Frequently Asked Questions
Ans. M.I.C.E Lab (Medical Innovation Creativity & Entrepreneurship Lab) is a makerspace/ tinkering lab that brings together medical students, doctors, and engineers to ideate, build, and prototype technological solutions addressing real-world healthcare challenges. Participation is open to medical students, healthcare professionals, researchers, and engineering collaborators interested in innovation.
Q2. How can doctors be a part of the innovation journey at M.I.C.E Labs ?
Ans. Multi disciplinary team present at the lab will be working in continuous cross collaborations with doctors in ideating and making different innovative solutions and trying to make this reach out to patients to help them and benefit them in their treatment, diagnosis and prevention of the disease.
Q3. As a doctor, do I need to know engineering to innovate ?
Ans. No, not at all, This lab is to help doctors and medical students well aware of various tools that are there for innovations.
Even as doctors are technologists. Why should we have doctors who are technologically illiterate
Q4. Where is M.I.C.E Labs located ?
Ans. Our central hub is located at Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, 6th Floor, New Administration Building, J.J Hospital Campus, Byculla, Mumbai — 400008 in collaboration with Government of Maharashtra.
Q5. What is the innovation Procedure at M.I.C.E Labs ?
Ans. There is a standard procedure for innovation, be it medical innovation or be it any innovation.
Ideate – Design – Prototype and test – Clinical trials – Product – Market reach
Q6. What is the Aim of M.I.C.E Labs ?
Ans. We at M.I.C.E Labs are reinventing the medical education and making the young budding doctors future ready. We want doctors to use the tools of technology and that can be helpful for health care technology.
Its not only medical students but also doctors who can come and collaborate with us to make a useful medical innovation idea.
Q7. What are the tools and technologies available at M.I.C.E Labs that are useful for Innovation ?
Ans. The following tools are available:-
1. Advanced Electronics:- Micro controllers, Motors, Resistors, Circuit boards, etc.
2. Advanced Manufacturing:- 3D Printing, laser cutting, Lathe etc.
3. 3D Graphic Interfaces:- Technologies like Virtual Realty and Augmented Reality.
4. Robotics:- Basic Robotic tools like arm and humanoid.