Collaborations
PSG-STEP had closely collaborated with the Industry / Corporate Innovation Programs to outreach the innovation initiatives to the startup community. The Industries / Corporates engagement of PSG-STEP include:
- Intel
- ICICI
- Bosch
- Fullerton
- Dassault Systems
The efforts of PSG-STEP for above programs had resulted in creating networks among various institutions, organizations, industries and working professionals to extend technical and mentoring support to the bio innovators and bio startups in the region.
The PSG Hospitals & PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research extends its knowledge resources and the infrastructure for the startups in the healthcare domain. The startups have access to the doctors in the respective domain for validation, clinical trials for the medtech startups and facilities of the hospital and the medical institution.
The PSG – Nanotechnology Research, Innovation and Incubation Centre augments the efforts of PSG-STEP:BioNEST in supporting the innovators and startups in the nano applications.
PSG-STEP:BioNEST leverages the knowledge and infrastructure resources of PSG College of Arts & Science and PSG College of Pharmacy for its initiatives.
PSG-STEP startups have access to the facilities available at SITRA in the areas of medical textiles and other research organizations in the region.
The PSG-STEP:BioNEST Centre closely works with the organizations viz., Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), DRDO-Bharathiar University Centre for Life Sciences and organizations involved in promoting innovation and startup ecosystem in the region.
PSG -STEP had established a strong relationship with the industry associations, Startup Community and Investor Network of the region. Few of them are:
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
- Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA)
- Industrial Waste Management Association (IWMA)
- The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
- Native Angels Network (NAN)
- Chennai Angels and other industrial associations.
PSG-STEP:BioNEST has established the BioECOSYS – the Coimbatore Biotech Community and monthly meetups are organized to network and create collaboration with academia, industry and innovators in the biotech domain. The initiatives now emerges as a platform for the bioenthusisiasts of the region to share and support each other.
PSG-STEP:BioNEST collaborates with academic institutions in the region by organizing Bio-Ignite – the entrepreneurship boot camp and extends its facilities to the research and innovation activities of the academic institutions in the region.
Special focused programs for a period of 4 weeks – 6 weeks organized by PSG-STEP viz, Startup 360, Biostartup 360 and Hardtech Startup 360 has given opportunity for the innovators and cofounders to validate, refine and redefine their ideas and business models based on the intensive idea validation and mentor connect opportunity.
PSG-STEP had reached out to the investor community by partnering in the regional initiatives viz., Funding Carnival with TiE Coimbatore and The Pitch with CII, Coimbatore apart from the regular investor connect initiatives.