Communication and life sciences analyst Agilent Technologies today announced the launch of the India Innovation Initiative (i3) in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology and industry body CII.
"The programme has the objective of creating an eco system for conducive growth by promoting innovators and facilitating commercialisation of such project, which could a new idea, technology or software," Agilent Technology President and Country General Manger (India) Venkatesh Valluri told reporters here.
The programme is open for innovators above 18 years of age and the last date of submission of the project is May 30, 2009.
The project will be judged by an expert panel of scientists and industrialists and the winners will be later mentored by experts from IIM, Ahmedabad to help take the innovation to the market.