Global life science key Bayer has signed a statement of intent (SoI) for a strategic partnership with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), the government’s flagship programme to make and market a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
The SoI will span the promotion of science education, advancing digital options and agri-tech to strengthen provide chains, and healthcare projects. Additionally, Bayer will collaborate with AIM to assistance its existing and future programmes and foster innovation and entrepreneurship across the agriculture and healthcare sectors, the firm stated in a statement.
Bayer will also discover possibilities to mentor college young children, inculcate design and style considering, dilemma solving and adaptive finding out abilities amongst them and assistance and adopt mutually agreed schools, the statement stated.
AIM director R Ramanan, who signed the SoI on behalf of the government, stated, “The collaboration with Bayer is a long term, strategic one for Atal Innovation Mission as their areas of specialisation — agriculture, healthcare and life sciences — are areas of national importance, especially more so in the times of the pandemic. The partnership will be holistic in nature, spurring and supporting knowledge and innovation at school, university and start-ups leveraging Bayer’s domain expertise, global reach and facilities.”