Deepanwita Chattopadhyay

Deepanwita Chattopadhyay is a prominent leader in India's life science research and innovation industry. She is the Chairman and CEO of IKP Knowledge Park, a not-for-profit science park, and life science incubator that uses a public-private partnership model to promote sustainable innovation and knowledge in the industry. Her interests in entrepreneurship, incubation, and institution building are evident in her accomplishments, such as pioneering an engineering design and hardware product incubator and makerspace in India, which fuels the maker movement and promotes a culture of 'making.' She has partnered with global and Indian public and private sectors to nurture and fund over 150 healthcare product innovators and startups. Chattopadhyay also serves as the Founder Chairman of Support Elders Pvt. Ltd., a startup providing integrated care for the elderly, and President of IKP EDEN. She is a member of several governing bodies, such as the Lucknow Biotech Park, TiE Hyderabad Chapter, and the Karnataka Startup Council, among others. Chattopadhyay's professional experience, expertise, skills, and interests include life science research, innovation, entrepreneurship, incubation, institution building, hardware product development, healthcare product innovation, and startups.