IIT-K technopark turns 5, attracts many research companies to Kanpur

Hyderabad: IIT Kanpur Research and Technology Park has achieved a landmark of completing five years of fostering academia industry collaboration for developing cutting-edge innovation and knowledge-based technologies. The techno park has grasped the core strengths of IIT Kanpur to emerge as a leading research and development hub across sectors.

“Technopark@iitk completes five years today and it is a significant milestone for us. In a short span of time, we have achieved considerable success in getting research focused companies to Kanpur including big names like ‘Laurus Labs’ and build meaningful engagements with academic community to accelerate the pace of innovation and drive tangible socio-economic impact. I believe this platform can play a pivotal role in furthering the objectives of state government and the country in building a stronger self-reliant economy,” says Prof. S Ganesh, Director, IIT Kanpur.

Started in March 2019 as a non-profit section 8 company, IIT-K Technopark is a pioneering initiative by IIT Kanpur aimed at promoting Industry R&D collaborations by inviting research driven industries to work closely with the academic profession and co-develop cutting-edge technologies with the national priorities.

“The purpose of techno park is to promote interactions between industry and IIT Kanpur in a holistic manner and speed up transition of products and technologies from lab scale to industry. The companies can leverage the entire research ecosystem of IIT Kanpur for their R&D goals and growth. This includes hard core R&D projects with faculty, internships with IITK students on real industry challenges, access to R&D infrastructure, joint patents, publications, licensing and commercializing patented technologies. We are also working on mission mode projects as outlined by the country needs”, says Amarendra Kumar Singh, Professor-in-charge,IIT Kanpur Research and Technology Park.