IRP Cohort 4 by Venture Center is an equity-free accelerator for healthcare startups with working prototypes, designed to help founders prepare for their next fundraising milestone. Supported by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd., the program offers focused investor mentoring and hands-on ecosystem support for startups preparing to scale. Read more
This whitepaper examines Singapore’s medical device regulatory framework and its role as a preferred first market for innovators. It outlines reliance-based approval pathways, alignment with international regulators, and how Singapore clearance can enable faster entry into ASEAN markets. Designed for startups and SMEs, the analysis highlights how early regulatory strategy can support credible market entry, efficient timelines, and regional scale. Read more
An expert advisory for medical device teams to navigate Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 requirements, covering governance, employee data, and essential compliance processes. Read more
India's largest technology incubator hosted by CSIR’s National Chemical Laboratory, has aided over 750 science-based startups since its inception in December 2006. The incubator offers a robust innovation ecosystem, providing comprehensive support like mentoring, funding, scientific assistance, incubation, and specialized resource centers. As an approved incubator by DST-NSTEDB, Venture Center collaborates with organizations including BIRAC, DST, Atal Innovation Mission, MeitY, and the Defence Innovation Organisation, demonstrating its commitment to nurturing startups at different lifecycle stages.
Our recent book club session at the Venture Center Library explored Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: The Principles of The Goal Applied to Projects by Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag—an insightful extension of the ideas many first encountered in The Goal, now applied to the world of projects. Read more
What happens when women’s career stories are taken seriously? An evening that traced ambition, experience, and strategy—revealing how systems, not effort alone, determine momentum. Read more
A year of reading that was uneven, interrupted, and deeply human—where books were finished, paused, returned to, and carried forward. Set against the steady presence of the Venture Center Library, this is a reflection on learning without closure, and endings that continue rather than conclude. Read more
At Venture Center’s 2nd Journal Club, AI was not the headline — the way we work with it was. From daily workflows to brand identity, the discussion connected ideas that do not usually sit in the same room. This blog follows the threads that stood out. Read more
Libraries are often seen as quiet places. But what happens when those quiet shelves turn into a space for debate and discovery? On 7 November 2025, the Venture Center Library hosted its first-ever Journal Club, and the room buzzed with questions, ideas, and insight. Read more
It’s not every day that you walk out of a talk thinking differently about the trees you pass on your way home. But that’s exactly what happened at our recent event on Iconic Trees of India with author and scientist Dr. S. Natesh. Read more
Our diverse and impactful ecosystem is designed to nurture and propel early-stage ideas, startups, and entrepreneurs. Our support spans across key areas to ensure that your startup journey is seamless: mentoring expertise, funding, infrastructure support, open-access scientific and prototyping facilities, business, IP & regulatory advisory services, specialized resource centers and so much more!
Venture Center is one of the very few incubators in India that can support startups in difficult domain areas such as life sciences, engineering, materials sciences, agriculture, and clean energy. Our strong in-house mentoring team led by Dr Premnath Venugopalan is known for its depth and thought leadership,and we also have a large network of over 200 technical, business and other specialist mentors.
We have supported over 750 entrepreneurs over 17 years of dedicated service, and over 85% of the startups we have supported are still active, affirm our impactful incubation activities. Another key indicator is the substantial presence of our startups in the market. Close to 100 products developed by our startups have successfully made their way into the market, with over Rs. 700 crore investment mobilized by our incubatees, validating the potential in their technologies.
Venture Center is in close proximity to some of India’s leading academic and research organizations that engage in cutting-edge research and innovation, adding to Pune’s vibrant, academic atmosphere. At Venture Center, you can also benefit from the strong peer network of like-minded, driven entrepreneurs, and discover invaluable mentorship and role models within our dynamic ecosystem.
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A focused program for managers and administrators involved in incubation. Through practitioner insight and peer dialogue, it offers a grounded understanding of how incubators function in practice. Read more
This session situates RNAi within the fast-moving landscape of nucleic acid therapeutics, reflecting on scientific progress, translational inflection points, and emerging areas of promise. It also considers how advancements in this domain influence strategic opportunities for innovators, companies, and research ecosystems. Read more
Patents are expensive, paperwork is tedious, and funding rules often read like alphabet soup. Between subsidies, fee reductions, and eligibility criteria, it can be hard to know what actually applies to you. As part of the Only One Theme – Wave 4 series, this session explains who pays, what is subsidised, and how to protect your technology without overspending. Read more
Startup 101 is a 6-week structured program designed to equip aspiring and early-stage science-based entrepreneurs with practical insights to turn ideas into impactful ventures. Read more
An 11-day acceleration program for early-stage innovators and science-led startups that steps beyond generic startup advice, offering grounded learning, sharp mentoring, and expert perspectives that help founders think clearly about what it really takes to build and scale a technology-driven venture. Read more
Venture Center’s Library Book Club turns to Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: The Principles of The Goal Applied to Projects for a sharp look at how projects actually behave—where momentum leaks, decisions pile up, and flow becomes the real measure of progress. Read more
Venture Center incubatee BioPrime Agrisolutions and Yara India partner to combat climate uncertainties in farming. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the agricultural sector, paving the way for innovation and sustainability in farming practices.
Blockchain For Impact CEO Dr Gaurav Singh and Venture Center Director Dr V Premnath announced strategic partnership aimed at nurturing innovation and driving advancements in healthcare in New Delhi on March 4
In a significant move to bolster the healthcare startup ecosystem in India, Venture Center has partnered with Kotak Alternate Asset Managers to launch the second cohort of the Investor Readiness Programme for healthcare startups
Our recent book club session at the Venture Center Library explored Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: The Principles of The Goal Applied to Projects by Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag—an insightful extension of the ideas many first encountered in The Goal, now applied to the world of projects. Read more
What happens when women’s career stories are taken seriously? An evening that traced ambition, experience, and strategy—revealing how systems, not effort alone, determine momentum. Read more
A year of reading that was uneven, interrupted, and deeply human—where books were finished, paused, returned to, and carried forward. Set against the steady presence of the Venture Center Library, this is a reflection on learning without closure, and endings that continue rather than conclude. Read more
At Venture Center’s 2nd Journal Club, AI was not the headline — the way we work with it was. From daily workflows to brand identity, the discussion connected ideas that do not usually sit in the same room. This blog follows the threads that stood out. Read more
Libraries are often seen as quiet places. But what happens when those quiet shelves turn into a space for debate and discovery? On 7 November 2025, the Venture Center Library hosted its first-ever Journal Club, and the room buzzed with questions, ideas, and insight. Read more
The rise of biologics and biosimilars has transformed drug development, bringing forward new therapies like monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and insulins. Yet, ensuring their quality and regulatory approval hinges on a key component: cell-based functional assays (CBFAs). In this blog, we highlight insights from Venture Center’s session on how CBFAs function as critical quality attributes (CQAs) in biologics development and biosimilar approval. Read more
