Built on Campus.Built for Founders.
RISE Foundation IISER exists to take the science being done at IISER Kolkata and nearby institutions, and turn it into companies that actually reach the world.
Research That Had Nowhere to Go — Until Now
The Research Innovation and Scientific Entrepreneurship (RISE) Foundation IISER was established as a Section 8 non-profit company at the IISER Kolkata campus at Mohanpur in Nadia with the idea of being an entrepreneurship hub. Supported by the NIDHI-TBI scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and IISER Kolkata itself, this is what helped us build out the state-of-the-art facilities we now offer startups.
We started because there was serious research happening at IISER Kolkata, that had nowhere to go once it left the lab — no infrastructure, no mentorship pipeline, no route to investors who would understand it. That's the gap RISE Foundation IISER is working to bridge.
Mission
To translate the ideas and IP emerging out of IISER Kolkata and the nearby research institutions to real economic activity for the region — jobs, companies, growth that would not have happened otherwise.
Vision
IISER Kolkata and other nearby institutes are really doing high-quality research. We are dedicated to ensuring that research does not stay in the lab but rather evolves into an innovation ecosystem where science and entrepreneurship keep feeding each other.
The People Behind RISE Foundation IISER
Prof. Sourav Pal
Director
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Prof. Ayan Banerjee
Director
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Prof. Sayam Sengupta
Director
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Prof. Swadhin Mandal
Professor
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Dr Sonali Roy
Chief Operating Officer
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Ms. Nilanjana Bhattacharya
Incubation Manager
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Dr Goutam Kulsi
Scientific and Technical Manager
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Accounts Executive
Ms. Soumi Ghosh
Plant Tissue Culture Lab Executive
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Mr. Rana Dhali
Plant Tissue Culture Lab Executive
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Fab-Lab Consultant
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Sr. Office Assistant
Mr. Ishan Das
Fab Lab Intern
Mr. Sudip Tudu
Fab Lab Intern
Mr. Shubhajit Hansda
Support Staff
Padma Shri S. Sivaram
Advisor
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Dr Sharmila Mande
Advisor
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Dr Ramji Singh
Advisor
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Dr V. Premnath
Advisor
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Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Advisor
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Prof. Amitav Das
Advisor
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Dr. Aditi Majumdar
Advisor
in — LinkedIn ProfileLet's See Where Your Idea Can Go.
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