MedTech and Medical Devices Incubators and Accelerators
43 incubators, accelerators and programmes that name MedTech and Medical Devices among the sectors they support. Open a profile to see the programme's stage, location and how to apply.
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Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)
A DBT-backed Bengaluru bio-incubator running lab space, seed funding and mentorship programmes for life sciences startups since 2009.
Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), IIIT Hyderabad
IIIT Hyderabad's technology business incubator, running three named incubators for deep tech, medtech and social-impact startups from its Gachibowli campus.
DERBI Foundation
Healthcare and medtech incubator at Dayananda Sagar's DSU Innovation Campus in Bengaluru, created in 2015 with DST-NSTEDB support, running a PACE-GALLOP-EMERGE ladder plus a BIRAC BioNEST track and five national funding schemes.
Vishnu Foundation Technology Business Incubator (Vishva TBI)
DST-listed technology business incubator on the SVECW campus in Bhimavaram, running Startup India Seed Fund and NIDHI seed support for founders inside and outside the campus.
Incubation Centre IIT Patna
IIT Patna's hardware incubator for ESDM and Medical Electronics startups, hosting DST NIDHI, DPIIT Seed Fund and MeitY GENESIS schemes.
AIC IIT Delhi (Atal Incubation Centre, IIT Delhi)
Atal Incubation Centre at IIT Delhi's Technopark in Sonipat, Haryana, running deep-tech incubation labs, dedicated startup offices and a co-working floor.
IIPHG NIDHI TBI for Public Health
DST NIDHI-supported technology business incubator for public health startups, hosted by IIPH Gandhinagar.
BIRAC BioNEST @ SRM MCH, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
BIRAC-backed life sciences incubator at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, for health tech, MedTech, BioPharma and biotech startups.
Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation TBI (MSMF TBI)
Hospital-based medtech and healthtech incubator run by the Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation on the Narayana Health City campus in Bengaluru, with DST TBI and BIRAC BioNEST recognition.
AIC-AMTZ MediValley
Medtech incubator and test-lab centre on the AMTZ campus in Visakhapatnam, run as an Atal Incubation Centre.
BIRAC
Central government funder for Indian biotech — grants from idea to proof of concept, equity through partner incubators, and the BioNEST bio-incubation network.
SIIC IIT Kanpur
IIT Kanpur's incubator, running national deep-tech, defence, drone, AI and MedTech programmes from campuses in Kanpur and Noida.
AIIMS Patna Incubation and Innovation Council (APIIC)
The healthcare incubator at AIIMS Patna, backed by DST's NIDHI i-TBI programme, with labs, prototyping bays and clinical validation inside the hospital.
Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
India's government research funding body, successor to SERB. Mostly grants for academic researchers; startups can join mission programmes, and MAHA MedTech accepts DPIIT startups as lead applicants.
BRIC-CDFD
Life-sciences incubator inside the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics in Uppal, Hyderabad, with lab benches, animal-house and genomics access, and no equity taken.
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC)
Karnataka's government-run life-sciences incubator at Helix Biotech Park, Electronic City, with wet labs, shared instruments and a cGMP manufacturing facility.
Department of Pharmaceuticals
Central government department under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers that runs research, manufacturing and bulk drug schemes for pharma and medical devices.
LV Prasad Eye Institute BioNEST Incubator
The LVPEI BioNEST Incubator, run by the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad with BIRAC BioNEST support, for healthcare innovators building eye-health startups.
Pfizer India
Global pharma company running the INDovation programme with DPIIT, NITI Aayog, and IIT Delhi, offering grants and 18 months of incubation to MedTech startups.
Roche Products
Wholly owned subsidiary of the Roche Group in India. Runs the Drishti HealthTech Challenge for healthtech startups, jointly with DPIIT, and LEAP problem-solving programmes for medical trainees.
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
The Government of India's national IT body under MeitY, running startup incubation, challenges and domain Centres of Entrepreneurship across 73 centres.
Venture Center
A CSIR-NCL-hosted, not-for-profit technology incubator in Pune with cleanroom, biopharma-analysis and prototyping labs for science and deep-tech startups.
AIC STPINEXT Initiatives
STPI's Section 8 company for startup activity — runs AIC STPI Bengaluru with NITI Aayog and oversees STPI's Centres of Entrepreneurship.
Centre for Next-Gen Entrepreneurship in Science & Technology Foundation (CNEST), KLE Tech
Technology business incubator at KLE Tech's Belagavi campus, backed by Karnataka's IT & BT department under TBI 2.0, for deep-tech founders in medtech, agritech, AI, manufacturing and electronics.
Department of Pharmaceuticals
Central government department that sets pharma and medical-device policy and runs production incentives, R&D funding and the Janaushadhi medicine scheme.
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala's premier government medical institution, hosting a biomedical incubator for health-tech startups.
Yenepoya School of Engineering and Technology
Yenepoya Technology Incubator, run by Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) in Mangaluru, mentors healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs.
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)
The Ministry of Ayush's institute in Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, whose AIIA-iCAINE centre incubates Ayurveda and Ayush ventures.
