Strengthening Regional Innovation Ecosystems: Scaling S&T Clusters for Commercialization
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The Fourth All S&T Clusters' Conclave in Chandigarh underscored the imperative of industry-academia synergy to transition indigenous research into market-ready solutions, particularly in healthcare and sustainable mobility.
The Fourth All Science & Technology (S&T) Clusters' Conclave, recently held in Chandigarh, serves as a critical milestone in India’s journey toward an 'Atmanirbhar' innovation ecosystem. By bringing together diverse stakeholders, the conclave aimed to address the long-standing 'lab-to-land' gap that often prevents indigenous research from achieving commercial viability.
Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood highlighted that the current challenge is not a lack of scientific capability, but a deficiency in robust industry-academia linkages. The focus of these S&T clusters is to foster regional innovation hubs that act as catalysts for transforming basic research into scalable applications. By concentrating resources in specific domains—namely healthcare and sustainable mobility—these clusters are positioned to address localized societal problems while contributing to national technological self-reliance.
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