Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program

The Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program is a two-year, nation-wide project, created to enhance the growth and development of India’s entrepreneurial economy. The Program is wholly funded by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, and was developed with the assistance of the IC² Institute at The University of Texas, and FICCI. The overall goal of the Program is to accelerate the launch of Indian early-stage technologies into the global marketplace. The program features a competitive selection process. Selected participants may receive specialized training and funding opportunities. Top selectees will also be eligible to receive professional business development support to assist them in entering global markets.

The following are some highlights of the Lockheed Martin India Innovation Program:

• Program is open to all Indian researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs and companies with early stage technologies that possess promising commercial potential.

• Program is open to technologies from a wide ranges of fields including:

Aeronautics	IT
Agriculture	Manufacturing
Biotech	Marine
Chemistry	Materials
Communications	Medical / Life Sciences
Computing	Nanotech
Defense	Petrochemical
Electronics	Semiconductors
Environmental	Transportation

Program Benefits –

The program offers participants a number of training and educational opportunities designed to enhance their commercial potential. For example:

• The top sixty program applicants will be eligible to attend the Commercialization Strategy Workshop sponsored by Lockheed Martin and presented by the IC² Institute.

•The top thirty companies/teams will be selected to participate in additional training and commercialization activities:

Attendance at an IC² Institute Entrepreneurial Workshop focused on technology commercialization.

• A detailed QuickLook© technology commercialization strategy and recommendations report prepared by the IC² Institute.

• Participation in an Indian Technology Expo to be held in Austin, Texas. Each company’s innovation will be showcased before American researchers and investors by IC² staff members. The event will be webcasted to India.

• Automatic enrollment in the Lockheed Martin Innovator Competition, judged by an international panel of technology and business experts.

Awards will be granted for:

o Six Gold Medal winners
o Six Silver Medal winners
o One Innovator of the Year

The Six Gold Medal winners from the Lockheed Martin Innovator Competition will be invited to participate in a professional business development engagement with the IC² Institute, to create partnerships in the US and other global markets. All Indian technologists, researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs are encouraged to enroll in the Program today.