AIC ACE

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in association with Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog has established the Atal Incubation Centre - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Foundation known as Amrita Centre for Entrepreneurship (AIC-ACE), at the university’s headquarters in Coimbatore.

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Focus Areas

AIC ACE will focus on technology-enabled start-ups offering impactful solutions, preferably in the following domains

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Transport- Automotive/ Connected Cars/ Electric Vehicles

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New Materials including Nano Materials- Green Materials

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Sensor Technology- Biosensors

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Other Emerging Areas of Social/National Importance

Board of Directors

The AIC ACE Board of Directors has the following personalities

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Mr. Suresh Kodoor

Director
Academia-Industry Partnership
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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Mr. Srikanth S.

Additional Director
Corporate Relation and Placement
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Dr. Prashant R. Nair

Vice Chairman
IQAC
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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Mr. Pradeep Menon

Director
Zacco- Digital Trust

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Dr. J. Mohanasundari

Managing Director
Kayjay Sharp Trendys / Sharp Electrodes / JM Ayurvedas

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Mr. P. N. Raghavan

Managing Partner
Amar Metering Pumps

The Team

The AIC ACE team which works in alignment with the Board of Directors, comprises the following personnel

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Wg. Cdr. (Retd.)
Dr. A. Balachandran

CEO

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R. Krishnan

GM- Incubation

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D. Sakthivel

Manager- Incubation

Partners

Amrita University
Niti Aayog
Zacco
soliton
ELGI
Amar

Atal Innovation Mission

The Government of India has launched the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across the nation. The primary goal is to establish a platform for promoting world-class Innovation Hubs, Grand Innovation Challenges, startup ventures, and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology-driven sectors that can significantly impact economic growth and development.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a research-intensive, multi-disciplinary private university, educating a vibrant student body of over 30,000, supported by more than 2,000 highly qualified faculty members. Accredited with the highest possible ‘A++’ grade by NAAC, Amrita offers over 300 UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs across Engineering, Management, and Medical Sciences, including Ayurveda, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Agriculture Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.