The Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) is an initiative by National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
Given the impact of COVID-19 globally and in India, the need of the hour is to support R&D efforts in this direction and end any further damage to the economy. Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India is supporting innovations offering comprehensive solutions for through the startup-ecosystem.
DST has nominated Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT B to implement Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) to source and support startups having solutions to fight pandemic COVID-19 by way of funding. SINE will be supported by Indian STEPs and Business Incubator Association (ISBA) in implementation of the program.
CAWACH supports innovations in the areas of diagnostics, devices, informatics including bio-informatics & information management systems, any intervention for the control of COVID-19 and/or startup ideas to address/mitigate various challenges faced by country / society due to severe impact of COVID-19.
NSTEDB, DST, Govt. of India
The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), established by Government of India in 1982 is an institutional mechanism, with a broad objective of promoting gainful self-employment amongst the Science and Technology (S&T) manpower in the country and to setup knowledge based and innovation driven enterprises.
NSTEDB functions under the aegis of Department of Science & Technology (DST). It has representation from socio-economic and scientific Departments / Ministries, premier entrepreneurship development institutions and all India Financial Institutions.
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SINE, IIT Bombay
Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), is an umbrella organisation at IIT Bombay for fostering entrepreneurship and nurturing tech start-ups. It administers a business incubator which provides 'Start to scale' support for technology-based entrepreneurship and facilitates the conversion of research activity into entrepreneurial ventures with a focus towards economic growth, strategic value and social relevance. SINE has a robust incubation program wherein holistic support to start-ups from pre-incubation to commercialisation for a period of 3 years is provided. SINE is a broad-spectrum Technology Business Incubator (TBI) supporting sectors such as of ICT software, Healthcare, Clean tech, Energy tech, Hardware, Media, IOT, Edutech, Mechatronics, Fintech and other emerging sectors.
Established in 2004, SINE has completed 15 successful years and has gained recognition as one of the pioneers of the startup ecosystem in India. SINE has been established as:
– Centre for Excellence (CoE) by DST, GOI
– Bio-Incubator (BIONEST) & BIG partner by BIRAC and DBT, GOI
– Mentor for upcoming incubators- TIDE program by MeitY- GOI
More details: https://sineiitb.org/sine/home
Indian STEPs & Business Incubators Association – An Overview
ISBA was started a decade ago (2004), by a small motley crowd of Science & Technology Entrepreneur Parks and Technology Business Incubators that were established under the umbrella of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Today it has grown to a membership base of 100+ incubators that are into entrepreneurship development and incubation.
ISBA is registered as a not-for-profit Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. Its main objective is "To promote business incubation activities in the country through exchange of information, sharing of experience, and other networking assistance among Indian Business Incubators (TBIs), Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Parks (STEPs) and other related organizations engaged in the promotion of start-up enterprises."
More details: www.isba.in
SINE, IIT Bombay
Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), is an umbrella organisation at IIT Bombay for fostering entrepreneurship and nurturing tech start-ups. It administers a business incubator which provides 'Start to scale' support for technology-based entrepreneurship and facilitates the conversion of research activity into entrepreneurial ventures with a focus towards economic growth, strategic value and social relevance. SINE has a robust incubation program wherein holistic support to start-ups from pre-incubation to commercialisation for a period of 3 years is provided.
More details: https://sineiitb.org/sine/home
FIIT, IIT Delhi
The Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) is the foremost Industry Interface organization set up by and at IIT Delhi in 1992 as a registered society. FITT has immensely contributed to the promotion of industry engagement programs, technology commercialization and start-up ecosystem from academia. One of the pioneering academia-based technology transfer offices and technology business incubator systems in the country, FITT has a strong footprint in the innovation ecosystem in India having enabled >900 patent filings, >110 Tech transfers, >2000 consultancy projects etc.
More details: https://fitt-iitd.in/
SIIC, IIT Kanpur
The incubation Centre at IIT Kanpur, SIIC was set up in collaboration with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to foster innovation, research and entrepreneurial activities in technology related areas. Established in 2000 with the vision of transforming knowledge into wealth.
More details: https://siicincubator.com/
HTIC, IIT Madras
Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC), a multi-disciplinary R&D centre, is a joint initiative of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
More details: https://htic.iitm.ac.in/ or https://htic.iitm.ac.in/mti/
Venture Centre, NCL, Pune
Entrepreneurship Development Center (Venture Center) hosted by CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Pune is India's largest inventive enterprises and science business incubator.
More details: http://venturecenter.co.in/
IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad
IKP Knowledge Park is a not-for-profit, 200-acre Research Park and Incubator headquartered in Hyderabad. More details: https://www.ikpknowledgepark.com/
KIIT-TBI, Bhubaneswar
KIIT Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), recipient of National Award for TBI in 2017 is a non-profit Section (8) incubator established in 2009.
More details: https://www.kiitincubator.in/
PSG-Science & Technology Entrepreneurial Park (PSG-STEP)
Over 2 decades of empowering and enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the region, PSG-Science & Technology Entrepreneurial Park [PSG-STEP] – the incubation centre of PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, has been established in the year 1998, with the support from National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board [NSTEDB], Department of Science & Technology [DST], Government of India.
PSG-STEP is one among vibrant incubators with inclusive incubation facilities and hosts NIDHI-CoE in Advanced Technologies, Nanotechnology – Research, Innovation and Incubation Centre, BioNEST – the bioincubator with the support of BIRAC, TIDE 2.0 – the initiative supported by MeITY.
More details: http://www.psgstep.org/
VIT-TBI, Vellore
Vellore Institute of Technology-Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI) was established in 2004 at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore with the support of DST. VITTBI has a mature incubation program and has been catering the needs of hundreds of innovators and startups in its region.
More details: https://bit.ly/2UWdLlW
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