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Tamil Nadu Unveils Plans to Become India's Innovation Capital by 2025
30 Jul
Summary
- Tamil Nadu accounts for 17% of India's total patents filed
- State government launches annual IP conclave to scale and commercialize IP
- Deputy CM hands over seed funds to 5 deep tech startups
On July 30, 2025, the Tamil Nadu government is taking major steps to position the state as India's innovation capital. At the inaugural Innovate in Tamil Nadu (IN2TN) IP Conclave, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin emphasized the state's commitment to leveraging emerging technologies for the benefit of society.
Tamil Nadu has a strong track record in innovation, accounting for nearly 17% of all patents filed in India. The state is home to leading institutions like IIT-Madras and Anna University, as well as tech companies like Zoho and Ashok Leyland, all of which have contributed to this impressive patent filing activity.
To further scale and commercialize the state's intellectual property, the government has launched the annual IN2TN IP Conclave. "With events like this, the state government hopes to scale and commercialise the state's IP...TN has plenty of investment opportunities, and we urge investors to partner with us early on in our innovation ecosystem," said Deputy CM Stalin.
The conclave also saw the Tamil Nadu government provide seed funding to five deep tech startups incubated at the iTNT Hub. Additionally, the Tamil Nadu Technology Transfer Facilitation Centre facilitated four technology transfers between academic researchers and industries.
