CII Industry-Academia Partnership Awards 2024

“India has embarked on a bold mission to become a global hub for semiconductor fab, fabless and packaging. Academia should assist in this endeavour wholeheartedly, by commercializing their new research ideas via collaboration with industries and incubation of start-ups, and develop a skilled semiconductor workforce through interdisciplinary courses”

“India stands at a critical juncture where it can make a meaningful impact on affordability and accessibility of biotherapeutic products, not only for Indians but for the world. To make this happen, we need to be an innovator and not just a follower with respect to biomanufacturing technology. Academia-Industry collaborations are the need of the day”

“The agriculture sector is vital to India's goals for "Viksit Bharat" by 2047 -driving economic growth, improving sustainability, and lifting millions out of low-income levels. The resurgence of Agriculture needs an improved focus on sciences - basic, applied, and data -as well as accelerating collaborative innovation by Industry and Agri Universities.”

“With shift in consumer demography & their expectations from products globally, Autonomous Systems & AI will be changing the world in an unprecedented manner across industry domains to drive Innovation, agility & future proofness (resilience) for Sustainable business. A collaborative global start-up & supply-chain ecosystem has to enable that and make the world a better place for our future generations.”

“Innovation and development come from collaborations. It’s the need of the hour to build a robust collaborative platform that would drive innovation, foster growth, and build a pool of future-ready skilled work force. Together lets drive this mission and build a brighter tomorrow.”

“Government enabled, and sustained collaborative effort by agriculture universities and laboratories, technical institutes, and industry is needed to overcome the unique challenges faced by Indian agriculture –small land holdings, low productivity, resource stressed, and climate change related uncertainty.”

“Innovation is vital for differentiation and business sustainability. Collaboration between industry and academia and start-ups accelerates innovation and is the engine for a business or nation to attain leadership.”

“Energy transition is a critical problem for many industries. I am delighted to see that some of India’s top technology institutions are collaborating with industry to help navigate this transition through advanced technology solutions.”

“Industry-academia collaboration in deep tech robotics , Autonomous and Smart Mobility is key to pioneering innovations in India. Together, we can transform groundbreaking research into real-world applications, driving India's technological future forward towards an Atma Nirbhar Bharat.”