Atal Innovation Mission (AIM),  NITI Aayog and Business Sweden on behalf of India Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre are collaborating with a shared vision of expanding the culture of innovation in the country  to promote the disruptive potential of Indian entrepreneurs, and boost the vibrant start-up ecosystem across the country.

AIM and India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre signed a virtual Statement of Intent (SoI) on Thursday, 20 August 2020.

Under AIM, various programmes or initiatives are being run such as Atal New India Challenge (ANIC), Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), Atal Community Innovation Centers (ACIC), Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) and Atal Research & Innovation for Small Enterprises (ARISE). 

Through this collaboration and initiatives, it is expected to set and receive support by the means of conducting programs, awareness campaigns, various activities and events that would promote the overall innovation grid of both the countries through these programmes.

Various programmes and initiatives such as Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), Atal New India Challenge (ANIC), Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL), Atal Community Innovation Centers (ACIC), and Atal Research & Innovation for Small Enterprises (ARISE) are being run under AIM. 

“We are very proud that India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre is partnering with us in our endeavours to nourish the existing innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in India while also enabling innovation collaborations with counterparts in Sweden. Such synergies will enable a vibrant growth of world class Indian startups addressing both Indian and global opportunities leveraging global partnerships and networks of Swedish companies,” Mission Director AIM, NITI Aayog R Ramanan said.

By the means of conducting programs, awareness campaigns, various activities and events this collaboration, these initiatives are set to receive support that would promote the overall innovation grid of both the countries through these programmes.

Wickberg, sharing his views during the signing event asserted that “We are very happy to partner with AIM who has been playing a significant role in promoting Indian start-up ecosystem. The collaboration with AIM will further strengthen the India-Sweden healthcare innovation centre eco-system to enable seamless experience and faster scale-up to startups onboarded with the India-Sweden Healthcare innovation centre.”