Startups: EU-India Innocentre’s eighth cohort showcases cutting-edge applied sciences in Bengaluru

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Startups: EU-India Innocentre’s eighth cohort showcases cutting-edge applied sciences in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: The EU-India Innocentre, backed by EU funds and working beneath the Horizon 2020 R&I (analysis and innovation) framework, just lately introduced its eighth cohort comprising seven European startups, accompanied by over 20 traders and innovation hubs to Bengaluru.
These startups, together with Anyline, Nano-tech, Cheesecake Vitality, Enline, PVRmed, and Soula AI, span key sectors reminiscent of healthtech, clean-tech, and deep know-how.
“The inaugural ‘Blue Carpet Night time’ networking occasion on the Bangalore Worldwide Centre (BIC) offered a platform for these startups to showcase their improvements to Indian stakeholders, together with enterprise capitalists and potential companions,” EU-India Innocentre mentioned in a press release.
The cohort engaged in immersive actions, together with a roundtable at Nasscom Future Forge, a go to to Tata Elxsi, and a pitch session organised by KDEM (Karnataka Digital Financial system Mission). The EU-India partnership roundtable focussed on good cities and cross-border innovation, demonstrating the dedication to fostering international collaborations.
“In an announcement in the course of the Blue Carpet Night time, EU-India Innocentre revealed its enlargement of market-entry providers to facilitate Indian startups exploring the European market. This highlighted the rising international presence of startups and underscores the success of the EU-funded initiative,” the assertion learn.
Seppo Nurmi, cost d’affaires, European Union Delegation to India, recommended the programme’s position in fostering collaboration between the EU and Indian startup ecosystems, emphasising the potential for mutual worth creation, whereas Cristina Russo, director for World and Worldwide Cooperation in Analysis and Innovation within the European Fee, lauded the initiative’s alignment with the Commerce and Know-how Council (TTC) between the EU and India.
Varun Mallapragada, programme accomplice on the EU-India Innocenter, emphasised their dedication to innovation diplomacy, aiming to create alternatives and form the way forward for tech-driven innovation.
Michel Mellis, a seasoned investor and Innovator from EGI Group, highlighted India’s ascent as a worldwide innovation powerhouse, presenting a golden alternative for startups eyeing worldwide enlargement.
“The Indian ecosystem of the programme contains organisations reminiscent of Startup India, Make investments India, Tata Elxsi, JLL Thought Labs, KDEM, and enterprises like Jio, Titan Firm Restricted, TVS Motors, and Accenture. EU innovation ecosystem gamers, together with Technopol, Krakow Technopark, Hitachi Ventures, and Cambridge Cleantech, are additionally a part of this collaborative effort,” the assertion learn.
Thus far, EU-India Innocenter has facilitated eight strategic partnerships from earlier cohorts, with ongoing pilot initiatives in health-tech, clean-tech, deep-tech, and logistics. “The programme stays steadfast in its mission to attach startups, create alternatives, and strengthen ties between India and Europe via innovation, serving as a bridge for exchanging concepts, experience, and assets,” the assertion added.