IIT Kanpur Unveils Technopark Phase 1, Pioneering Industry-Academia Synergy

Technopark@IITK, IIT Kanpur's Research and Technology Park, celebrated the opening of its new Phase 1 building. Know complete details here 

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, as the Research and Technology Park, widely recognised as Technopark@IITK hosted the inauguration ceremony of its cutting-edge Phase 1 Building. The new state-of-the-art facility will serve as a hub for research, collaboration, and development, further enhancing IIT Kanpur's stature as a leader in technology and research.

The inauguration ceremony was graced by the presence of Professor Abhay Karandikar, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology for the Government of India, who honoured the event as the Chief Guest. Shri Awanish Awasthi, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, attended as the Guest of Honor. 

Professor Abhay Karandikar, who had previously laid the foundation stone of this building during his tenure as the Director of IIT Kanpur, delivered an address, envisioning Technopark as a pivotal hub for industry-academia collaborations to develop cutting-edge technologies. 

Professor Amarendra Singh, Professor-in-Charge, Technopark@iitk, highlighted the vision and different modes of industrial collaboration at Technopark@IITK and the role of breakthrough research at IIT Kanpur in attracting R&D companies such as Laurus Labs, TVM Signalling and Transportation Systems, JK Cement and others to Technopark@iitk. He also noted the establishment of Defence Testing Infrastructure (DTIS) under two domains, UAS and Communications, at Technopark, with the support of DPSUs.

The event also included felicitations for the Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, the Director, and members of the Board of Directors, including Professor Tarun Gupta and Professor G M Kamath. The ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Ms. Reema Mittal, Chief Operating Officer, celebrating the collaborative efforts that made this milestone possible. The speaker also recalled the contributions of Prof. Avinash K Agarwal, the first Professor-In-Charge of Technopark@iitk, and Prof. AR Harish, former Dean of Research and Development. 

Industry-Academia Collaborations: Challenges and Opportunities

Concurrent with the inauguration, a workshop on “Industry-Academia Collaborations: Challenges and Opportunities” was held. The first session featured esteemed speaker Professor Ashutosh Sharma from the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Kanpur, who advocated for technology hubs that facilitate the transition of scientific breakthroughs into practical technologies.

The workshop concluded with a comprehensive panel discussion on the “Role of Technoparks in furthering Industry-Academia collaboration”. The panelists, including Prof. G M Kamath from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur, Prof. Bharat Lohani from the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Kanpur, Dr. Nilesh Badwe, Dr. Rajaram Iyer, Mr. Anuj Awasthi, and Mr. Gaurav Pilania, Co-Convenor of the CII MSME Panel, explored how Technoparks can contribute to the transition of lab-scale inventions to pilot and industrial scales and support the journey of successful startups and MSMEs.

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