Wadhwani Innovation Network — Center of Excellence Research Grants
Funds Indian Center of Excellence teams working on deep technology and bioengineering commercialization.
The Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) Center of Excellence grants are private institutional grants from the Wadhwani Foundation, a U.S.-based philanthropic organization co-founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Romesh Wadhwani. WIN funds interdisciplinary research-to-commercialization projects at six named partner Centers of Excellence hosted by elite Indian academic institutions. Each Center of E…
Interdisciplinary research-to-commercialisation projects in AI, semiconductor technology, quantum computing, bioengineering, healthtech, space technology, and synthetic biology at named Indian academic Centers of Excellence.
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