Overview
- The 14th Bengaluru INDIA NANO opened at The LaLiT in Bengaluru, with Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar inaugurating the event on Tuesday under the theme stressing AI and nanotechnology convergence.
- State leaders pledged to position Karnataka as a deep-tech hub by prioritizing AI, nanotechnology, semiconductors, biotechnology and quantum technologies and by encouraging patents and industry partnerships.
- The conference program combines technical tracks on semiconductors, agriculture and health, and energy and environment with a pre-conference tutorial on semiconductor manufacturing, AI for science and nano‑characterization.
- Organisers reported broad participation from industry, academia and international partners, citing more than 80 speakers, 26 sessions, 50 exhibitors and several thousand attendees at the exhibition and talks.
- Karnataka framed the event as a move to speed research-to-market paths that could change healthcare, farming and energy technologies while testing local capacity to scale startups, expand infrastructure and attract deep‑tech investment.