ISRO has embarked on a mission to take startups in the space sector to a higher orbit with a string of initiatives to help them realise their business potential. It is keen on formulating an exclusive space startup programme Space Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (SEED) , Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Sivan said. SEED is conceived as a competitive early stage encouragement programme to startups and MSMEs (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises) keen on developing products/services in focus areas of interest to ISRO with the space agency helping them to use its facilities, officials said.
UPDATED: February 20, 2021 01:09 IST
Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Sivan. (Image: AFP)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has embarked on a mission to take startups in the space sector to a higher orbit with a string of initiatives to help them realise their business potential.
According to a report in news agency PTI, Isro chairman K Sivan said the space agency is
SEED is conceived as a competitive early stage encouragement programme to startups and MSMEs (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises) keen on developing products/services in focus areas of interest to ISRO with the space agency helping them to use its facilities, officials was quoted as saying.
ISRO keen on exclusive space start-up programme: K Sivan
With recent reforms opening up doors for enhanced private sector participation in the space sector, ISRO is thrilled to receive several proposals from industries and startups, says ISRO Chairman K Sivan
PTI | February 19, 2021 | Updated 20:33 IST
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ISRO has embarked on a mission to take startups in the space sector to a higher orbit with a string of initiatives to help them realise their business potential.
It is keen on formulating an exclusive space startup programme Space Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (SEED) , Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Sivan said.
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