Projects: Technology Startups, Entrepreneurs, Business Incubation Pune

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Projects

The Venture Center is currently running the following projects:

Project/ Program	Goals	Funding/ Supporting partners
Technology Business Incubator (TBI) Project (1 April 2008 – 31 March 2013)	To set up a world-class business incubator for technology ideas emphasizing materials science centric product technologies.	National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Venture Center Library (1 April 2008 – 31 March 2009)	To set up a library with a focus on entrepreneurship, market and industry research, intellectual property and technology commercialization.	National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
NCL-TEC (Ongoing)	Student-driven club focused on technology and entrepreneurship.	Donors
NCL Academy	Popular talks for school children and training programs for industry professionals, technology transfer/IP professionals and entrepreneurs.	NCL Donors
NIP Maintenance	Maintenance of NCL Innovation Park	NCL Venture Center IISER
TDB Seed Support Scheme	To provide a technology driven startup with the much-needed early stage financial support for deserving ideas/technologies requiring up-scaling and related work.	Technology Development Board (TDB)
MSME Support Grant	To help MSMEs pursue development & commercialization of technology innovations.	Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
MSME IP Facilitation Center	To help MSMEs with various aspects of intellectual property: landscaping, creation, protection, commercialization.	Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
NCLRF Tech Commercialization Internship	To learn and implement various aspects of technology commercialization; including technology due diligence, IPR issues, market research, commercialization options, formation & operation of a high-tech start-up	NCL Research Foundation

Events ( Calendar)

(20 May 2010) 8th NCL Innovations Seminar: Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan

(30 Dec 2009) NCL - University of Toronto Workshop on Accelerating Innovation

(30 Nov 2009) RSC-CSIR Chemical Sciences Innovation Symposium

(1 Oct 2009) 7th NCL Innovations Seminar: Dr. Gopakumar G. Nair

Announcements

(05 Aug 2010) Accelerated Commercialisation of Technology and InnoVation (ACTIV) workshops

(27 Apr 2010) Press Release: Soft launch of IP Facilitation Center for MSMEs

(26 Apr 2010) Soft launch of "Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre" (IPFACE)

(15 Apr 2010) Note to press on Mr. S. Basu

In the news

(March 29,2010, Indian Express)National Chemical Lab's mentor programme for children till August (PDF, 302 Kb)

(February 13,2010, ET-NOW)Venture Center and two of our incubatees featured on ET-NOW

(January 22,2010, IE/TOI/ET)Scientific Support for Technology Entrepreneurs

(January 11,2010,IE/TOI/Sakal) Science Talks for School Students (PDF, 444 Kb)