‘Bengaluru in a good position to become the deep-tech hub of the country’ Premium

Dr. Lakshmi Jagannathan, CEO at the Innovation Centre, believes incubation doesn’t happen inside the four walls of an incubator, but outside where connections are built. “If start-ups can find market, everything else will fall into place,” says Jagannathan who feels incubators can play a crucial role in this.

The International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIIT-B) has been at the forefront of research related to digital technologies and promoting innovation for the larger public good. Backed by the research prowess of the Institute, the IIIT-B Innovation Centre has been bringing together academia, innovation and entrepreneurship while also fostering collaborations with the government and the industry.

Dr. Lakshmi Jagannathan, CEO at the Innovation Centre, believes incubation doesn’t happen inside the four walls of an incubator, but outside where connections are built. “If start-ups can find market, everything else will fall into place,” says Jagannathan who feels incubators can play a crucial role in this.

With The Hindu she shares her views on how the Innovation Centre differentiates itself, why Bengaluru is poised to become the deep tech hub of the country and how corporates can help by opening up their R&D labs for deep tech startups.