Garmin Announces Winners of 2024 India Research Grant

Hyderabad: Garmin, which is into making smartwatches, announced the winners of the 2024 India Research Grant. The grant is part of a collaboration between Garmin, Fitrockr Health Solutions and the Government of Telangana in cooperation with the World Economic Forum-Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Telangana.

The winners include Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical &Dr Ram ManoharLohia Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi and Manhar Foundation.

The winners will receive up to five Garmin wearables with the latest sensor technology, three months of unlimited access to the Fitrockr health data analytics platform for up to 50 users and access to the C4IR Telangana network of hospitals and institutions.

They will be using the Garmin wearables and technology to track the health of medical professionals, study how exercise impacts biochemical markers related to stress, inflammation, and antioxidant capacity, investigate the relationship between smartphone use among adolescents and their mental health, and develop an AI model to detect preictal phases of epileptic seizures in real-time to help prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and improve treatment options, a release said.

"India is an emerging health technology powerhouse and one of the leading global sources of innovation. It is truly exciting to become part of this ecosystem, and thus enable the use of our smartwatches and high-quality, high-resolution data for its benefit,” said Scott Burgett, senior director of Garmin Health Engineering.