Projects: Technology Startups, Entrepreneurs, Business Incubation Pune

ncl-India.org | nclinnovations.org | innovationpark.org

- a CSIR initiative -Best viewed in 1024 X 768

SUMMARY MAP: Programs, services, resources

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

Events ( Calendar)

(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

(3 Feb 2010) Visit: Shri. Prithviraj Chavan, Honorable Minister of Science and Technology to NCL Innovation Park, Venture Center

(18 Dec 2009) Venture Center to host Rs 1 Crore seed fund via TDB's seed support scheme

(13 Nov 2009) Venture Center & NCL Innovations to showcase commercial potential of NCL competencies (specificially - Polymer Sciences)

(29 Oct 2009) Visit: Dr. Samir K. Brahmachari, Director General (DG), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

In the news

(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)

(December 03,2009,Pune Mirror) Chemistry of success (PDF, 36 Kb)

(November 2009,Chemical Weekly) NCL broadens terms of engagement with industry; Venture Center to nurture ideas to market (PDF, 212 Kb)