IHH Catalyst | Fortis India Edition crowns healthcare startups tackling real-world gaps

The details

• IHH Catalyst | Fortis India Edition is a 12-week healthcare accelerator for startups in India.
• The program concluded on 3 July 2026 after receiving 195 applications and shortlisting 10 startups.
• The accelerator combined mentorship, clinical validation, and live testing inside Fortis hospitals.
• eNext ICU won the edition with a 24×7 Tele-ICU platform to address critical-care access gaps in Tier II and Tier III cities.
• RNT Health Insights was named first runner-up for an AI-assisted device suite that supports earlier detection of upper gastrointestinal cancers during routine endoscopies.
• Cartogene Therapeutics took second runner-up, working to make CAR-T cell therapy more accessible and affordable for blood-cancer patients in India.

The bigger picture

• The program emphasized real-world testing by giving startups access to Fortis clinical settings.
• Founders received iterative clinician feedback, exposure to hospital operations, and clearer pathways to pilot deployments.
• The cohort highlighted persistent gaps in India’s healthcare system, including critical-care access, earlier diagnostics, and affordable advanced therapies.

About the business

• IHH Catalyst | Fortis India Edition is a healthcare accelerator that supports startups with mentorship, clinical validation, and live testing in hospital settings.
• The program aims to bridge gaps in India’s healthcare system by addressing critical-care access, earlier diagnostics, and affordable advanced therapies.
• Startups in the program refine product-market fit, operational workflows, and implementation readiness under clinician and industry mentorship.
• The accelerator provides startups with visibility, clinical anchoring, and operational learning to turn prototypes into patient-facing solutions.
• The program is part of IHH Healthcare’s global incubator, with this being the first regional edition in India.

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