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We are pleased to announce that Anirudh Chellappa of NIMHANS and Aditya Parekh of Anant National University have won prizes for the questions at the last edition of "In Conversation". Our congratulations to both for their thoughtful and searching questions!

May 12, 2022

Dr K K Narayanan seasoned serial AgTech entrepreneur joins the Ignite Scientific Advisory Board

For more details see here.

Apr 14, 2022

Ignite announces the second edition in the "In Conversation with Ignite " series. This will be on April 27th and is with Ron Vale of HHMI. Jyotsana Dhawan of Ignite will be the Interlocutor.

For more details see here.

Apr 01, 2022

In conversation with Ignite event: winners of prizes for the best questions.

The event got good traction with 481 registrants from diverse backgrounds and geographies. The recording of the event can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/WvEaIMjp0Bs

We had announced prizes for the two best questions. We were swamped with many high quality submissions and it is impossible to do justice to them. We have chosen Dr Rajashri Kadam of NCBS and Ms Aditi Yadav of St Xaviers Mumbai as the first and second prize winners. Congratulations to them and thank you to everyone who participated and contributed.

Our next event is in April. We hope to see you there.

Mar 03, 2022

Ignite announces a new bimonthly series - "In conversation with Ignite", where we will engage eminent scientists in an informal conversational format to learn about their life and work. The series kicks of with Ajit Varki on 28 February 2022.

For more details see here.

Feb 07, 2022

Dr. T. S. Balganesh joins Ignite as Scientific Advisor

We are pleased to announce that Dr T S Balganesh is joining Ignite as Scientific Advisor. Dr Balganesh is an experienced drug discovery scientist and has led pharmaceutical R&D and public sector initiatives in Open Source Drug Discovery. We are very happy that he agreed to join us to help us in our mission to promote life science research in India. He is a valuable addition to an already stellar team of advisors. We welcome him on board.

For more details see here.

Dec 31, 2021

DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (India Alliance) announced the appointment of Dr Jyotsna Dhawan as its interim CEO. She has taken over responsibilities from Dr Vasan Sambandamurthy with effect from 1 December 2021 till further communication

Go to India Alliance site for the full announcement

Dec 6, 2021

BTS Panel Discussion

Nov 17, 2021
1:00 - 1:50 PM IST

To watch the panel discussion Click here

Sourav Ghosh's picture of the IIT Bombay Campus wins honorable mention in the competition to select the picture of the most photogenic research institute campus in India. His aerial view of the funky buildings amidst the verdant surroundings of the Powai campus backgrounded by Powai lake showcases the IIT Bombay campus: modernity blending into nature, not supplanting it. Vikas holds onto his postion as the person who took the best picture with his submission showing the photogenic IISc campus in Bangalore.

IIT-Bombay Campus
Sourav Ghosh, IIT Bombay

IISc campus
Vikas Navaratne, IISc

Oct 22, 2021

Ignite funds research on Antimicrobial Resistance and Neurodegeneration under a FAST GRANTS mode

For more details see here.

Sept 23, 2021

Letter to applicants to the Fast Grants Open Call

For more details see here.

Sept 15, 2021

Fast Grants Open Call Reviews Complete

From the 271 proposals submitted we have shortlisted 6, after detailed reviews by our Science Advisory Board and External Reviewers. We hope to make a public announcement on this within the next two weeks. Please stay tuned. Follow us on Twitter if you would like to be updated in real-time.

Sept 6, 2021

Shrikumar Suryanarayanan, Chairman and co-founder of Sea6 Energy Pvt. Ltd. joins Ignite as Donor.

For more details see here.

Aug 6, 2021

Ignite announces an Open Call for Proposals to be funded under a Fast Grants mechanism.

For more details see here.

Jul 6, 2021

Ignite Life Science Foundation awards its first grant for developing mRNA vaccine technology

Jul 5, 2021

Dr Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is anchor donor for Ignite Life Science Foundation

Jun 8, 2021

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