Researchers & Innovators
Explore industry applications, receive commercial feedback and meet potential collaborators. Open to researchers, patent holders, faculty, PhD scholars and student innovators.
SYNCORO IPX 2027
From Research to Revenue.
From Patents to Products.
From Innovation to Industry.
A platform for connecting research and innovation with industry, entrepreneurs and capital to explore adoption, partnerships and venture opportunities.
Venue details to be announced. Participation will be curated.
Research CommercialisationKnowledge → Opportunity
What enters IPX
01Research
02IP / Patents
03Prototypes
04Innovation
SYNCOROIPX2027THE EXCHANGE
What it can become
05Industry Pilots
06Licensing
07Market Adoption
08Social Impact
24–25 April 2027 · Surat
Why IPX. Why now.
India doesn't have an innovation shortage.
It has a research commercialisation gap.
Too much research remains locked in papers. Too many patents remain unused. Too many prototypes never meet industry. The ecosystem exists - but it does not meet often enough with a shared commercialisation agenda.
Syncoro IPX is an annual meeting point where research meets industry needs, entrepreneurial capability and capital. Through discovery, purposeful connections and commercial guidance, promising ideas can move closer to real-world use.
Research exists.
Patents exist.
Innovators exist.
Industry problems exist.
Capital exists.
What can IPX help you do?
Whether you are learning, researching, building, investing, solving a problem or enabling commercialisation, IPX creates a space to connect with the people and opportunities that can move innovation forward.
Universities & Research Institutions
Showcase technologies, strengthen industry linkages and support faculty, student and technology-transfer initiatives.
Corporates & MSMEs
Bring business, operational and sustainability problems. Discover relevant research, technologies and potential pilot partners.
Startup Founders
Explore research-backed opportunities, researcher collaborations, IP-led venture pathways and investor conversations.
Investors & Family Offices
Discover research-led ventures, potential university spin-outs and emerging founder-researcher combinations.
Service Providers & Experts
Connect your expertise in IP, valuation, product development, regulation, grants and GTM with innovators who need it.
NGOs & Impact Organisations
Find innovations relevant to healthcare, education, livelihoods, climate, agriculture and community needs.
Government & Ecosystem Organisations
Understand commercialisation barriers and strengthen institutional collaboration, policy dialogue and regional innovation networks.
What happens at SYNCORO IPX 2027
Six proposed formats connect technology discovery, industry needs, venture creation and practical commercialisation support.
Research & Technology Showcase
Curated patents, prototypes, university technologies, startup innovations and emerging solutions.
Research Commercialisation Challenge
A pathway for researchers and innovators who want their work to move beyond publication and filing.
Corporate Problem Forum
Industry brings real business, operational, R&D and sustainability problems to the table.
Commercialisation Clinics
IP, valuation, licensing, productisation, regulatory readiness, GTM, grants and fundraising.
Investor & Venture Connect
Research-led ventures, IP-backed opportunities and university spin-outs meet capital.
Policy & Impact Roundtables
Government, academia, industry, NGOs and ecosystem leaders discuss how India can commercialise research better.
Proposed programme | 24-25 April 2027
Two days.
Two different missions.
Day 01
Discovery & Showcase
See what exists.
- Research & technology showcases
- University Pavilion
- Innovation and commercialisation conversations
- Policy dialogues
- Technology discovery
- Keynotes & ecosystem sessions
Day 02
Collaboration & Commercialisation Pathways
Explore what can move forward.
- Corporate reverse pitches
- Investor meetings
- Licensing & commercialisation clinics
- Founder–researcher conversations
- Deal rooms
- Challenge finale & potential collaboration announcements
Session timings, speakers and the final programme will be announced as the event takes shape.
Participation routes
Choose how you
want to participate.
Start with an expression of interest. Each route has its own next step; participation is subject to curation.
Attend IPX
For researchers, founders, industry, investors and ecosystem participants.
What to share
Share your role, organisation and areas of interest.
What happens next
Receive relevant updates and curated participation details.
Showcase Your Innovation
For research teams, innovators and research-led startups, from research to early commercialisation. A granted patent is not essential.
What to share
Describe the technology, its stage and potential application in a non-confidential summary.
What happens next
The team will review your interest and share the showcase process.
Research Commercialisation Challenge
For researchers and innovators seeking structured feedback and a commercial pathway.
What to share
Share your research area, stage and the support you seek.
What happens next
Receive the eligibility criteria, evaluation process and deadlines when applications open. The proposed journey includes evaluation, mentoring and a showcase.
Bring an Industry Problem
For corporates and MSMEs with technology, operational, R&D or sustainability requirements.
What to share
Describe the problem and the result you are seeking.
What happens next
Syncoro will connect with you to discuss the problem statement and relevant participation.
Partner with IPX
For institutions, industry, investors, experts and impact organisations.
What to share
Indicate the expertise, institutional participation or resources you could contribute.
What happens next
The team will discuss partnership possibilities and scope with you.
Universities can express interest in the pavilion and multiple technology showcases; investors can share their areas of focus.
Before, during & after IPX
Two days together.
A journey that continues.
Before IPX
Prepare & Curate
Identify participant interests, curate technologies and industry problems, and prepare relevant introductions and commercial summaries.
