‘More research faculty coming forward to translate research into start-ups is a positive trend’ Premium
The Hindu
While IISc has always been one of the premier research institutions in the country, the institute has lately been seeing an increasing number of its scholars and faculty coming forward to translate their research into commercial ventures. Considering the impact this can make on society the institution has been encouraging this through various measures such as weekly offs and sabbaticals to work on start-ups.
While IISc has always been one of the premier research institutions in the country, the institute has lately been seeing an increasing number of its scholars and faculty coming forward to translate their research into commercial ventures. Considering the impact this can make on society the institution has been encouraging this through various measures such as weekly offs and sabbaticals to work on start-ups.
Nevertheless, given the still nascent ecosystem for deep-science start-ups in the country, challenges persist.
In an interview with The Hindu, C.S. Murali, Chairman of STEM Cell, Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID), IISc, talks about the facility, the increasing interest among scholars to start-up and what different stakeholders can do to support them.
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