Companies At ASPIRE
Companies At ASPIRE
Success
Stories
Applied Materials India & IIT Bombay
A Strategic Two-Decade Collaboration
Since its inception in 2005 with a few sponsored programs, Applied Materials India’s partnership with IIT Bombay has evolved into a model of strategic industry-academia collaboration. A major milestone came in 2015, when Applied became the first anchor client at IIT Bombay’s Research Park—enabling seamless collaboration with faculty and students, and direct access to advanced labs and infrastructure.
Over the past 20 years, this partnership has grown into a nationally recognised initiative—featured as a case study in Kotler’s Essentials of Modern Marketing (2024)—and continues to set benchmarks in collaborative innovation.
Key Milestones & Impact
- India’s First University-Based 200 mm Fab Facility: Enabling hands-on research and development in semiconductor technologies.
- Three On-Site Labs: Focused on nanotechnology, chemistry, and material sciences.
- Semiconductor Certification Program: A pioneering initiative to build a skilled workforce in India.
- Industry Affiliate Member of SEMIX: Driving ecosystem development through training, research, and student engagement.
- Over 100 Sponsored Research Projects: Advancing cutting-edge technologies across diverse domains.
- National Research Centers: Co-established the Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN) and the National Center for Photovoltaics Research & Education (NCPRE).
Exploration Centre: A Hub for Co-Innovation
Applied Materials’ dedicated Exploration Centre at IIT Bombay is equipped with advanced R&D tools and serves as a launchpad for taking innovations from lab to fab. It is a vibrant, innovative space for students and faculty to collaborate on real-world challenges and accelerate scientific breakthroughs.
Shaping the semiconductor ecosystem
Applied Materials India remains committed to expanding this collaboration into emerging areas such as nanofabrication, sustainable materials, chemical sciences, health sciences, and advanced manufacturing. Applied Materials’ sustained engagement with IIT Bombay exemplifies its unwavering commitment to advancing India’s semiconductor ecosystem and fostering long-term innovation.
Applied Materials India
Associated with IITB since 2005
In line with its commitment to IIT Bombay and in support of India’s vision of becoming an electronics manufacturing hub, Applied Materials India became the first anchor client at IIT Bombay’s Research Park in 2015. The facility enables close interaction with faculty and student researchers and benefits from seamless access to labs, equipment and services. The journey that started with few sponsored programs in 2005, over the last decade and half has grown exponentially to include India’s first university –based facility with 200 mm fab tools, three on-site labs focusing on Nanotechnology, Chemistry & Material Sciences and R&D on next-generation technologies, and a jointly offered Semiconductor Technology and Manufacturing Certification Program, the first of its kind in India. The collaboration has also catalyzed the establishment of two national research centers at IIT Bombay
– the Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN) and the National Center for Photovoltaics Research & Education (NCPRE). Applied Materials India has sponsored more than 100 projects as a research partner for IIT Bombay to develop cutting-edge technology in various areas. As Applied Materials India looks to the future with IIT Bombay as an ‘institute of eminence’, it finds an opportunity to expand this visionary collaboration into more exciting and emerging areas like nanofabrication, manufacturing and materials, sustainable chemical science, health sciences and engineering.
To know more about Applied Materials India, click here
“I’m incredibly proud to have been part of this collaboration since its inception. It has been truly inspiring to watch the joint vision of developing a holistic Semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem spanning Semiconductor process equipment development to Supply chain establishment, Chip and Fab manufacturing, along with collaborative R&D and workforce development, turning into a reality.”
Omkaram Nalamasu
Applied Ventures, LLC
“I’m incredibly proud to have been part of this collaboration since its inception. It has been truly inspiring to watch the joint vision of developing a holistic Semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem spanning Semiconductor process equipment development to Supply chain establishment, Chip and Fab manufacturing, along with collaborative R&D and workforce development, turning into a reality.”
