CCMB launches iHub for medical, agri-biotech start-ups

The iHub is a five-storey building with advanced laboratory equipment for research and innovation

CCMB launches iHub for medical, agri-biotech start-ups
Sharath Chowdary Hyderabad
Last Updated : Oct 08 2016 | 9:58 PM IST
After having T-Hub (Telangana Hub) as India's largest incubator for startups, Hyderabad has another Innovation Hub (iHub) to promote start-ups in the fields of medical and agricultural biotechnology.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) have launched this innovation hub.

The iHub is a five-storey building with advanced laboratory equipment for research and innovation.

The 40,000-sq ft incubation center will house more than five start-ups per floor. It will offer a platform for translating ideas into technologies and provides a place for start-ups that seek to commercialise medical and agricultural biotechnology, said Rakesh Mishra, director of CCMB.

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First Published: Oct 08 2016 | 9:21 PM IST

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