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Prasenjit Kundu selected as 'Young Innovative Pioneer'
25 Sep '08
4 min read
India Innovation Pioneers Challenge competition was launched in July 2007 with an objective to provide a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to show case their technology, guidance and smart commercialization strategies from experts and mentors to help the young innovators realize their dreams of commercialization.
It invited entries from students with new technology business plans from engineering colleges, polytechnics, universities, science colleges and B-Schools in the areas of manufacturing of electronic systems and hardware; communications; digital home devices; consumer electronic devices; technologies and systems for retailing; applications of IT for agriculture; new types of software services and web services, energy and environment; biotech and manufacturing.
The competition received overwhelming response and over 276 proposals were received, out of which 23 teams were shortlisted. The shortlisted teams were given an opportunity to work with the industry and academia experts who mentored the teams to help them fine-tune their business ideas and come out with a final business plan. Eight teams were selected as winners (refer to the awardee details given below) by the judging panel comprising of experts from industry and academia.
India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2008 which not only provided financial incentives to young innovators through cash award, but more importantly provided, mentoring, networking, and incubation support and the opportunity to present their business plan at a global for a at University of California, Berkeley.
Considering the great success of this public-private partnership program is able to build an ecosystem of entrepreneurship in India, the partners have agreed to continue this program in 2008-09 with enhanced recourse commitments.
For more detial click here.
It invited entries from students with new technology business plans from engineering colleges, polytechnics, universities, science colleges and B-Schools in the areas of manufacturing of electronic systems and hardware; communications; digital home devices; consumer electronic devices; technologies and systems for retailing; applications of IT for agriculture; new types of software services and web services, energy and environment; biotech and manufacturing.
The competition received overwhelming response and over 276 proposals were received, out of which 23 teams were shortlisted. The shortlisted teams were given an opportunity to work with the industry and academia experts who mentored the teams to help them fine-tune their business ideas and come out with a final business plan. Eight teams were selected as winners (refer to the awardee details given below) by the judging panel comprising of experts from industry and academia.
India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2008 which not only provided financial incentives to young innovators through cash award, but more importantly provided, mentoring, networking, and incubation support and the opportunity to present their business plan at a global for a at University of California, Berkeley.
Considering the great success of this public-private partnership program is able to build an ecosystem of entrepreneurship in India, the partners have agreed to continue this program in 2008-09 with enhanced recourse commitments.
For more detial click here.
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