Omkaram Nalamasu
Applied Ventures, LLC
“Applied Materials India’s enduring partnership with IIT Bombay exemplifies the transformative power of industry-academia collaborations. For two decades, this alliance has established India’s first university-based 200 mm fab and National Research Centers for chemistry and materials innovation. Through our sponsorship and pioneering efforts in semiconductor education, and now further strengthened by our engagement with a dedicated semiconductor exploration centre at IIT Bombay Research Park – ASPIRE, we are extending our commitment to enabling India’s ambition in becoming a global semiconductor hub.”
Avi Avula
Applied Materials India
Ubisoft
Associated with IITB Research Park since June 2018
Ubisoft in India has been associated with the IITB Research Park since 2018. The Ubisoft team at IITB Research Park works on developing solutions involving Computer Vision and Machine Learning that can be integrated with QC and Production needs in the future. To our benefit, most of our team members at the Ubisoft India Research Unit hail from the very institute and they work in close collaboration with faculties and students from IITB on research projects. We work closely with two professors who are renowned scholars in the field of AI/ML and computer vision. Apart from this, we have access to many other Professors in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics etc., and also to students who are seeking Bachelors, Masters and PhD’s in these subjects.
To know more about Ubisoft Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd, click here
“We come from a video gaming industry that is young & dynamic, and being integrated with one of India’s premier institutes has opened up numerous avenues of collaboration and opportunities. No matter how ambitious the vision is, the Research Park team has always assisted us to the best of their abilities, thereby solidifying our presence at IIT Bombay.”
Nanosniff
Associated with IITB Research Park since February 2017
Our association with ASPIRE IITB Research Park Foundation has brought several benefits to our work. Most important is the access to the various laboratories at IIT Bombay, for fabricating initial devices & 3D printed structures, characterising devices, conducting biological experiments, access to faculty for discussion & collaboration, etc. We have also benefited from our association with students of IIT Bombay as our interns. It has worked both ways – the students got to work on cutting-edge projects that envision a ‘product’, & we got interns who were brilliant at work.
Through ASPIRE IITB Research Park Foundation, we were facilitated to test our security product: Nanosniffer – Explosives Trace Detector, at IIT Bombay’s Main Gate. This allowed us to collect field data in real-time. This activity was immensely useful in improving the field performance of our product & ruggedising it.
To know more about Nanosniff Technologies Pvt Ltd, click here
“We were the Startup anchor for IIT Bombay Research Park and the association has been a fruitful one for us. Having a space to work in the IITB campus and access to several labs has helped in our product development and product testing. With the help of the Research Park team, we hired some of the finest talents of IIT Bombay as student interns who benefitted by working on real cutting-edge problems.”
Co-founder & CTO, NanoSniff Technologies Pvt Ltd.
CORE
Engineering Innovation, together: CORE x IIT Bombay at CETRA
CORE Energy Systems Ltd., founded over two decades ago, stands at the forefront of India’s engineering landscape as a trusted EPC and advanced manufacturing partner. With proven expertise in nuclear, defence, aerospace, oil & gas, and clean energy, we are driven by a singular purpose: to deliver mission-critical solutions that combine precision, innovation, and sustainability.
The launch of CETRA (Core Energy Technology and Research Analysis) at IIT Bombay’s Research Park, Aspire marks a defining step in our journey. This collaboration with IIT Bombay unites academic excellence with industrial depth to address the evolving engineering challenges of our time. CETRA is envisioned as a vibrant hub where researchers, engineers, and the scientific community co-create advanced solutions, from reactor safety systems and defence technologies to sustainable energy frameworks.
Beyond research, CETRA is about impact: translating pioneering ideas into scalable technologies that strengthen India’s self-reliance while contributing to global progress. It is where the rigour of academia meets the pragmatism of industry, forging innovations that endure.
Together, CORE and ASPIRE not just to meet today’s needs but to shape the future of critical engineering – for India, and the world.
“Together, we engineer possibilities that shape a nation.
At CORE Energy Systems, we believe technology achieves its true purpose when it serves people. Our collaboration with IIT Bombay through CETRA is a step in that direction, where the finest academic minds and our industrial expertise come together to create real, cutting-edge solutions in nuclear, defence, and clean energy.
