Smart India Hackathon – 2025
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, successfully conducted its Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025 Internal Hackathon to identify, mentor, and nominate student teams for the national-level SIH competition. The first round, held on 24 September 2025, saw strong multidisciplinary participation across hardware and software domains. After expert evaluation, 10 teams were shortlisted for their […]
Innovators Connect – Tandem 2025
The Innovators Connect – Tandem 2025 programme concluded successfully, marking the culmination of a two-week Indo-German innovation immersion that brought together early-stage entrepreneurs and young researchers from India and Germany. The programme was designed to foster cross-border collaboration, support entrepreneurial learning, and help participants transform research ideas into market-ready innovations. Held from 10–20 November 2025 […]
Industry Institute conclave
The Industry-Institute Conclave, organized by IPTeL, BeST, FSID, and I-HIPP, united leaders from academia, industry, and government to foster collaboration through networking, discussions, and skill-building. Professor GK Anantha Suresh’s inaugural address highlighted academia-industry bridging via the triple helix model, followed by a keynote by Rishikesha Krishnan on industry-academia collaboration for Indian tech leadership. Panels on […]
Interaction Meet with FICCI
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), India’s largest and oldest apex business organization, recently visited IISc to engage with members of the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) and explore the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at the institute. During their visit, FICCI’s leadership expressed a strong interest in supporting IISc’s initiatives and offered […]
Velocity Fastrack
SanchiConnect, in collaboration with YourNest Venture Capital, hosted the *Velocity* accelerator program roadshow on May 30th at NASSCOM Startups & Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development, IISc Bangalore. The event attracted a remarkable gathering of innovative startups, industry experts, investors, and stakeholders, creating an engaging platform for young IISc entrepreneurs to connect with venture capital […]
Visit of BNMIT & Presidency univeersity
To introduce students and faculty to opportunities in accelerators and incubation programs, particularly for early-stage entrepreneurs, and to provide insights into deep science and deep technology incubation. Students and faculty from BNMIT and Presidency University gained a comprehensive understanding of how incubation for startups works, with a focus on deep science and technology incubators like […]
Unleashing the Entrepreneurship potential
The event aimed to unlock the entrepreneurial potential of research by providing participants with a framework to translate their innovative ideas into viable business models. It introduced students and aspiring entrepreneurs to mentorship and funding opportunities available in the NRW region of Germany, fostering innovation and business growth in this area. Additionally, the partnership between […]
Innovators Connect – Tandem 2024
This flagship programme enabled co-creating in international and interdisciplinary teams, blending diverse domain expertise leading to developing innovative solutions. In the period of two weeks, 13 Indo-German teams had collaborated at India’s leading incubators in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Bhubaneshwar, where they have created ideas from lab to market. Participants had gone through intensive sessions on […]
Nucleate – Women in Biotech Mixer
The Nucleate India Chapter, in collaboration with IISc Innovation Council, hosted its inaugural ‘Biotech in India Mixer’ at Sheraton Grand, Bengaluru on December 6, 2024. The event featured an insightful roundtable discussion on ‘Women in Biotech’ followed by a panel discussion on ‘Lab to Market: Challenges and The Path Forward’, featuring distinguished speakers including Dr. […]
National Startup Day
On January 16, 2025, the IISc Innovation Council (IIC) hosted the National Startup Day Celebration, featuring two panel discussions and informative Quiz for the IISc community in collaboration with INCeNSE, ARTPARK, GEECI, ENTIISc, Pravega, QuRP, CPDMeD, FSID. To celebrate National startup day and educate the IISc community about the IISc innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
