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About US

Petra Biosystems was founded at the IIT Madras Research Park with a vision to tackle some of the most pressing and unresolved challenges in healthcare. Recognizing the critical need for timely and precise patient monitoring in intensive care, our founders set out to create a platform that empowers clinicians with actionable insights in real time.

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Our Story

Petra Biosystems was founded at the IIT Madras Research Park with a vision to tackle some of the most pressing and unresolved challenges in healthcare. Recognizing the critical need for timely and precise patient monitoring in intensive care, our founders set out to create a platform that empowers clinicians with actionable insights in real time. Supported by Petra Group, a company dedicated to solutions for humanity, Petra Biosystems combines scientific rigor with entrepreneurial drive. From the very beginning, our goal has been to translate cutting-edge microfluidic and biomedical technologies into tools that can meaningfully improve patient outcomes, especially in critical care settings where every second counts.

Directors and Co-founders

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Datuk (Dr) Vinod Sekhar

Cofounder and Chairman

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Dr. Ashis Kumar Sen

Cofounder, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Executive Director

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Dr. Thangaraj Paul Ramesh

Cofounder and Managing Director

Technical Team

Krupa Vinay Medidi
Engineer

Developing the engineering design and development of the prototype instrument for measuring blood ba

Vaijayanthi Krishnan
Scientist

Developing bioassays for measuring blood based analytes.

Mentors and Advisors

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Lord Simon Woolley

Head of Homerton College Cambridge University

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P V Kapur

Senior Counsels in Delhi

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Arjun Rajagopalan

Medical Director of SMF Hospital

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G Baskaran

Distinguished Professor, IITM

Support & Partners

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Petra Biosystems is proud to be incubated at IIT Madras Research Park, a hub for technology innovation and entrepreneurship. We receive strategic support from Petra Group, a company dedicated to solutions for humanity. In addition, we collaborate with a growing network of academic, clinical, and industry partners, enabling us to combine research excellence with practical deployment in patient care settings. These partnerships strengthen our mission and accelerate the translation of our technology from concept to bedside impact

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