AIM

Introduction

The AIM-PRIME program is aimed at promoting science based, deep technology ideas to market through training and guidance over a period of 9 months.

Target Audience

Technology developers and incubations managers

Focus Areas

Science-based, knowledge-intensive, deep technology entrepreneurship

Duration

Paced and staged over a duration of 9 months

Panel Discussions Conducted

Panel Discussion on Scaling up of Deep-tech Startups for Incubators

Panel Discussion Focused on Science-based, Deep-tech Startups

Panel Discussion on Applied Researchers/ Academicians/ Scientists

Program Benefits

1	Classroom Sessions Learn from global experts on various topics relating to innovation and entrepreneurship.
2	Live Projects Work with an interdisciplinary team to actively bring an idea to market.
3	One-to-One Mentoring Get access to our mentor panel who can guide you to accelerate your projects.
4	Deeptech Startup Playbook Get access to exclusive toolkits compiled in a resource for commercializing deep technology ideas.
5	Curated Video Library Get access to insights and lectures from various industry experts from around the globe.
6	Peer-to-Peer Learning Network and learn from other experienced startup founders and innovation managers.

Program Schedule

1	31st March, 2021	Curtain raiser event and call for applications is opened.
2	30th May, 2021	Call for applications are closed
3	14th Jun, 2021 - 3rd Sep, 2021	Launch of PRIME classroom and PRIME library. Class room sessions: Talks, exercises, mini-projects. Class room schedule: https://primeprogram.in/schedule/
4	3rd Sep - 7th Sep, 2021	Launch of AIM-PRIME video series
5	3rd Sep, 2021 – 28th Feb, 2022	Mentoring and guidance sessions
6	2nd Oct, 2021	AIM-PRIME startup playbook launched
7	1st Feb, 2022 – 31st Mar, 2022 :	Progress reports and program closure.

Inaugural Talk

We are happy to announce that Dr RA Mashelkar (Eminent scientist and leading innovation expert) has agreed to deliver the inaugural talk in the AIM-PRIME program. He will share his perspectives on taking science from the lab to the market and inspire the cohort with real-world stories of science-based deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship.

Program Eligibility

Technology developers and translators from early stage deep tech startups (For example: deep tech startups associated with AICs)

Scientists/ Engineers/ Clinicians with advanced degrees
Having a formal and full-time employment engagement with a startup
Applicant should be advancing a science-based technology (at any TRL level)
The proposed technology should have significant knowledge intensity or novelty

(Preference shall be given to applicants who have filed IP and have access to formal IP on the technology, startups incubated by an AIC, and startups incubated by an AIC hosted by a publicly funded academic or R&D institution.)

Applied researchers/ technology developers from academic/ R&D Labs with firmed up technology commercialization/entrepreneurship plans

Scientists/ Engineers/ Clinicians with advanced degrees
Having a formal and full-time employment engagement with an academic/ R&D institution
Applicant should have identified a science-based technology (at any TRL level) suitable for developing a new enterprise
The proposed technology should have significant knowledge intensity or novelty.

(Preference shall be given to applicants who have filed IP and have access to formal IP on the technology, have already taken some efforts towards commercialization of their technology, are host institutions hosting an AIC or publicly funded academic or R&D institutions.)

CEOs/ Senior Managers of AIM funded AICs

Undergraduate degree in any scientific discipline
Having a formal and full-time employment engagement with an AIM funded AICs
Applicant’s AIC should have at least one pre-incubatee that is a science-based deep tech startup whose technology should have significant knowledge intensity or novelty.

(Preference shall be given to applicants whose AIC has several science-based deep tech startups as incubatees, and whose AIC is affiliated to a publicly funded academic or R&D institution)

*All program participants :