Pramod is working on an industry-partnered (ANTERIS Technologies) project led by Dr Filippo Valente, which focuses on developing next generation synthetic heart valves that can be delivered via a minimally invasive catheter-based surgical procedure. Over the past year, he has demonstrated a proof-of-concept on manufacturing a single piece of synthetic heart-valve that replicates the natural function of native heart valves.
It is this novel work that has earned him the award.