Appification of space is a chance to leverage a big shift to unlock value. VCs and Isro take note. The business of space is where the Internet was in the 1990s. India has an opportunity to move fast and unleash creativity and entrepreneurship in a market that is still young. However, for that to happen,Read more about Appification of space is a chance to leverage a big shift to unlock value. VCs and Isro take note.[…]

IStartup Circle: How Digantara, set up by a 22-year-old, is solving the problem of space debris Digantara, India’s first aerospace company, is developing an in-orbit device that will track and monitor debris in space. With countries and companies world over launching space exploration missions, the problem of space junk has become huge Source: https://www.forbesindia.com/video/startups/startup-circle-how-digantara-set-up-by-a-22yearold-is-solving-for-the-problem-of-space-debris/64019

IISc Co working on in-orbit sat kill tech to aid defence forces BENGALURU: More than a year after India demonstrated its first anti-satellite missile tech that could kill satellites using interceptors launched from ground, a startup (Digantara India) incubated at IISc’s Society for Innovation and Development (SID) has begun work on counter-space technology that canRead more about IISc Co working on in-orbit sat kill tech to aid defence forces[…]

2 IISc’s incubated startups win National startup awards BENGALURU: Two startups incubated at the Society of Innovation and Development (SID), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have won national awards at the government of India led “National Startup Awards 2020” in the categories of best space and women-led startups respectively. While Bellatrix Aerospace won the awardRead more about 2 IISc’s incubated startups win National startup awards[…]

From research to rollout: How IISc’s Society for Innovation and Development (SID) supports Deep Science startups CS Murali is the Chairman of STEM Cell, SID (Society for Innovation and Development), at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). He was earlier the Chief of Corporate Affairs at Cognizant Technology Solutions; Operating Partner at Connect Capital Ventures;Read more about From research to rollout: How IISc’s Society for Innovation and Development (SID) supports Deep Science startups[…]

ET Startup Awards 2020: Bellatrix Aerospace wins the Best on Campus award Bellatrix Aerospace, founded by Rohan Ganapathy and Yashas Karanam, is the first startup in India that has begun working on technology development with The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) incubated startup is also the only domestic enterprise working on electric propulsion, key toRead more about ET Startup Awards 2020: Bellatrix Aerospace wins the Best on Campus award[…]

Race for space: Startups take to the sky with satellites, rocket engine Up, up and away! As a child how many of us had looked up at the sky and wondered what happened there? However, getting to space has largely been the preserve of governmental agencies. In India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) hasRead more about Race for space: Startups take to the sky with satellites, rocket engine[…]

Nokia To Set Up Robotics Lab At IISc To Boost Socially Relevant Use Cases Nokia recently announced that it will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), to establish the Nokia Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Networked Robotics. The robotics facility, which aligns with the government’s ‘Startup India’ initiative aims to promote research inRead more about Nokia To Set Up Robotics Lab At IISc To Boost Socially Relevant Use Cases[…]

IISc-incubated startup develops Covid-19 diagnostic kit The test kit, based on Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), the gold standard for Covid-19 diagnosis, has been approved for use in authorised Covid-19 diagnostic labs by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), according Bengaluru-based IISc. Equine Biotech, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of ScienceRead more about IISc-incubated startup develops Covid-19 diagnostic kit[…]

Equine Biotech, startup incubated at IISc, develops indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit Bengaluru: Equine Biotech, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit called “GlobalTM diagnostic kit” for accurate and affordable diagnosis of COVID-19, an IISc press release said. The test kit, based on Reverse Transcriptase PolymeraseRead more about Equine Biotech, startup incubated at IISc, develops indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit[…]