A young scientist of the State Shailendra Birani is struggling hard to cut across bureaucratic dilly-dallying to turn into reality the production of auto-disposable syringes for which he had received patent in the year 2006.
Shailendra, who holds a degree in Bio-technology, claims that he had designed a new auto-disposable syringe which is ‘truly auto-disposable’ in the year 2004.
“The syringe that I have designed cannot be used for the second time as it has mechanism to automatically dismantle after the very first use. This is unlike the present so-called auto-disposable syringes that are often repackaged for sale thus spreading infection,” he told The Pioneer on Thursday.
Shailendra has written letters to almost every authority in the State as well as the Centre trying to persuade the Government to take initiative for production of the new type of syringe that could save millions of lives in the country.
“After getting patent for my syringe, I had written letters to Madhya Pradesh Council for Science and Technology, Union Ministry of Science and Technology, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and even to the Prime Minister and the President requesting that the Government should take steps for transferring the new technology to companies manufacturing syringes in our country. But sadly, not much has been done so far,” he said.
Shailendra claimed that he had offers from several companies in India and abroad which are interested in buying the patent by paying huge amount of money.
“However, I do not want that my discovery is monopolised by any particular company for profits. My idea is that the Government should take the design and give it to the syringe manufacturing companies of our country. In this way, no single firm will be in a position to make huge profits by raising prices,” he said.
Shailendra informed that he had got letters of appreciation even from international organisations like Clinton Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Red Cross Society and others. “But unless the Government takes up the matter seriously, things cannot move further,” he rued.
He informed that his proposal to the Centre has passed through several departments and it is finally lying with the President. “It is up to the President now to take a decision in this matter. He is likely to visit Bhopal in a few days. I just hope that on his visit to this city he would give the final push to my proposal,” he said with hope.