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“ I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non- Issue 1, Vol 7 successful ones is pure perseverance..... “ - Steve Jobs, “Haryana grants IIT- 50 acres of land for Inventor and Entrepreneur extension of research campus ” “Tryst- 2013… The Technical Extravaganza” The Indian , Delhi has been given possession of a 50-acre plot of land at the Rajiv Gandhi Educational City in Sonipat by the Government of Haryana. Senior officials from IIT Delhi and FITT including Prof. R K Shevgaonkar, the Institute Director, have visited the site and the Institute has taken possession of the plot. 1

The site will be developed as an extension of the IIT-Delhi campus and will include a Science and Technology Park, a faculty development centre and April, 2013 a “high performance” computing centre.

Although the campus is an infrastructural expansion of the Delhi-based institute, its development is expected to be funded by, inter alia, the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

“The Entrepreneurial Journey: Kanwal Rekhi” Dr. Kazutaka Kurihara and Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade at Tryst-2013 The technical fest of IIT Delhi which took off in the first week of March saw participation of students,

teachers and many Jeff Lieberman during the Tech-fest, March 3, 2013 eminent personalities. The programs were witness to an array of spectacular events, lectures, workshops, seminars Entrepreneurship development program at IIT- Delhi and exhibitions. While commemorating the “Weird, wacky Towards encouraging entrepreneurship at the Institute, an interactive and wild”, Tryst-2013 threw up several inventive works and session between budding entrepreneurs of IIT Delhi and Mr. Kanwal Rekhi conceptual ideas that were straight out of the mind box. was organized (by EDC and FITT) on November 1, 2012 at the Institute. The brainstorming lecture series were delivered by thinkers and Being a veteran entrepreneur himself, Mr. Rekhi who also distinguishes as innovators like Dr. Kazutaka Kurihara, Ig Nobel Prize Winner, the first Indian-American founder of NASDAQ and co-founder of TiE and Acoustics 2012; Jeff Lieberman musician cum roboticist, host Inventus, enlightened the participants during the session drawing on his of Time Wrap at Discovery Channel; Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade, tremendous entrepreneurial experience. Mr. Rekhi also visited the TBIU Ig- Nobel Prize for Public Health and many other personalities. where the start-ups hugely benefited from his advice. “Launch of ICICI-Trinity Program April 2, 2013 at IIT Delhi” FITT – Corporate Membership

FITT invites the industry / industry associations / R&D organisations and financial institutions to become corporate members of FITT at a nominal annual fee. A corporate member client can participate in technology transfer and joint R&D programmes of the Institute on a priority basis with FITT providing the interface. Membership Form can be mailed on request or can be downloaded from www.fitt-iitd.org. Contact: [email protected]

Welcome note address by Prof SN Singh, DD (O) Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer - Source: BioSpectrum, March 15, 2013 . , run SMS polls, and much more. . The cleaning cartridge is rechargeable. .

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Rapid Detection of Acute Mycardial Infraction by sensing Cardiac Markers Rapid Detection of Grant scheme of BIRAC where FITT is a partner, the following entities have the following is a partner, Grant scheme of BIRAC where FITT Study, Design and Development of Hit Molecules for Type II Diabetes Design and Development of Hit Molecules for Type Study, Scheme Development of Diagnostic Reagents for Acute Mycardial Infraction Development of Diagnostic Reagents for Intraosseous Device INNOVATION CONTEST AND WORKSHOP AT IIT DELHI IIT AT WORKSHOP AND CONTEST INNOVATION Degree in Engineering or Master Degree in Science, Management or any other Post Graduate Degree Graduate Post other any or Management Science, in Degree Master or Engineering in Degree Students’ Innovation Contest- October 31, 2012 Innovation Contest- October 31, 2012 Students’ Novo Informatics Pvt Ltd: GM Biotech: Pvt Ltd : Technologies Nanosniff using Micro Cantilever Technology Dr J Karve: January, the exact dates being notified in advance. the exact dates being notified in advance. January, Contact: [email protected] on-site course delivery using the two way audio-video link can be considered. All major disciplines of Science and Science of disciplines major All considered. be can link audio-video way two the using delivery course on-site Engineering, and also relevant courses from Humanities, Social Sciences and Management streams which are being conducted at IIT Delhi are covered. The course details can be downloaded from the FITT website: fitt-iitd.org. www. Eligibility: and July of month the in starts year academic the in sessions semester two The experience. industry relevant with Professional Candidate Registration Program Professional Candidate Registration Applications are invited from qualified professionals w knowledge augmentation and skill enhancement at IIT Delhi. 6,000/- Rs. and professionals) (industry 20,000/- Rs. to 15,000/- Rs. from ranges fees Course course. PG regular This involves a semester-long registration for a courses, selected few a of case In course. lecture hour 42 a for personnel) government / (academic 8,000/- Rs. to 1. 2. 3. 4. Grantees under the BIG Under the Biotechnology Ignition call for proposals: been sanctioned grants during the first

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