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TECHSETU 2026

Global IIT Delhi-linked call connecting validated deep-tech inventions with commercialization and technology-transfer partners.

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connecting validated deep-tech inventions with commercialization and technology-transfer partners.
Scheme
TECHSETU 2026
Open for
The call is described as global., It is open to eligible deep-tech startups, innovators, organizations, NGOs, government bodies, MSME industries, academic institutions, research institutions and consortia of two or more entities., Detailed application dates and the direct submission form are n/a.
Deadline
Deadline: 12 october

About the Program

TECHSETU 2026 is a global expression of interest from IHFC, the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi, under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems. It connects validated laboratory technologies with organizations capable of adopting, developing, manufacturing or commercializing them.

Eligibility requirements

  • Applicants must fall within one of the published participant categories.
  • Applicants should be interested in discovering, collaborating on, adopting or commercializing one or more of the listed technologies.
  • Technology-specific capability, consortium, manufacturing and commercialization requirements may apply and should be checked with IHFC.

Offerings / Benefits

  • Access to validated technologies developed through the research ecosystem.
  • Technology-transfer and commercialization collaboration.
  • Opportunities to reduce engineering-development bottlenecks.
  • Potential manufacturing, supply-chain and market-deployment partnerships.
  • Direct grant or investment funding is not publicly specified.

Sectors supported

Autonomous aerial-survey drones.Autonomous warehouse mobile robots.BLDC-based drone systems.Drone-enabled aerial pollination.EMG-controlled prosthetic hands.Orthopedic plate-bending machinery.Self-powered sensing for soft robotics.Agriculture & AgriTechAutonomous SystemsDeepTechDrones & Autonomous SystemsHealthcare & HealthTechManufacturing & IndustrialRobotics & Automation

Selection process

  • IHFC is expected to assess expressions of interest based on technical capability, commercialization readiness and fit with the relevant technology. Detailed evaluation stages and commercial terms are n/a.

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