The "Valve man", Dr. Bhuvaneshwar, joins Trivitron Healthcare as the Director, Innovation and Education, with an objective to lead the company's new initiatives in Innovation and Education. He is an acclaimed researcher in the development of medical devices such as tilting disc heart valve prosthesis. Dr. Bhuvaneshwar also aims to strengthen the company's manufacturing base thereby helping them to become India's leading medical device company. He will be housed in the new R&D center in Science Park in IIT Madras and will also be overseeing all the R&D collaboration initiatives between IIT Madras and Trivitron Group.Prior to joining Trivitron Healthcare, Dr. Bhuvaneshwar headed the Biomedical Technology Wing of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum since 2000. He had been associated with the Biomedical Technology Wing since its inception in 1976.Under Dr. Bhuvaneshwar's leadership, Trivitron group is planning to bring in multiple medical technology devices, medical instruments, In-Vitro diagnostic Products through domestic innovation initiatives in collaboration with reputed Indian academic institutions and MNC medical technology companies.