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IIT Madras Launches Accelerator for Phytomedicine Innovations
IIT Madras has started a new program to help turn plant-based medicine ideas into products people can buy.
The program is connected to a research centre focused on growing plant cells and making useful herbal ingredients.
It is meant to help researchers take promising work from the laboratory toward the marketplace.
Education Minister Prahlad Joshi launched the program on Thursday.
The centre was set up in June to support the production of herbal materials at a larger scale.
It also works on enriched herbal extracts and valuable plant chemicals.
During his visit, Joshi toured several research facilities at IIT Madras Research Park.
He also met startups, including Mindgrove Technologies and Agnikul Cosmos.
IIT Madras Research Park launched the Phyto-Innovation Accelerator Program.
The program is anchored by the Herbalife-IITM Centre of Excellence on Plant Cell Fermentation Technology.
It aims to move plant cell culture and phytomedicine innovations from laboratories to commercial markets.
India’s Education Minister Prahlad Joshi launched the initiative on Thursday.
Joshi also visited research facilities and interacted with startups, including Mindgrove Technologies and Agnikul Cosmos.
- Who
- IIT Madras Research Park and the Herbalife-IITM Centre of Excellence; Prahlad Joshi launched the program.
- What
- The Phyto-Innovation Accelerator Program was launched to help advance plant cell culture and phytomedicine innovations toward commercial markets.
- Where
- IIT Madras Research Park.
- When
- Thursday; published October 8, 2026. The centre was set up in June, as stated in the article.
- Why
- To move promising plant cell culture and phytomedicine innovations from laboratories to commercial markets.
Key facts
- Program
- Phyto-Innovation Accelerator Program
- Launching institution
- IIT Madras Research Park
- Anchor centre
- Herbalife-IITM Centre of Excellence on Plant Cell Fermentation Technology
- Launch official
- Prahlad Joshi, Minister for Education, Government of India
- Centre established
- June 2026, according to the article
- Centre’s focus
- Scalable herbal biomass production, enriched herbal extracts and high-value phytochemicals
- Startups visited
- Mindgrove Technologies and Agnikul Cosmos
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