The Center for Invention, Innovation and Incubation (CIII) was inaugurated at the auspicious hands of Hon’ble President of Rayat Shikshan Sanstha Shri. Sharad Govindrao Pawar at S. M. Joshi College, Hadapsar on Wednesday, 25th December, 2019. The event was graced by Dr. Anil Kakodkar – Former Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai as the Chief Guest. The other dignitaries present on the occasion were Dr. Anil Appasaheb Patil – Chairman, Rayat Shikshan Sanstha (RSS), Satara; Shri. Dilip Band (IAS Retd.) – President, Science and Technology Park, Pune; Shri. Prataprao Pawar – Vice-President, Science and Technology Park, Pune; Dr. Rajendra Jagdale – Director General, Science and Technology Park, Pune; Shri. Narayan Hegde – Trustee, Science and Technology Park, Pune; Shri. Vikram Salunkhe, Trustee, Science and Technology Park, Pune; Dr. Nitin Karmalkar – Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University; Mr. Pushkaraj Kaulgud – Global CoE Director, Tata Technologies, Pune; Mr. Sushil Kumar – Global Marketing Head, Tata Technologies, Pune; Mr. Ramshet Thakur – Managing Council Member – Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara ; Dr. Bhausaheb Karale – Secretary, Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara; Dr. Arvind Burungule – Principal, S. M. Joshi College, Hadapsar; Mr. Satish Magar – Chairman, Magarpatta City, Hadapsar, Pune; Mr. Aniruddha Deshpande – Executive Director, Amanora City, Pune.
The CIII has been setup by Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, an Indian educational organization founded by Karmveer Bhaurao Patil in partnership with Science and Technology Park University of Pune (Scitech Park), a leading technology business incubator supported by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Tata Technologies Ltd, a well-known global engineering service provider, with a multi-pronged approach for developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem through ‘Skill Training’, ‘Employment Enhancement’, Research & Development’, ‘Innovation’ and ‘Incubation’ in an ultramodern state of the art facility.
Center for Invention, Innovation and Incubation (CIII), Hadapsar is one of the four such Centers being built by Science and Technology Park, Pune and Tata Technologies with an aim to provide high end facilities and support to Engineers, promoting the spirit of Entrepreneurship and supporting technology Start-ups.