8th Edition of Bangalore India Nano Attracts Over Global 600 Delegates

The 8^th edition Bangalore India Nano has once again come into the fore and attracted more than 600 delegates from across the world. The event will see 47 experts deliberating on a wide range of topics.

Addressing the inaugural session, the Minster of Science and Technology Minister SR Patil said, “Karnataka, expecting to ride on the new wave in the market is eyeing creation of 2,000 start-ups this year. The city is already well known globally as the IT and startup capital of India.”
 
"Karnataka is already home to over 4,000 start-ups and the government is keen on creating an environment that will enable kick-start at least another 2,000 this year," adds Patil.

The state has already granted land for a set up by the Centre for Nano and Soft Materials on the Tumkur-Bengaluru Road," he said. Patil also spoke of the new start-up policy that the government has announced to encourage start-ups in the state, after having seen a huge surge in the number of such firms in Bangalore.

Prof CNR Rao noted that the former Diwan of the State of Mysore started the science developments over a 100 years ago. The state began the first university followed by a dam, steel factory and also a paper mills also over a century ago. “If not the far sighted vision of this great visionary, we would have none of this here today. I’m sure that he would have been a great patron of nanoscience if he was here today," Rao adds.

V Manjula, Principal Secretary, Science and Technology Department, Government of Karnataka said: "The global nano-technology industry is a $100 billion industry growing at a healthy rate of 17.5% and this city is already leading the way in India."

The three-day event will address the latest trends in nano-technology with focus on healthcare, clean water, energy, and, manufacturing and research collaboration.

The highlight of the event -- Nano Sparks -- showcasing emerging business ideas by young researchers wishing to convert ideas into start-ups has seen a big plus point for the young.