CIIF backed “M-Lense Research Pvt. Ltd.” awarded Uttarakhand Startup Award 2022
M-Lense Research Pvt. Ltd.” (founded by Dhruv Tomar and Rajat Jain), a startup supported by the Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation (CIIF), Chitkara University under the DST NIDHI Prayas Scheme, has been awarded the “Uttarakhand Startup Award 2022” as a part of the ongoing state foundation celebrations, “Myar Pahad.”
The team of M-Lense Research Pvt. Ltd. was felicitated by the Minister of MSME, the Government of Uttarakhand, Shri Chandan Ram Das, at an event supported by The Times of India and the Uttarakhand Handloom and Handicraft Development Council (UHHDC).
M-Lense Research Pvt. Ltd. has developed PaperPro – a paper-based, one-time-use, disposable thin card that can detect 14 types of milk adulterants instantly. It is state-of-the-art technology with three separate layers, including powdered crushed reagents and enzymes, micro-capillaries, and surface pipes. The product has an indication meter that shows the level of adulterant, too. It is easy to use; no chemical knowledge is required; no testing skills are required, and no laboratory setup is required.
Having mentioned that, over 2.2 million people, including children, die across the world due to severe diseases and deadly cancers that happen due to adulteration in milk. Around 68.7 percent of milk and milk products sold in our own country India do not meet the golden standards laid down by the FSSAI. As a result, 87 percent of Indian citizens could be suffering from serious diseases like cancer by the year 2025 ( according to the WHO). PaperPro will help detect the level of adulteration in milk and avoid the consumption of unfit milk that may critically harm human health.
M-Lense Research Pvt. Ltd. was recently featured and appreciated by Forbes India, Startup India, and Pusa Krishi Incubator (New Delhi). Mr. Dhruv Tomar, one of the co-founders, also represented PaperPro Milk Adulteration Testing Card in the Vichaar Vimarsh Program at DD National, along with other leading agribusiness startups. The startup has also been featured in the “69 Hall of Famers” list released at the Bharat Pitchathon, an event organised by Headstart.
