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26th May 2015 New Delhi, India

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by Karanpreet

Science and Innovation Adviser

Newton Bhabha Innovation Workshop: Industry Academia Engagement

On 12-13 May 2015, the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), in partnership with the Science and Innovation Network (SIN) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised a workshop in New Delhi on ‘industry academia engagement’. The aim of the workshop was to discuss the current challenges of technological development in India, […]

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3rd March 2015 Mumbai

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by Vishakha Chandhere

Senior Adviser, UK Science & Innovation Network India

EU tour to Pune – A glimpse of R&D base in India

Pune, also known as the Oxford of the East, is the educational and research hub of Western India. The European Union (EU) Delegation to India organised a regional tour to Pune from 16-18 February 2015. We (new SINner Karanpreet and veteran Vishakha) represented the British High Commission and participated in the stimulating deliberations over the three […]

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26th September 2014 Mumbai, India

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by Vijay Iyer

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

IIT Bombay

Last month, Tom and I visited the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. First, we met with Prof. B. Ravi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Prof. Ravi was part of the Indian delegation I led to the UK in June this year to participate in a 4-day programme on distributed manufacturing, which was jointly […]

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26th September 2014 Mumbai, India

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by Vijay Iyer

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Let’s talk hybrid and electric vehicles

Turbocharging, sustainable range extenders, energy recovery – do these terms interest you? Then, please make sure you attend the UK-India workshop on hybrid and electric vehicles in Pune next month on October 14th. We’re bringing a UK delegation of automotive experts to Pune to discuss potential research partnerships with India in building hybrid and electric […]

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8th May 2014 Bangalore, India

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by Sunil Kumar

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

On a Space Journey – Part 2

I’ve already told you about the Rutherford Appleton Lab, part two of my UK space odyssey was the Strathclyde Space Institute (SSI), University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. As I walked through the institute I saw a photograph of a strange looking air vehicle called the Skylon Spaceplane. This spaceplane, which is still in experimental stage, […]

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17th April 2014 Bangalore, India

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by Sunil Kumar

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

On a space journey in the UK – 1

Last month I travelled to the UK visiting several institutes and meeting stakeholders. I was keen to explore developments in space science and technology in the UK for possible collaborations with India and this brought me to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Space (RAL Space) in Harwell. The RAL Space is co-located with the other large […]

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8th April 2014 Mumbai, India

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by Vijay Iyer

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Interview with Clive Hickman – Chief Executive, The Manufacturing Technology Centre

On my recent visit to the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, I met with the Chief Executive, Dr. Clive Hickman, and asked him about his plans for engaging with India. Tell us about the recent award from the World Bank? The World Bank project is approximately $400m and will be used to upgrade the […]

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6th November 2013 New Delhi, India

From smart grids to zoom cars | UK’s innovative companies visit India

Hello readers! Following from my earlier post on the UK Innovation is GREAT showcase event; here is an update on some of the UK companies that will be speaking at the event. As mentioned in my earlier post, the event is designed to enable R&D intensive businesses in India to hear experiences and network with […]

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26th July 2013 New Delhi, India

Are you ready for the Rolls-Royce India Open Innovation Challenge?

Chesbrough, who coined the term “Open Innovation” describes in his book “Open Innovation: the New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology” how companies have shifted from so-called closed innovation processes towards a more open way of innovating. Open Innovation can be described as combining internal and external ideas as well as internal and external […]

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17th May 2013 Bangalore, India

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by Sunil Kumar

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Sky’s the limit in Indo-UK aerospace technology

A couple of weeks ago I was involved in an event bringing together aerospace researchers and companies from the UK and India together for three days to discuss opportunities for working together. We asked Venkatesh Janakiram, Senior Trade & Investment Adviser in Aerospace at the British Deputy High Commission, to write about the event… One hundred […]

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