Establishing a sustainable innovation ecosystem requires a well-connected network of entrepreneurs, domestic and foreign private enterprises, educational and research institutions, government agencies, investors, business incubators, and technology and business mentors.
This need has led to establishment of regional innovation clusters in many parts of the world. Such innovation clusters bring together capital, expertise, and talent to foster technological breakthroughs that have a tremendous impact on society. The conceptualization of the Bengaluru Science and Technology Cluster (BeST) is a collaborative effort of more than 50+ organizations, including major academic institutions, industry partners, start-ups , civil society organizations and government bodies.
This effort was coordinated by the Indian Institute of science (IISc) with the Director, IISc, Professor Govindan Rangarajan as the Principal Investigator (PI) and Professor Ambarish Ghosh of IISc and Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO CCAMP as the CO-PIs. The seed funding for the BeST was sanctioned in September 2022 by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
We are now staffing the cluster to manage the day-to-day operations of the cluster activities to make the operations more effective and efficient.
