Mission: To create a world-class centre for leading-edge
business-driven research in India
Planning India’s first Research & Innovation Park
1998
July 24: ICICI Knowledge Park
incorporated
November: Hyderabad finalised
as location for the flagship project
1999
February: Construction of
Phase I Innovation Corridor,
Admin building started
Oct 28: Inauguration of 200-acre
campus at Genome Valley
Executing the blueprint & building collaborations
2000
June 1: 1st company at IKP:
Medicorp Technologies
(acquired by Matrix
Laboratories in May 2002)
2001
March: VIC set up in partnership
with NISSAT, DSIR, Go
SIRO Recognition
August 1: Deepanwita
Chattopadhyay appointed as CEO
December: ISO 9001-2000
certification for Park infrastructure
Planning India’s first Research & Innovation Park
1998
July 24: ICICI Knowledge Park
incorporated
November: Hyderabad finalised
as location for the flagship project
1999
February: Construction of
Phase I Innovation Corridor,
Admin building started
Oct 28: Inauguration of 200-acre
campus at Genome Valley
Mission: To create a world-class centre for leading-edge business-driven research in India
Executing the blueprint & building collaborations
2000
June 1: 1st company at IKP:
Medicorp Technologies
(acquired by Matrix
Laboratories in May 2002)
2001
March: VIC set up in partnership
with NISSAT, DSIR, Go
SIRO Recognition
August 1: Deepanwita
Chattopadhyay appointed as CEO
December: ISO 9001-2000
certification for Park infrastructure
Strengthening infrastructure & knowledge exchange
2002
November 24: Innovation Corridor
Phase II inaugurated
IKP’s flagship conference series
launched on November 24
2003
Cash Breakeven
2004
IASP membership
Medicinal garden at IKP
2005
December: Innovation Corridor
Phase III operational
Fostering an ecosystem for startup incubation
2006
January: Launch of
Life Science Incubator
supported by NSTEDB, DST
1st incubatee
Member of ISBA
September 14: IKP Trust formed;
ICICI divests equity to IKP Trust
2007
Best Incubator Award from
DST, GoI
Member of STEM
Incubated ICTPH, ICAAP
2008
Early Stage VC Fund
Incubated
NSTEDB Seed Fund
Exploring innovation platforms for greater impact
2009
ICTPH and ICAAP hived off
as separate non-profit companies
Member of ABLE
2011
TePP Outreach Centre
TDB Seed Fund
Partnership with BMGF for
2010
MSME Seed Fund
2012
Biotechnology
Ignition Grant –
A BIRAC partner
Analytical Facility at LSI,
supported by BIRAC
Building a Pan-India innovation ecosystem
2013
Established BIRAC Regional
Innovation Centre
Best Incubator Award, 2012
from ABLE
GCTBC – partnership with
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
& USAID
2014
GCTBC expansion in
partnership with BIRAC
GCTBC goes International
with DFID
Exploring innovation platforms for greater impact
2009
ICTPH and ICAAP hived off
as separate non-profit companies
Member of ABLE
2010
MSME Seed Fund
2011
TePP Outreach Centre
TDB Seed Fund
Partnership with BMGF for
2012
Biotechnology
Ignition Grant –
A BIRAC partner
Analytical Facility at LSI,
supported by BIRAC
Building a Pan-India innovation ecosystem
2013
Established BIRAC Regional
Innovation Centre
Best Incubator Award, 2012
from ABLE
GCTBC – partnership with
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
& USAID
2014
GCTBC expansion in
partnership with BIRAC
GCTBC goes International
with DFID
Enabling faster scale up, rapid prototyping & Makerspace
2015
July: Inauguration of
IKP EDEN, Bengaluru
In partnership with USAID –
Piloting technologies in
Nepal, Bangladesh
Best Incubator Award
from TiE Hyderabad
2016
Grand Challenges Karnataka –
Partnership with KITS, Govt of
Karnataka
BRIC Phase II to map Emerging
Innovation Clusters
Building innovation culture in Tier II, III cities
2017
February: IKP EDEN hived
off as a separate Society
National Entrepreneurship
Award, from Ministry of
Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship, GoI
2018
BRIC Phase III expanded
in Tier II, III cities
IKP-BIRAC SEED Equity Fund
Mission: To advance deepteching and co-create
solutions for tomorrow in health and plant systems
Co-creating Solutions for Tomorrow
2019
Sustainability Innovation
Centre at IKP campus
IKP-BIRAC LEAP Equity Fund
2020
Regional Tech Transfer Office
Immersive Social Accelerator
with BIRAC
Fund for COVID-relevant
solutions
CAWACH Fund for COVID –
partnership with NSTEDB, DST
75,000 sft. lab facility
at IKP campus
Transitioning from Program Implementer to Orchestrator
2021-22
Distributed Pilot Manufacturing
Facilities
Online Platform: Companion
of startup heroes
Digital Health Accelerator
LSI Analytical Labs
Best Biotech Incubator
Award from BIRAC
Innovation Policy
Studies Centre
Amrit Grand
Challenge
2023
IKP Global Regulatory Forum
Incubation as a Service
A Global Grand Challenge
