Bengaluru: A new technological accelerator and incubation centre for aerospace start-ups has launched on the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) campus in the City.
Social Alpha, a venture development platform for science and technology start-ups, has made the announcement. According to a statement, the centre has described the dubbed Mach33.aero as the first public-private partnership in India.
The centre will focus on aviation, defence, space exploration, agriculture, and climate action and will be located on the CSIR-NAL campus.
According to NAL, the center’s ‘lab-to-market’ strategy will work as a catalyst for accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship while fostering start-ups and SME’s in sectors of national strategic importance.
“Mach33.aero will leverage innovations to build solutions for some of our toughest challenges with the help of advanced systems and frontier technologies like Robotics, AI/ML/Data Science, Nanotech, Material Science, Advanced Manufacturing, Cryogenic etc.,” the statement said.
Tata Trusts, the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), and NAL support Social Alpha.