Tweet Chat on Healthcare Innovation in India – Examples, opportunities and barriers
#Alchemix #MIF2012

4.30pm – 5.30pm IST, Thursday, March 22nd , 2012
Innovation Alchemy is hosting a Twitter chat in collaboration with the Marico Innovation Foundation as a part of a Series of Innovation Practitioner conversations called #Alchemix. The Theme for this chat is ‘Healthcare Innovation in India’. The chat will last an hour and is an opportunity to engage with Leaders, Practitioners and experienced Professions who are making breakthrough innovation happen in the healthcare space.
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