IIT Delhi's 2nd Industry Day promises growth in innovation

The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi culminated its second Industry Day 2018 — Accelerating Innovation in Science & Technology' at the IIT campus on Saturday. The one-day event brought together academic researchers and businesses from across sectors to forge engagement opportunities and identify future research project ideas for development.

More than 1000 visitors, including industry experts and other delegates, attended the event. Over 350 industry experts discussed major collaborations and built relationships between industry and academia based on current societal requirement.

The Industry Day focused on five themes this year namely Healthcare for All, Smart Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies, Sustainable Habitat and Strengthening the Start-up Ecosystem, under which IIT-Delhi's work and research was highlighted.

A host of innovative solutions were on display such as pesticide-based treatment for snake bites, advancement of recombinant DNA technology, Ultra Precision Machining for Strategic Manufacturing Capability, Air Pollution Monitoring from Space and Phase Change Material (PCM) incorporated bricks for composite climate. A host of projects incubated at the Technology Business Incubation Unit (TBIU) were also highlighted, which included Botlab Dynamics, Vecmocon, Sanfe, TestRight, promising a treat for innovative solution seekers at the Industry Day.

Talks were also held by keynote speakers who explored avenues of possible fusion pertaining to research and consultancy, as well as panel discussions to find plausible solutions to bridge corporate expectation with academic training.