Celebrates India’s Journey from Intellectual Property to Enterprise
New Delhi. The IP to IPO Awards 2026 and the Delhi launch of the book “IP to IPO: Decolonizing Academic Startup Revolution – Building Innovation Ecosystems for Viksit Bharat 2047” brought together leading voices from government, Parliament, academia, industry, startups, investment, law and the innovation ecosystem at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.
The event highlighted a powerful national message: “Ye Naya Bharat Hai, Ye IP Bhi Karega Aur Use Commercialize Bhi Karega!”
The event was graced by an eminent gathering of dignitaries, policymakers, industry leaders, academicians, innovators and public representatives, including:
• Shri Om Birla — Speaker, Lok Sabha
• Shri Piyush Goyal — Minister of Commerce & Industry
• Shri Ravi Kishan — Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Uttar Pradesh)
• Shri Shrikant Shinde — Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Maharashtra)
• Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe — Vice President, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini
• Prof. Unnat Pandit — Controller General, Patents, Designs & Trade Marks
• Shri Deepak Bagla — Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission
• Shri Shailesh Pathak — Senior Advisor, National Stock Exchange
• Shri Sandeep Marwah — Chancellor, AAFT University; President, ICMEI
• Smt. Padmaja Ruparel — Co-Founder, Indian Angel Network
• Prof. P. B. Sharma — Vice Chancellor, Amity University
• Smt. Shaina N C — Entrepreneur & National Spokesperson, Shiv Sena
• Shri Mahavir Pratap Sharma — General Partner, Swishin Ventures
• Shri Amitabh Nag — CEO, DIBD (BHASHINI AI)
• Capt. Amit Rai — Director, BuildINT AI
• Shri Satish Kumar — Assistant Director, MSME, Government of India
• HG Vedanta Chaitanya Dāsa — ISKCON, Noida
The initiative aims to strengthen the journey from research and intellectual property to technology commercialisation, startups, enterprises and national economic value, supporting the larger vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
The event witnessed the participation of distinguished Members of Parliament, policymakers, senior government officials, academicians, researchers, innovators, startup founders, investors, industry leaders and members of the legal fraternity.
The IP to IPO Awards 2026 recognised individuals and institutions making meaningful contributions to innovation, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, research, technology commercialization and institution building. Speaking on the occasion, Umesh Rathod, author of the book and founder of Lean Campus Startups, emphasised that India’s next phase of development must focus not merely on creating knowledge but on converting knowledge into intellectual property, IP into innovation, innovation into enterprises and enterprises into national wealth.
“India should not only be the world’s market; India must become a global source of innovation, intellectual property and enterprise.”
The event also highlighted the need for Indian universities and research institutions to evolve from being primarily centres of education and research into engines of innovation, IP creation, technology transfer and startup creation.
The central framework of the IP to IPO Movement was articulated as: Idea → IP → Innovation → Enterprise → Viksit Bharat 2047
The gathering also provided a platform for dialogue around academic entrepreneurship, institutional IPR policies, technology transfer, research commercialisation, startup creation, industry-academia collaboration and innovation-led economic growth.
The book “IP to IPO” presents a framework for transforming India’s academic innovation ecosystem by addressing the gap between research output and commercial outcomes and encouraging institutions to measure their impact through patents, licensing, startups, technologies commercialised, revenue and societal impact.
The event concluded with a renewed call for stakeholders across academia, government, industry and the startup ecosystem to work together towards making India a global innovation and intellectual property powerhouse.
The message from the IP to IPO Movement is clear:
“Patent filing is not the destination. Commercialisation is.”
“Idea से IP, IP से Innovation, Innovation से Enterprise—and Enterprise से Viksit Bharat!”
