Micro Pravaaha

Scalable, industrial-grade organ-on-chip devices for predictive, cost-effective drug testing.

About

Micro Pravaha is an IISc-spinoff venture revolutionizing preclinical drug discovery. We develop scalable, industrial-grade organ-on-chip platforms using biocompatible plastics to replace unreliable animal models. Our predictive liver and skin chips enable pharmaceutical companies to de-risk development, significantly reduce costs, and accelerate safer therapeutics to market.

TRACTION & ACHIEVEMENTS

Funding / Grants

Secured ~INR 1.5 crores in total grant funding (startup & academic). Backed by marquee institutions including DST (Nidhi Prayas), Blockchain for Impact (BFI), DBT, and IGSTC.

Patents & IP

Three patents filed in the general area of microsystems for biological systems.

Awards & Achievements

Winner of the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC-2025) and Falling Walls Lab India; recipient of the IGSTC Industrial Fellowship; BFI Interconnect Fellowship (2025).

Team

Founding team from IISc Bengaluru and IISER Bhopal

TEAM MEMBERS

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Sri Harsha Paladugu

Core Team

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Abhishek Mutnuru

Core Team

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Rudra Pratap

Systems Lead

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Annapoorni Rangarajan

Biology Lead

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Prosenjit Sen

Microfluidics Lead

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