CrAdLE (Centre for Advancing and Launching Enterprises), EDII’s dedicated Technology Business Incubator initiated in the year 2016 has been guiding, supporting and mentoring more than 143 startups. The incubator is supported and catalyzed by National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. CrAdLE aims at fostering technology and knowledge based entrepreneurial startups in manufacturing, food processing, renewable energy and healthcare domain. Some of the significant activities during October and November include:
On October 5th, 2025, CrAdLE was honoured with the ‘Innovative Incubator Impact Award’ for the year 2025 by the World STEM & Robotics Olympiad (WSRO) at India’s biggest robotics competition held at Vigyan Bhavan, Science City, in association with the Department of Science & Technology (DST). Further adding to the achievements, Mr. Dhruv Patel, Incubation Manager at CrAdLE-EDII, was honoured with the ‘Startup Evangelist of the Year 2025’ award.
On October 27th, 2025, a delegation from MII Foundation, represented by Prof. Ram Bansal and Ms. Khushbu Pandey, visited the EDII-CrAdLE Incubation Centre. The purpose of the visit was to explore avenues for collaboration and innovation-driven growth within the startup ecosystem.