Dr. Gianluca De Novi, Director – Harvard Simulation Lab comes on board as Simulation Advisor for India’s leading VR based medical training company MediSim VR
Dr. Gianluca De Novi, Director of the Harvard simulation lab, is a pioneer and a world leading expert in medical simulation.
This engagement will reinforce MediSim VR’s commitment at a global level to drive VR simulation-based training for medical students
MediSim VR, a med tech company committed to designing the future of medical training, is proud to announce their association with a global industry expert, Dr Gianluca De Novi, to lead the penetration of VR based education at a global level.
Today, MediSim VR is the leading player in VR medical simulation training in India. Their patented technology offers various training procedures for medical & nursing students in a fully virtual & safe environment. MediSim VR combines the benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) and simulation to deliver immersive learning for skill training. Their built-in AI based competency assessment tool provides comprehensive performance metrics to both students & the institution. As a resident company of IIT-Madras, India and Johnson & Johnson Innovation Labs, US, they are rapidly growing in the SE Asia & US markets.
Dr. Gianluca De Novi, is known as an expert who turned down Ferrari to contribute to the medical field. A lover of luxury and sports car, Gianluca De Novi was supposed to work on simulation of the Ferrari car, instead, he went into the medical field after witnessing a surgical operation on a five-year-old girl.
He is an expert in High Performance Computing and a pioneer in AI, VR/AR, Computer Vision, and Blockchain. With a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, followed by a PhD from University of Boston, in Robotics and Control Systems, he joined Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as a visiting researcher for a year before completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Medical Simulation in Harvard Medical School. By the mid ‘90s, Gianluca De Novi developed a keen interest in simulated computed-based surgeries. This led him to develop state-of-the-art technologies and AR/VR frameworks for ultimate Surgery Simulation including Task Recognition and Gesture Analysis. Today Novi is on the Board of Directors of many leading technology & Med-tech companies.
MediSim VR is looking forward to using his expertise to further enhance their simulation capabilities and development methodologies.
Dr Gianluca De Novi says in his words, “MediSim VR has built great VR applications and aims to push the boundaries of what can be done for medical training across the globe. The company has shown strong business acumen and willingness to grow, experimenting and contributing in the technology advancement. I feel honored to leverage my expertise and experience in this field to help MediSim VR to continue innovate and expand.”
Jeno, Co-Founder & CTO, “This is a momentous occasion for us. After almost 3 years we have now been able to get Dr Novi to join us as an advisor. It is a great honor to have Mr. Gianluca De Novi willing to share his skills and knowledge and most importantly his guidance. We hope the new-age simulations, high resolution haptics and robotics will give us the opportunity to build a more exhaustive and complete experience to medical students. This facility of zero-risk, hands-on practical methodology will help medical practitioners become more aware and precise with their treatments and surgeries.” he quoted.
About MediSim VR:
MediSim VR is a MedTech company that was founded in 2018 with a mission to design the future of medical training. MediSim VR is a part of the Johnson & Johnson innovation labs, Boston and IIT-Madras Research Park, Chennai. Founded by Co-Founder/CEO – Sabarish Chandrasekaran, Co-founder/COO – Adith Chinnaswami, and Co-founder/CTO – Jeno Manickam Durairaj. The three individuals come from diverse backgrounds, giving MediSim VR the versatility it needs to fit the company’s mission. The global healthcare industry has constantly been embracing technology in its commitment to providing best-in-class patient care. It is therefore imperative for medical institutions to provide the highest standards of training in a risk-free environment to increase the efficiency and accuracy of medical professionals and learners. MediSim VR combines the benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) and simulation to deliver immersive learning for skill training and training for surgical tasks, thus increasing the return on investment in medical training.
