: An Indian startup mentored and curated by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) for the 'She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition-2019' in Beijing has won accolades at the meet.
Odisha based researcher and entrepreneur Dr Nusrat J M Sanghamitra was honoured at the meet for the path-breaking cancer drug delivery device developed by CyCa OncoSolutions founded by her.
The molecular drilling device that can inject directly and precisely anti-cancer drugs to the affected cells, developed by the Odisha-based research and technology startup, has been hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, a press release here said.
'She Loves Tech' is a global platform committed to building an ecosystem for technology, entrepreneurship and innovation that creates opportunities for women.
Cyca OncoSolutions had earlier won honours at the She Loves Tech India meet, organised by KSUM in Kochi recently.
Following this, KSUM sent Dr Nusrat to the four-day boot camp in Beijing and subsequently she made her way to the global summit.
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Cyca OncoSolutions bagged the third prize at the summit, held to identify and encourage innovative and successful technological ventures promoted by women.
Startups from Germany and US bagged the first two prizes at the summit, which had lined up 15 women led enterprises from around the world for the final round to present their imaginative and trail-blazing products and ideas.
Cyca OncoSolutions has developed an efficient, non-toxic invitro and in vivo delivery method for various clinical applications, especially for cancer therapeutics, the release said