In its continuous efforts to improve and technologically upgrade its prosthetic devices, Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) has established partnerships with various science and technology institutions.

Research partners

• Stanford University, California, USA
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA
• The Dow Chemical Company, USA
• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
• Virginia Tech University, Virginia, USA
• DELFT University, Netherlands
• Dr Armand Neukerman, founder of Xros, Palo Alto, USA
• Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd (Dow India)
• Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
• Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
• Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India
• Rehabilitation Research Centre, Jaipur, India
• Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India
• Sudhir Mehta, Pinnacle Industries, Indore, India
• Nilesh Patel, Medicaps Industries, Vadodara, India
• National Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
• Polymedicure, Delhi, India

Research projects and partners

• Development of polycentric knee — Stanford University
• Further development of PU foot — Dow India and MIT
• Development of braking knee — MIT
• Development of rough terrain tricycle — MIT
• Development of terminal device for upper limb prosthesis — Stanford University
• Development of upper limb prosthesis — Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
• Designing of data collection software for amputees — Virginia Tech University