Innovators Connect – Tandem 2024

Innovators Connect – Tandem is a two-week immersion programme for young researchers interested in start-up founding and early-stage start-up founders from India and Germany. Jointly developed by DWIH New Delhi with its network of leading incubators at universities and research institutions from both the countries, this flagship programme includes workshops, information sessions, mentoring, networking, visits, and intercultural training.

30 participants will be hosted at partner incubators in India. They will work in teams for problem-solving, developing new ideas and their technology development, and get exposure to start-up and innovation ecosystems of India and Germany.

Winning teams get support from DWIH New Delhi and the network to develop their ideas further.

Programme partners in Germany

  1. KIT Gründerschmiede, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  2. Transfer Centre (TRACES), University of Stuttgart
  3. Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Rostock
  4. Fraunhofer Venture, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft 
  5. Hei_INNOVATION, Heidelberg University

Programme partners in India

Hosts and main partners

  1. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (CCAMP)
  2. ASPIRE Technology Business Incubator, University of Hyderabad
  3. Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID) , Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)
  4. KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)
  5. Atal Incubation Centre – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
  6. Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) – International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH)

Associate partners

  1. Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre– Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

Applications for the programme are now closed. 

Event Information

November 11 to 22, 2024

Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar and Bengaluru
Organizer(s): DWIH New Delhi and Partner Incubators

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