Kochi: Indigo Nortech, a joint venture between the US-based Indigo Technologies and Nortech Infonet Pvt Ltd, is setting up a business process outsourcing unit in Kochi, focusing on the healthcare sector.

The company, which will have 100 people, is to start operations in August this year, said Sirajuddin, CEO of Indigo Nortech, at a press conference here. "We have already clinched outsourcing deals with US-based clients in the healthcare sector," Sirajuddin said. Indigo Nortech is investing Rs 1.50 crore in a 10,000 sq.ft facility.

In the initial phase, the company will focus on back-office processing of hospitals, such as insurance claim processing. It also plans to diversify into other verticals such as financial, legal and biotechnology in the future.