This is not just research; it is about building a self-reliant India while delivering technologies of global relevance.”
Nagesh Basarkar
CMD, CORE Energy Systems Ltd.
SustLabs
Making Homes Energy Smart
SustLabs, incubated at SINE, IIT Bombay in 2019, has been on a mission to make every home more energy-efficient, safe, and sustainable. Guided by the visionary incubation philosophy of SINE — backing high-risk, deep-technology companies — SustLabs has grown from its early prototypes to deploying its solutions with over 10,000 households across 100+ cities. The mentorship and guidance from industry stalwarts, friends in the campus, professors and each and everyone have been instrumental in shaping this journey.
With a strong foundation in R&D, SustLabs has published research papers, filed patents, and consistently pioneered industry-first solutions. From launching the first-generation Ohm Assistant in 2021 to today’s fourth-generation technology, SustLabs now enables real-time electricity monitoring, appliance-level insights, and even advanced fire detection — providing alerts up to 20 minutes before a potential electrical fire.
Our collaborations span marquee real estate developers like Rustomjee, Piramal, Prestige, and Agami, as well as global OEM partners including Schneider Electric, Panasonic, and Inepro (Netherlands). SustLabs is still very young and very hungry to grow, and create technologies that shape healthier, safer, and more sustainable cities.
CTech Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Associated with IITB Research Park since June 2021
CTech Labs has been associated with ASPIRE IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation since 2021. It has been a great homecoming, as CTech is a graduate of SINE, IITB Incubator, and homecoming personally for me too, as I had been associated with IITB academics as Head & Sr. Professor at IDC.
ASPIRE is a big help in making connections with professors and students for internships and to mentor startups. We developed a deeper relationship with Swayam-Prabha, RUTAG, and CTARA, creating special products for rural applications, holding joint patents. CTech has rights to a number of IITB patents, which are converted to marketable products in sanitation, rural lighting and EV mobility. We are keen to extend this activity (Industry-Academia relation) with more IITB research groups. We are also keen to collaborate with ‘Aspire’ fellow companies.
CTech is an innovation-driven, design-led organisation, supplementing the R&D efforts by infusing creative methodologies, delivering customised human-centred solutions, integrating business & technical aspects, especially supporting early innovation. CTech has partnered with several companies, for example, L&T, Crompton Greaves, Lumax, Tata Steel, etc. and many DRDO research labs for new product development, delivered modular housing systems, communication devices, pan-India data capture & data transmission systems, drug delivery systems, etc.
To know more, click here: www.ctechlab.com
To see the presentation, click here: https://www.ctechlab.com/ctechpresentation.pdf
InSolare
Associated with IITB Research Park since June 2024
InSolare Energy has steadily evolved from a leading solar EPC player into a forward-looking clean energy innovator with a strong focus on green hydrogen and indigenous electrolyser technology. Building on a solid foundation in renewable project execution, the company has taken bold strides into deep-tech R&D.
A key initiative currently underway is the setup of a dedicated cell and stack development & test facility at IIT Bombay, aimed at benchmarking the performance of InSolare’s in-house electrolyser stack against global standards. This collaboration marks a significant step toward strengthening India’s self-reliance in critical clean energy technologies.
The company’s R&D team, based at IIT Bombay, has been instrumental in developing our patented electrolyser stack, compatible with both PEM and AEM electrolysis technology, with potential reversible fuel cell applications.
InSolare’s ambitious roadmap includes establishment of 250–300 MW electrolyser manufacturing facility in India, as well as allocations under the MNRE SIGHT scheme – 10 MW electrolyser capacity and 19,000 MT of green hydrogen production, positioning it among the key players in India’s green hydrogen ecosystem.
Through a blend of innovation, collaboration, and execution excellence, InSolare is driving the transition to a cleaner, self-reliant energy future.
Achievements
of ASPIRE
NTT Global Data Centers & Cloud Infrastructure India Private Ltd
Associate Member of ASPIRE – IITB Research Park
