Pfizer and FITT IIT Delhi pick 20 healthcare startups under India’s first IP-focused innovation programme
June 02, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Selected ventures to receive grants and structured Intellectual Property support
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Pharmaceutical multinational Pfizer has partnered with the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi, and Social Alpha to select 20 high-potential healthcare and biotech startups under the Pfizer INDovation IP Support Programme 2025–26, India’s first structured initiative focused on placing intellectual property strategy at the core of healthcare innovation.
Each of the 20 selected startups will receive grants of Rs 1.50 lakh along with structured Intellectual Property (IP) support for filing and protecting innovations in India and international jurisdictions through FITT IIT Delhi.
The programme is designed to strengthen the IP capabilities of healthcare startups and help innovators build robust protection strategies from an early stage. Participating startups will receive support including patentability assessment, prior-art searches, patent strategy development, filing guidance, and access to legal and technical expertise required to secure and manage intellectual assets.
The selected cohort was unveiled at “Translating What’s Next: Securing the Future of Innovation”, held at the Research and Innovation Park, IIT Delhi.
The Pfizer INDovation IP Support Programme 2025–26 has been initiated by Pfizer, whose global purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, in collaboration with FITT, IIT Delhi; one of India’s leading technology transfer and innovation organisation that has facilitated hundreds of industry-academia collaborations, more than 1600 patents, and more than 300 startup launches across sectors and Social Alpha, a leading innovation curation and venture development platform focused on science and technology-led solutions.
The 20 startups selected under the Pfizer INDovation IP Support Programme 2025–26 are:
- Greenathon Technologies
- Prakriti AI Technologies
- Adsys Medtech
- MedKern
- B Cell Biologics India
- Physiomize
- Hiclousia Innovation and Technical Solution
- In-Self
- Medvolt Tech
- DRomics Labs
- Ripple Healthcare
- Deepmouli Innovations
- BabyCue
- Anirveda Engineering
- Avalg Bionics
- Pragmatech Healthcare Solutions
- Renu MedTech
- RNT Health Insights
- Immunyfit Healthtech
- Nexstem India
