Collaborations and linkages with UK

• (12 -13 Dec 2010) ACTIV-EE workshops supported by DST-NSTEDB, BHC, UK-IBC.
• (23 Oct 2010) Venture Center is providing in-kind support to Association of British Scholars, Pune.
• (30 Sep - 1 Nov 2010) ACTIV-SR workshops supported by DST-NSTEDB, BHC, UK-IBC.
• (27-28 Sept 2010) ACTIV-TT workshops supported by DST-NSTEDB, BHC, UK-IBC.
• (30 Nov 2009) RSC-CSIR Chemical Sciences Innovation Symposium; NCL and Venture Center in collaboration with Royal Society of Chemistry, UK hosted an event to showcase UK and India best practices in commercializing scientific research, supporting academia-industry links and promoting innovation in the chemical sciences.
• (July 2009) British Council supported Dr. Guruswamy Kumaraswamy (NCL, Polymer Sciences & Engineering) to attend the Ignite 2009 workshop at Cambridge and build a business plan around technology for security features.
• (13 Feb 2009) 5th NCL Innovations Seminar: Prof Shai Vyakarnam
• (5 Feb 2009) 4th NCL Innovations Seminar: Ms. Susan Searle
• (10 January 2008) Third Innovation and Technology Enterprise Lecture: Prof Gerry George from Imperial College on "Inventing Entrepreneurs"
• (7-10 Jan 2008) Workshop on commercialization of nanoscience/ technology || WORKSHOP NOTES AND COMPILATION ; The first major workshop by the Venture Center was conducted in partnership with the British Council and Institute of Physics-UK. Some surplus from this workshop was used to seed fund the Venture Center Library (http://www.vcenterlibrary.org/aboutus.php)
• (2 April 2007) Second Innovation and Technology Enterprise Lecture: Oxford Nanotechnologist-Entrepreneur
• (2 April 2007) Models for Science Parks and Business Incubators
• (18 Nov 06) Formal inauguration of the Venture Center
• (18 Nov 06) First Innovation and Technology Enterprise Lecture by Prof Friend
• Prof Shai Vyakarnam, University of Cambridge, is on the Advisory Board of Venture Center.(http://www.venturecenter.co.in/boa.php )
• Dr V Premnath, Founder Director of Venture Center, was a Chevening technology Enterprise Scholar, 2004-2005 at Centre for Scientific Enterprises Limited (London Business School) and University of Cambridge, UK. Venture Center has borrowed some learning from the technology commercialization experiences and spin-off creation models of University of Cambridge, Oxford University and Imperial College London.( http://www.venturecenter.co.in/bod.php )