Manipal; 13 September 2023: Manipal Academy of Higher Education, in academic partnership with the World Association for PhotobiomoduLation Therapy (WALT) and Indian Podiatry Association (IPA), Karnataka Chapter – is jointly organising “World Association for photobiomoduLation Therapy (WALT) Congress 2023” the first time in India. The Congress will be held between 13^th to 16^th September at Fortune Inn Valley View Hotel, Manipal, with the theme “Photobiomodulation: The Art and Science of Cellular Healing”. The organising chairpersons for WALTCon2023 will be Dr. G Arun Maiya, Dean & Professor, MCHP, Chief-CDFCR, President-IPA Karnataka Chapter, Membership Director-WALT and Dr. A. P. S Suri, National President of IPA, India’s Leading Podiatric Surgeon.

Dr. Rajeev Varshney, Director, Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences, DRDO, Govt. of India and Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, will be present as Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony. Guest of Honour, Dr. Sharath Kumar Rao K Pro Vice Chancellor- Health Sciences Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, with Dr. HS Ballal, Pro Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, as the President of Function will be presiding over the Congress along with Dr. René-Jean Bensadoun, President- WALT, Chair, Centre de Haute Energie, Nice, France, Dr. A. P. S. Suri, President, Indian Podiatry Association and Dr. G. Arun Maiya, Dean-MCHP, Manipal, President, IPA- Karnataka Chapter.

Four-day long conference will constitute of two Pre-Congress Workshops on the 13^th of September. The other three days will be packed with insightful sessions by different committee members. The congress received excellent interest & participation from delegates across the top 200 ranking universities from countries like the USA, UK, South Africa, Australia, and Iran across healthcare and technology industries. The congress has attracted excellent industry-innovation sessions from top companies working in the field of photobiomodulation, making it a great “Industry-Academia Partnership”.