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Anant National University Hosts First-Ever Swaastha Healthcare Accelerator Demo Day

December 30, 2024: Anant National University, in collaboration with India Accelerator, held the first-ever Swaastha Healthcare Accelerator Demo Day, an event designed to support healthcare and allied-domain start-ups across India, specifically those with deployed or deployment-ready solutions. Launched earlier this year, the Swaastha initiative aims to foster an ecosystem where visionary entrepreneurs, experienced mentors, industry leaders, and investors come together to nurture and elevate groundbreaking ideas. The Demo Day provided a platform for selected start-ups to showcase their innovative solutions and engage with potential investors.

Swaastha focuses on establishing connections between start-ups, industry professionals, and clinical trial support. Since its launch, 30 mentorship sessions featuring renowned industry speakers have been conducted, providing need-based guidance to participating start-ups.

Anant National University expands ADEPT examinations to 10 different Languages

December 30, 2024: Anant National University announces the Anant Design Entrance and Proficiency Test (ADEPT), India’s first and only multilingual design entrance test, to be conducted in 10 languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Punjabi. This initiative underscores Anant’s unwavering commitment to inclusivity and democratising access to design education, ensuring aspiring designers from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds have equal opportunities. ADEPT will be held online on 26th January 2025.

With this initiative, the University continues to set new benchmarks in design education, nurturing a new generation of impact-driven designers ready to address global challenges.

Anant National University Achieves Prestigious 5-Star Rating in GSIRF Rankings

December 30, 2024: In a significant achievement, Anant National University has earned its first-ever 5-star rating in the Gujarat State Institutional Ranking Framework (GSIRF) under the Architecture category and a 4-star rating in the University category.

Competing against prominent institutions across the state, Anant emerged as a leader, doing exceptionally well in key parameters set by GSIRF. This recognition reinforces Anant’s commitment to creating a world-class institution of great eminence and excellence. This recognition solidifies Anant’s vision of being a leader in shaping future-ready solutionaries, equipped to make a positive impact on society.

Anant National University and Virginia Commonwealth University Sign Groundbreaking MoU

December 30, 2024: Anant National University, India’s innovative DesignX University based in Ahmedabad, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). This strategic- partnership aims to drive innovation and community engagement across media and entertainment, arts and product design, health research and entrepreneurship projects. With this, Anant also becomes India’s first university to collaborate with da Vinci Center Shift Retail Lab – an initiative undertaken by Virginia Commonwealth University which reimagines entrepreneurship training among students, alumni and community founders.

The collaboration between Anant and VCU underscores a mutual commitment to fostering creativity, innovation, and real-world learning. Both universities emphasize multidisciplinary collaboration, research, and community engagement, aiming to bridge academic and cultural gaps while generating new knowledge and global perspectives.

Anant National University Inaugurates 24/7 Medical Services on Campus with Blue Circle Medi Services for Comprehensive Healthcare

December 30, 2024: Anant National University, India’s first DesignX University based in Ahmedabad, has launched a new 24/7 medical service facility on campus in partnership with Blue Circle Medi Services, ensuring round-the clock access to comprehensive healthcare for all community members.

The enhanced facility builds on the previous setup, which included a full-time nurse and a visiting doctor to address ill-health, first-aid and emergencies. The new infirmary features a four-bed daycare unit staffed by qualified nursing professionals and a doctor available around the clock.

To further support the mental well-being of students and staff, a qualified counsellor will be available during the day, with 24/7 access for urgent mental health concerns. This initiative fosters a supportive environment that prioritizes both mental and physical health.

Anant Launches Healthcare Accelerator “Swaastha”

December 30, 2024: Anant National University announces the launch of a dedicated Healthcare Accelerator Programme, Swaastha, in association with India Accelerator (IA). This innovative initiative aims to support start-ups in the healthcare and allied domains registered in India with deployed or deployment-ready solutions. The rising demand for better healthcare facilities requires constant innovation in all fields of the healthcare industry. This is what Swaastha aims to deliver – a tripod approach that fosters collaboration among start-ups, academic institutions and industries. By driving innovations and addressing practical challenges faced by industries and society, the accelerator seeks to create a robust innovation ecosystem.

It will focus on drug discovery and development, new-generation diagnostics, digital health and well-being solutions and last-mile delivery, optical dispensing, genome sequencing, IVF, foetal and neonatal monitoring and AI-driven prognosis, diagnosis and interventions.

India Accelerator is amongst India’s best fund-led accelerators, working with early-stage tech start-ups to help them scale up, fast-track their growth and expand globally. It provides strategic guidance, exceptional industry-academia connections, large workspaces for start-ups to sit in, and SEBI/GIFT city funds to invest in.