‘Bengaluru in a good position to become the deep-tech hub of the country’
The HinduThe International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore has been at the forefront of research related to digital technologies and promoting innovation for the larger public good. Backed by the research prowess of the Institute, the IIIT-B Innovation Centre has been bringing together academia, innovation and entrepreneurship while also fostering collaborations with the government and the industry. With The Hindu she shares her views on how the Innovation Centre differentiates itself, why Bengaluru is poised to become the deep tech hub of the country and how corporates can help by opening up their R&D labs for deep tech startups. How does IIIT-B Innovation Centre bring together IIIT-B’s strengths to build a robust deep tech ecosystem? The Innovation Centre’s mandate is to support start-ups that have innovative ideas, bring in mentors and market access for them, and facilitate IP within the campus for translational research possibilities.