Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will showcase a range of deep-tech innovations, at ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’, an international technology show in France, the institute said on June 9.
The event — being organised by the Ministry of Education in France from June 14-16 — aims to identify, mentor and showcase some of India’s most promising technology ventures emerging from higher educational institutions and centrally funded technical institutes.
According to IIT Madras, the event will connect Indian innovators with a global audience comprising investors, policymakers, industry leaders, research institutions and technology partners.
IIT Madras will lead two of the 13 thematic areas at the event and showcase 15 startups incubated at the institute.
The institute’s pavilion will feature five major research projects highlighting India’s capabilities in deep-tech innovation and indigenous technology development.
These include Hyperloop technology, lab-grown diamond technologies, 5G and 6G communications, port automation and a domain-specific low-compute indigenous AI ecosystem.
Highlighting the significance of the event, IIT Madras Director Prof. V. Kamakoti said the India-France Year of Innovation 2026 and Bharat Innovates 2026 are expected to create new opportunities for collaboration between IIT Madras and French universities, research laboratories, startups and industries.
“The event opens up opportunities for joint research in 6G technologies, shared testbeds, standards development, startup partnerships, technology transfer and talent exchange programmes,” he said.
IIT Madras will lead the Blue Economy and Next-Generation Communications thematic areas at the event. The communications segment will showcase startups such as REIO Systems, Astrome Technologies and WiSig Networks.
