Archive · 20 Aug 2026
IP to IPO Awards 2026 Spotlight India’s Innovation Commercialization Ambition
A book and awards event was held in New Delhi about turning ideas into useful businesses.
The organizers said that getting a patent is only the beginning.
After that, an invention needs testing, money, partners and customers.
Universities and researchers can help create new companies and technologies.
The event called this journey “IP to IPO.”
It means moving from an idea to intellectual property, then to innovation and enterprise.
Researchio was also launched to connect people who work in research, business and investment.
The larger goal is to help India create and sell more of its own innovations by 2047.
The IP to IPO Awards 2026 and book launch were held at New Delhi’s Constitution Club of India on August 13.
The event promoted a path from ideas and intellectual property to innovation, enterprise and Viksit Bharat 2047.
Speakers emphasized that patents create rights but commercialization is needed to generate economic value, jobs and exports.
The event launched Researchio, founded by Dr. Surbhi Rathod, to connect researchers, universities, investors, entrepreneurs and industry.
The awards recognized contributors to intellectual property, research, entrepreneurship, technology commercialization and institution building.
- Who
- Policymakers, Members of Parliament, academics, researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, industry leaders and intellectual-property professionals attended; the event was associated with author Umesh Rathod and Researchio founder Dr. Surbhi Rathod.
- What
- 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” were held, along with the launch of Researchio.
- When
- The Delhi event was held on August 13; the announcement is dated August 20, 2026.
- Where
- The event took place at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi, following an earlier launch in Mumbai.
- Why
- It aimed to encourage the conversion of research and intellectual property into innovation, scalable enterprises and broader economic value for India.
- Event
- IP to IPO Awards 2026 and Delhi book launch
- Book
- IP to IPO: Decolonizing Academic Startup Revolution – Building Innovation Ecosystems for Viksit Bharat 2047
- Location
- Constitution Club of India, New Delhi
- Event date
- August 13
- Core framework
- Idea to IP, IP to Innovation, Innovation to Enterprise, Enterprise to Viksit Bharat
- New initiative
- Researchio, founded by Dr. Surbhi Rathod
- Foreword
- Written by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar