R&D, along with a combination of scientific-technological-engineering solutions, has given an edge to deep technologies. What makes this technology worthwhile is that it has potential to build solutions or rebuild everything from scratch. “Deep tech leverages science, technology and multiple disciplines of engineering. This diverse mix makes deep tech disruptive,” said Dr Ajai Chowdhry, one of the founder members of HCL and chairman of IIT Patna, at the recent India Electronics and Semiconductor Association Vision Summit.
Clean energy, sustainable solutions and quantum computing are among the numerous applications of deep tech. Covid is another dimension which has put the spotlight on tech-enabled businesses and stressed the need for keeping the environment clean. So it makes sense that some of the deep-tech startups are supported right from the seed stage incubation. Many of them have piloted products in the domestic market – while they have whetted...