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CIE IIITH Returns with Gen AI 2.0 Summit
CIE IIITH is back with Gen AI 2.0 Summit on April 16, 2025, in Hyderabad, driving the next wave of Generative AI innovation. This year’s summit brings together corporates, startups, researchers, and mentors to explore AI’s impact across DeepTech, MedTech, AgriTech, and FinTech.
Expect cutting-edge applications, strategic collaborations, and funding insights to accelerate AI adoption. Whether you’re an innovator, investor, or researcher, this is where the future begins.
Nominate Gen AI startups now: https://cie.iiit.ac.in/gen-ai-summit-2-0/
Happenings @ CIE
Startup Showcase @R&D Showcase
IIITH R&D Showcase 2025 featured 25+ deep-tech startups, connecting innovators with investors & industry leaders. From Al to Life Sciences, startups gained insights to scale and succeed. Fueling the next wave of innovation..
Mentor Cafe
CIE-IIITH successfully hosted the Flagship Event Mentor Café, providing startups with a valuable opportunity to gain insights from industry experts.
Founder's Round Table
CIE-IIITH organised a Founder’s Round Table event on " Strategic Scaling"..
Idea Validation Bootcamp
CIE hosted an Idea Validation Bootcamp, offering insights into effective idea validation and market research. Participants gained valuable knowledge to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey..
Spotlight
Unnayan Defence Technologies: Advancing Counter-Drone Warfare with Indigenous InnovationThe rapid proliferation of drones has created new security challenges, making counter-unmanned aerial systems (counter-UAS) a critical defense priority. Unnayan Defence Technologies is addressing this need with its Antim Astra 40, a handheld hard-kill system designed for easy portability and single-operator use, offering an efficient solution to neutralize enemy drones.
Happenings @ AIC
ELECRAMA
AIC participated in ELECRAMA 2025, the world’s largest electrical and electronics expo, alongside its incubated startups Kyrosonics, Intech Harness, and Motorall.
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R&D Showcase
AIC-IIITH and RCTS hosted a roundtable on "Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Social Good" at IIITH’s R&D Showcase 2025.
AIC-IIITH at IITM E-Summit
AIC-IIITH participated in IITM Chennai’s flagship E-Summit, where incubated startups CuRevive and Avinya Infinity Solutions engaged in the event alongside ecosystem leaders..
Call For Applications
AvishkarHarness your startup’s potential with IIIT Hyderabad’s Avishkar Accelerator Summer Cohort!
Get up to 40 Lakhs in seed funding and access opportunities in Deeptech, Medtech , Mediatech & Mobility.
DT CoWorkzCollaborate in a research-driven space for Gen AI, NLP, Robotics, and ML startups. Access IIITH research, expert advisory, and a thriving innovation ecosystem.
EPAM Social Innovation Impact Project
Accelerate your Green Innovation with EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program!
Open for startups working in Greentech, Circular Economy and Sustainability!
CIE In News
UIDAI, IIIT-Hyderabad launch biometric challenge, offers Rs 7.7 lakh worth prize
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in collaboration with IIIT-Hyderabad has launched a large-scale competition to test fingerprint-based authentication solutions in biometric algorithms, said the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
IIIT Hyderabad opens new AI medical facility CDiTH in collaboration with AIG Hospital
The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH), which houses the Kohli Centre on Intelligent Systems (KCIS), established the Centre for Digital Technologies in Healthcare (CDiTH). This is in collaboration with AIG Hospital, which is now marketed as an AI (artificial intelligence) medical facility.
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CIE at IIIT Hyderabad is a technology incubator with rich experience in seeding, nurturing, and growing deep-tech startups in emerging segments like med-tech, tech4social, visual informatics, data engineering, and machine learning, language technologies, gaming, and robotics. CIE IIITH, with a research-led innovation as its primary mandate, focuses on amplifying technology through research collaboration and co-creation models for startups to work with research groups at IIITH.
Under the CIE umbrella, there are 3 active incubators: the Deeptech incubator (Avishkar), the Medtech incubator (Ojas) & the Social incubator (AIC). CIE also includes enabling labs such as a well-equipped Maker Lab, a Medical Electronics Calibration Lab, and a AR/VR lab. IIIT Hyderabad also includes Product Labs to seed new products from research — a pre-incubation program to seed startups from research.
In the past 15 years we have grown to be the largest academic incubator in the country, have housed over 450+ startups that have raised about 250+Cr funding, and created over 2500+ jobs. Today there are very active programs focused on emerging technology startups, research-based startups, medical technologies, and social technology startups.
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