Chandigarh: The Punjab govt felicitated 10 women-led startups in the state on the 78th Independence Day for their valuable contributions to enhancing and influencing Punjab’s innovation ecosystem. These female founders, who are making remarkable progress, were recognised during the district-level I-Day celebrations.
These startups are being supported through the Startup’s Handholding and Empowerment (SHE) Initiative of the Punjab State Innovation Council, led by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST).
The initiative is a part of Mission Innovate Punjab led by the department of science, and technology to technologically empower female startups to create ventures, generating employment and boosting the economic growth of the state.
The young startups, Dr Vipasha Sharma, MKelly Biotech Pvt Ltd., Dr Aman and Dr Daman Walia of Millet Sisters, and Dr Rosy Singla of Rosy Foods are playing vital roles in enhancing the nutritional profile of millets, developing customized ready-to-eat products and beverages for pregnant women, lactating mothers, undernourished children and diabetics. One of the startups, Dr Ritu Mahajan, RiBioP AgroTech Private Limited has created an innovative biodegradable and non-toxic composition for preparing nano-bio-pesticides.
Among healthcare-based startups, Dr Gowri Jayamurgan, Gowriz Skin Care Private Limited, is working to produce biomass-based natural sunscreen formulation with anti-ageing and anti-cancer properties; Shakuntala, JV-Scan Pvt Ltd for AI-based voice analysis tool for detecting illness at an early stage through mobiles, Dr Pallavi Bansal, TeamMed Care is providing AI-based real-time health tracking for pregnant women, enabling healthcare professionals to monitor maternal health effectively. Other two startups, KreatKnit by Pooja Kaushik and Sakhiyan by Nancy Bhola are creating sustainable products from textile waste engaging underprivileged women, weavers, and artisans from rural areas under social entrepreneurship model. Another startup by Hardeep Kaur, Indona Innovative Solutions has designed a water flow restrictor for reducing wastage.
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