Biocon Foundation and IISc Commemorate World Head & Neck Cancer Day, Announce White Paper and New Guidelines
While primarily a CSR activity, the collaboration with a prestigious institution like IISc and the focus on addressing a major public health issue like oral cancer enhance Biocon's brand reputation, demonstrate corporate social responsibility, and can foster long-term goodwill, which indirectly benefits the company.
The announcement details a significant and proactive CSR initiative by Biocon Foundation in collaboration with IISc to combat oral cancer, including the release of a white paper, updated guidelines, and the development of AI-enabled screening tools, indicating positive contributions to public health.
* Biocon Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the Biocon Group, in association with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), commemorated World Head & Neck Cancer Day with the 6th edition of the Oral Cancer Task Force (OCTF) Annual Meeting on July 25-26, 2025, at the IISc campus. * The two-day event focused on the theme 'Ideate, Innovate, and Implement' and saw the release of a synopsis of a white paper on oral cancer elimination in India, along with the Annual Consensus Guidelines (Indian Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines for Head & Neck Cancer – Update 2025). * From this year onwards, IISc will serve as the secretariat for OCTF, leading the initiative to reduce late-stage oral cancer diagnoses and leveraging advanced technologies. * A smartphone-based AI-enabled oral cancer screening tool has been developed recently with support from the Ministry of Education, Kotak IISc AI-ML Centre, and other partners. * Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson, Biocon Group, stated that their deepened partnership with IISc creates an innovation ecosystem focused on AI-led diagnostics, bioinformatics, and accessible technologies tailored for India and other Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). * Dr. Anupama Shetty, Mission Director, Biocon Foundation, highlighted the foundation's decade-long innovation and research-led oral cancer surveillance program and the transition of OCTF to IISc to scale the mission with greater precision and impact. * Globally, oral cancer ranks sixth, with India accounting for one-third of global oral cancer cases. In India, the incidence rate is 10.2% and the mortality rate is 8.7%. According to 2022 data, oral cancer is the leading cancer site among men, with 1,07,812 cases, and ranks fourth among women, with 35,947 cases.
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