Research: Technology Startups, Entrepreneurs, Business Incubation Pune

R&D Activities at Venture Center

Venture Center staff and affiliates seek to conduct research in areas related to technology entrepreneurship, such as government funding for startups, early-stage funding for technology ventures, intellectual property issues in India, technology commercialization processes, technology developed via proof-of-concept projects, etc.

The tables below summarize the research work done to-date, with links to the relevant sites/reports.

Collaboratorium

Topic & Author(s)	Links
Collaboratorium: The collaborative innovation platform for problem identification, problem definition and surveying existing solutions.	Collaboratorium on Affordable Healthcare (and MCH)

Regulatory process for biomed products in IN, EU & US

Topic & Author(s)	Links
Regulatory process for biomed products in IN, EU & US Authors: Madhu Smitha Kode	Medical regulations (IN, EU, US)

Business Incubation in India

Topic & Author(s)	Links
Landscape of Business Incubators and Science and Technology Parks across India Authors: Devanshi Patel, V. Premnath, M. Nandagopal	Database of Business Incubators and Science and Technology Parks across India

Technology Development (Science -> Market)

Topic & Author(s)	Links
Proof-of-Concept projects	PoC Center, supported by DST-NSTEDB.
Proof-of-Concept projects	Lab2Mkt program for technology commercialization.

Opportunity Identification (Market -> Science)

Topic & Author(s)	Links
Market Opportunities in the Indian Water Industry	Venture Center's Water site.

Investing in Technology Enterprises

Topic & Author(s)	Links
Investing in Technology Enterprises in India Author: Kaushik Gala	Essays on Technology Enterprises in India Featured in PuneTech (2010): Should businesses in India innovate, imitate of adapt technology?
Risk capital for MSMEs Author: Kaushik Gala	Risk Capital for MSMEs in India (Summary report, August 2010) Essays on Risk Capital for MSMEs Featured in PuneTech (2010): How many innovative small businesses are there in India?
Funding database Authors: Vibhor Jindal, Magesh Nandagopal, V Premnath	Funding Landscape in India for Technology Startups Featured in DARE magazine (November 2009): Government Funding for Technology Entrepreneurs