To provide for advanced instruction and to conduct original investigations in all branches of knowledge as are likely to promote the material and industrial welfare of India.

Jamsetji Tata's Vision for IISc

The origins of FSID go back to 1991 when SID (Society for Innovation and Development) was set up in close collaboration with IISc within its sylvan, historic campus. At inception, its mission was to use the incredible repository of knowledge, world class infrastructure and talent present within IISc to help business enterprises and thereby the economy and the nation at large.

Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID) was incorporated on 8th August 2020 as a Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013. FSID is promoted by Indian Institute of Science and was incorporated to further this original mission. It has now grown to become a single window of access for all stakeholders to the deep science and deep tech knowledge within IISc. It provides a 360 degree set of offerings that facilitates the delivery of its objectives.

People

Prof. B. Gurumoorthy, the present Director of FSID, is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and also Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing at the Indian Institute of Science.

Executives

Names Designation
Omprakash Subbarao Chief Executive Officer, CORE Labs
CS Murali Chairman - STEM Cell
Dr. CV Natraj Chief Scientific Advisor
Yatish Dravid Head - TIME²
Raj Waghray Head - STEM Cell
Dr. Amitava Pramanik Head - SEED
Krishna Kumar Head - Programs Unit
Yogesh Pandit Senior Innovation Manager - TIME²
Dr. Tulasi Gandikota Head - University Innovations
Manjunatha N Senior Manager - Finance & Accounts