IISER Startup Incubation Program

This is i-RISE's main programme and it runs in two phases. Phase one is a three-week workshop that trains and directs start-ups in turning an idea into a business. Teams that finish it are linked to i-RISE for long-term incubation. The incubator says registrations are open, though its home page banner contradicts that, so confirm by email before you apply.

What you get

• Office and operational space on campus.
• Permission to use IISER Mohali's laboratories, workshop facilities and equipment.
• Mentoring from IISER Mohali faculty on the technical side and from an outside panel of business mentors.
• Advice on legal and commercial IP transactions.
• Permission to use "Incubated by IISERM" branding.
• Help applying for grants and opportunities under partner government programmes, and introductions to investors.

Who can apply

• Potential start-ups, existing start-ups, SMEs and investors, in new technology and new application areas.
• You do not need to be attached to IISER Mohali. The institute's incubation policy covers both companies promoted by its own members and external start-ups promoted by people with no connection to it.
• An external start-up has to be a registered company.

How selection works: shortlisted applicants give a screening presentation. Those who pass start phase one, then move into phase two for long-term incubation.

How to apply: download the application form and apply online, email the filled form to ceotbi@iisermohali.ac.in, or post it to CEO TBI at IISER Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306. A proposal by email is also accepted.