During IPX
Discover & Connect
Explore research showcases, corporate problem forums, commercialisation clinics and curated conversations with potential collaborators.
After IPX
Follow Through
Syncoro will enable selected follow-up introductions, pilot discussions, service-provider connections and university-industry linkages, and capture progress and insights in the annual IPX Impact Report.
Pilots, licensing, investment and venture creation are potential pathways. Progress depends on readiness, mutual fit and agreement between participants.
Beginning in India, with a global outlook: helping research find relevance in industry, society and markets.
Target Participation for IPX 2027
A focused room.
A wide ecosystem.
Our planned scale for the 2027 edition. These are participation targets, not confirmed registrations.
300+Delegates
100+Technologies
75+Startups
50+Universities
25+Investors
10+Corporates
About Syncoro
Ideas are useful.
Execution makes them valuable.
Syncoro Ventures is an integrated startup accelerator and venture development company that brings together entrepreneurs, mentors, corporates, academia and investors to help ideas move toward adoption, growth and impact.
Across venture building, acceleration, GTM, corporate innovation and research commercialisation, Syncoro works with a practical bias toward action: connecting the right people, asking the right questions and helping promising opportunities move forward.
Venture Building
Startup Acceleration
Corporate Innovation
Research Commercialisation
Execution over explanation.
We believe useful frameworks must eventually become real choices, real collaborations and real outcomes.
People behind SYNCORO IPX 2027
Research needs a market lens.
Markets need a research lens.
Kashyap Pandya
Founder & Director, Syncoro Ventures
Strategic Advisor and Venture Builder with 25+ years of experience across strategic business planning, branding, customer acquisition, entrepreneurship and venture development. At IPX, he brings the business, market and venture-building lens to research commercialisation.
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Dr Nikita Vadsaria
Head – Strategic Partnerships, Syncoro Ventures
Research-commercialisation and innovation-ecosystem professional with a PhD in Cell Biology, experience in health technology assessment and entrepreneurship, and a focus on connecting researchers and universities with industry, startups, capital and ecosystem partners.
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Commercialisation is a team sport.
Explore institutional, knowledge, industry and ecosystem partnerships. The categories below are opportunities to collaborate; confirmed partners will be announced separately.
Host / Venue Partner
University Partners
Knowledge Partners
Research Partners
Corporate Innovation Partners
Challenge Partners
Investor Partners
IP & Legal Partners
Before you join
Questions before you join.
Where will IPX 2027 take place?
IPX is planned for 24-25 April 2027 in Surat, India. The specific venue will be announced.
What are the fees and application deadlines?
Fees, application dates and deadlines will be announced. Express interest in your preferred route to receive the relevant details.
Is the Challenge accepting full applications?
We are currently collecting expressions of interest. Detailed eligibility, evaluation criteria, submission requirements and deadlines will be shared when Challenge applications open.
How should I describe my innovation?
Start with a non-confidential summary of the problem, potential application and development stage. You do not need to disclose unpublished technical details in this interest form.
What is SYNCORO IPX?
SYNCORO IPX is an annual research-commercialisation platform designed to bring together researchers, innovators, startups, universities, corporates, investors and ecosystem stakeholders to move promising knowledge and technology towards application, adoption and impact.
Who should attend IPX 2027?
Researchers, scientists, innovators, startup founders, PhD scholars, student innovators, universities, incubators, corporates, investors, IP practitioners, mentors, service providers, policymakers and impact organisations can express interest in attending.
Can startup founders participate?
Yes. IPX especially welcomes IP-led, research-backed, DeepTech and technology ventures, as well as founders building around licensed or proprietary technology.
Do I need a granted patent to showcase?
Not necessarily. Relevant research, patent-pending innovations, prototypes, university technologies, venture-backed IP and other promising technologies may be considered depending on readiness and commercial potential.
Can PhD scholars and independent innovators participate?
Yes. Both can submit interest, subject to the specific participation and curation criteria announced for the Research Commercialisation Challenge and Showcase.
Can universities showcase multiple technologies?
Yes. Universities and research institutions can participate through the University & Research Institution Pavilion and may submit multiple technologies for curation.
Can corporates submit real problem statements?
Yes. The Corporate Innovation Forum is designed to allow corporates and MSMEs to bring technology, R&D, manufacturing, sustainability and other innovation challenges to the ecosystem.
Does expressing interest guarantee an invitation?
No. IPX participation will be curated by category and fit. Expressing interest ensures you can be considered and receive relevant updates and participation details.
What happens after the two-day event?
Selected opportunities may continue through curated follow-ups involving pilots, licensing conversations, investor introductions, commercialisation support, venture pathways and university–industry connections.
How can my organisation partner with IPX?
Use the Partner with IPX CTA to share your details and interest. Partnership formats can include university, knowledge, research, corporate innovation, challenge, investor, IP/legal, technology and ecosystem partnerships.
Be in the room
Be part of
SYNCORO IPX 2027?
Help research find its next application, collaborator or market. Tell us your role and preferred participation route, and the Syncoro team will share relevant next steps.
24–25 April 2027SuratCurated Participation
Kashyap Pandya
Founder & Director
kashyap@syncoro.com
Dr Nikita Vadsaria
Head - Strategic Partnerships
nikita@syncoro.com