{"id":19327,"date":"2026-02-13T13:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=19327"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:49:38","slug":"tdb-dst-signs-agreement-with-prantae-solutions-for-commercialisation-of-indigenous-point-of-care-renal-diagnostic-platform-proflo-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=19327","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTDB-DST signs Agreement with Prantae Solutions for Commercialisation of Indigenous Point-of-Care Renal Diagnostic Platform \u201cProflo-U\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cTDB-DST signs Agreement with Prantae Solutions for Commercialisation of Indigenous Point-of-Care Renal Diagnostic Platform \u201cProflo-U\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\n\u201cStrengthening Primary Healthcare: TDB Backs Indigenous Kidney and Maternal Health Diagnostic Technology\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Posted On: 12 FEB 2026 3:15PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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In alignment with the Government of India\u2019s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and its emphasis on strengthening affordable, accessible, and technology-driven healthcare systems, the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science and Technology, has signed an agreement with M\/s Prantae Solutions Private Limited, Odisha, for financial assistance towards the project titled\u00a0\u201cManufacturing and Commercialization of Renal Care Innovative Diagnostic Product: Proflo-U for Point-of-Care Kidney Health Assessment\u201d<\/em>\u00a0aimed at enabling early detection and monitoring of kidney disease and pregnancy-related complications at the primary healthcare level.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) continues to pose a growing public health challenge in India, with over two lakh patients estimated to be added annually to the end-stage renal disease category. Early detection through biomarkers such as urine albumin, creatinine, and Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (ACR) is essential, especially among high-risk populations including patients with diabetes, hypertension, and the geriatric demographic. These biomarkers are also vital for early diagnosis of pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and are included in the ICMR essential diagnostics list for antenatal care. However, reliable quantitative solutions at the primary healthcare level remain limited, as gold-standard immunoturbidometric methods are laboratory-restricted and conventional dipstick methods lack sensitivity in early diagnostic ranges.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To bridge this critical gap, M\/s Prantae Solutions has developed\u00a0Proflo-U, an innovative, patented, indigenous point-of-care diagnostic platform comprising:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Urine Albumin Measurement Kit\u00a0\u2013 A nano-sensor based in vitro diagnostic medical device built on three granted Indian patents (Nos. 360496, 308432, 543714) and one PCT application (PCT\/IN2023\/050508). The kit offers a broad detection range (20\u20131200 mg\/L) with ambient temperature stability.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Urine Creatinine Measurement Kit\u00a0\u2013 An in vitro diagnostic device with a wide detection range (150\u20134000 mg\/L), stable at room temperature.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Portable Urine Analyzer\u00a0\u2013 An indigenously developed, patent-granted analyzer integrating absorbance and fluorescence technologies. The lightweight, rechargeable device is Bluetooth and IoT enabled, integrated with the Proflo-U mobile application employing AI\/ML features and calibration-free functionality.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The project envisages establishing a manufacturing and commercialization facility in Odisha to scale production of Proflo-U and make it accessible across primary health centres, diagnostic networks, and antenatal care systems. The product has been rigorously validated against gold-standard clinical methods and is designed to combine laboratory-grade accuracy with the operational simplicity of point-of-care testing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion,\u00a0Sh. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Secretary, TDB,\u00a0stated that the support to Prantae Solutions reflects TDB\u2019s continued commitment to strengthening indigenous diagnostic capabilities and enabling affordable healthcare technologies that can be deployed at the last mile. He emphasized that point-of-care innovations such as Proflo-U have the potential to significantly reduce disease burden through early detection and timely intervention, thereby contributing to improved public health outcomes and reduced healthcare expenditure.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Founders of M\/s Prantae Solutions Private Limited, expressed their gratitude to the Technology Development Board for its support, stating that the assistance will accelerate the manufacturing and nationwide deployment of Proflo-U, an indigenously developed point-of-care diagnostic platform addressing critical gaps in early detection of kidney disease and pregnancy-related complications. They noted that TDB\u2019s support validates their translational biotechnology research and strengthens their mission to deliver affordable, reliable, and technology-driven healthcare solutions in line with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cTDB-DST signs Agreement with Prantae Solutions for Commercialisation of Indigenous Point-of-Care Renal Diagnostic Platform \u201cProflo-U\u201d \u201cStrengthening Primary Healthcare: TDB Backs Indigenous Kidney and Maternal Health Diagnostic Technology\u201d Posted On: 12 FEB 2026 3:15PM by PIB Delhi In alignment with the Government of India\u2019s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and its emphasis on strengthening affordable, accessible, and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19329,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19327\/revisions\/19329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}