would not have got anyone better to lead the innovation and indigenous initiative to drive the vision of improving access and affordability of medical technology products with specific focus in cardiology, Imaging and In-Vitro Diagnostics, said Dr GSK Velu, CMD Trivitron.