Integral Startups Foundation (ISF-CIED)
The incubator of Integral University in Lucknow, recognised by the Uttar Pradesh government, offering campus office space, mentors and startup support services.
Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur
Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur is an institution in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
Business incubator of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics in Hyderabad, giving bioinnovators lab space, mentoring and industry networks on a rental, equity-free model with rolling intake.
Tagore Medical College and Hospital
Tagore Bioincubation Centre (TagBioInC), the incubator of Tagore Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, for healthcare startups and medical innovators.
SCTIMST-TIMed
Medical device and biomaterials incubator on SCTIMST's Biomedical Technology Wing campus in Thiruvananthapuram.
IIT Bombay (BETiC)
Biomedical Engineering & Technology Innovation Centre at IIT Bombay: medical device prototyping and an industry-linked translation accelerator for device inventors.
i-RISE — Technology Business Incubator, IISER Mohali
DST-supported technology business incubator at IISER Mohali, backing science and deep tech startups from idea to commercialisation.
FIRST TBI – Foundation for Innovation & Research at SASTRA
Section 8 technology business incubator on the SASTRA campus in Thanjavur, backed by DST, for 3D printing, IoT, VR, robotics and drone startups.
International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad (IIIT-Hyderabad)
Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at IIIT Hyderabad: deep-tech, medtech and social incubators, plus DST NIDHI and TIDE 2.0 residencies for research-based startups.
Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women Society
A women-focused biotechnology and life-sciences incubator near Chennai, run by a government-backed society.
SET Facility, AIIMS New Delhi
AIIMS New Delhi's Skills, E-Learning & Telemedicine facility for simulation-based medical training and telemedicine.
UP Promote Pharma Council (UPPPC)
Section 8 company under Uttar Pradesh's Department of Medical Education, driving pharma, biotech and MedTech innovation in the state.
IIT Madras HTIC MedTech Incubator (MTI)
Healthcare-technology incubator at IITM Research Park in Chennai, a wing of IIT Madras's HTIC supported by BIRAC, with mentoring, seats and research-lab access for medtech founders.
Centre for Medical Innovation – GIMS Foundation (CMI-GIMS)
A medtech incubator inside the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, run as a Section 8 company, with a monthly Startup Clinic open to startups nationwide.
MedTech CoE
Medical-technology incubator in Lucknow, run by STPI on the SGPGI campus, for start-ups in medical electronics and health informatics. Its seventh open challenge has closed.
A sector label on a directory is a starting point, not a promise. An incubator that names MedTech and Medical Devices may run a dedicated track with mentors and customers from the industry, or it may simply accept MedTech and Medical Devices companies alongside every other kind. The first is worth far more to you than the second, so look for evidence of the former on the programme's own page: named mentors, partner companies, lab or pilot access, and past cohorts in your area.
Stage and funding route matter as much as sector. A programme for MedTech and Medical Devices that takes companies at the idea stage is a different thing from one that expects revenue, and some are funded by a government scheme with its own eligibility rules, while others are run by a college or a company for its own reasons. Use the stage, type and location on each profile to cut the list down before you apply.
Two applications to well-matched programmes beat ten to ill-matched ones. Pick the few that name your sector and your stage, read what they offer beyond office space, and ask a founder from a recent cohort what changed for them.
The numbers on this page
- 43 of the 2429 incubators, accelerators and programmes we list in India (2%) are on this page.
- By organisation type, the most common are Incubator (34), Academic (16) and Government (13). One organisation can carry more than one type.
- By stage focus, the most listed are Validation (33), Ideation (31) and Early Revenue (25).
- These organisations also name BioTech (21), HealthTech (20) and Deep Tech (11) most often, so a MedTech and Medical Devices founder will find programmes that cross sectors.
- By state, most are in Delhi (8), Karnataka (6) and Maharashtra (5).
- By city, most are in Delhi (8), Hyderabad (5) and Bengaluru (4).
- 22 of 43 offer coworking space on site.
What to check before applying
- Does the programme run a track for your sector, or only accept it?
- Which stage does it take, and does that match where your company is?
- What does it give besides space: mentors, customers, labs, pilots, introductions to investors?
- Does it take equity or charge a fee, and what is the term?
- Is it tied to a scheme with eligibility rules, such as the type of company or the founder?
- Can you speak to a founder from a recent cohort?
Frequently asked questions
How many incubators and accelerators support MedTech and Medical Devices?
We list 43 organisations in India that name MedTech and Medical Devices among their sectors. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Does an incubator that lists MedTech and Medical Devices only take MedTech and Medical Devices companies?
Not usually. Many list several sectors and accept any that fit their stage and location. A programme with a dedicated track has mentors and partners from the industry, which the profile or the programme's own site should show.
Which stage should a MedTech and Medical Devices founder look for?
Match your own stage. The stage mix on this page is counted from the profiles; open a profile to see whether the programme takes ideas, prototypes or companies with revenue.
Is an incubator better than an accelerator for my sector?
An incubator usually works with a company for a longer period and often provides space and facilities, which matters when you need labs or equipment. An accelerator is shorter and more intense and suits a company that already has a product and wants to grow faster. The type of each organisation is on its profile.