
Incubation & Pre-Seed
Guided incubation with mentorship on product-market fit, IP strategy, and technology commercialization.
Gain hands-on industrial experience, work with expert mentors, and kickstart your professional journey with real-world research and product challenges.
Empowering Research, Startups, and Innovation
Catalyzing world-class research, entrepreneurship, and mentorship—turning ideas into impactful products and ventures that shape the future.
IEM Research Foundation (IEMRF), the first academic institute-based research foundation in Eastern India, is a Section 8 not for profit company founded by IEM Trust. Conceived by Prof. Satyajit Chakrabarti, Director at Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), IEM Research Foundation intends to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and societal benefit. Serving as a dynamic ecosystem, it supports startups by helping them turn their visionary ideas into successful, high-impact businesses. IEMRF also collaborates with different government and private agencies to strategically leverage their expertise and resources in implementing emerging entrepreneurial development initiatives.IEMRF partners with corporate entities to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across states. IEMRF provides startups and innovators with holistic support services. This includes mentorship from IEM alumni, faculty and seasoned entrepreneurs offering critical guidance on business strategy and technology commercialization.
Explore our programs, mentorship, research initiatives, and startup ecosystem.
Hands-on initiatives for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Guidance from industry experts and academic leaders.
Ongoing and completed research with key findings.
Ongoing teams and established products with free demos.
Discover our comprehensive range of programs designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship.

Guided incubation with mentorship on product-market fit, IP strategy, and technology commercialization.

Micro-grants for early-stage research translation and prototype development.

Cohort-based program covering business strategy, fundraising, and go-to-market execution.
Collaborating with leading organizations to drive innovation and create impact.
IIT Kharagpur
Startup India
MSME
SwifTrinity
Humanize
Bair ai
Alphaxine