IISc’s FSID appoints first industry leader as CEO under new model

The Indian Institute of Science’s FSID has appointed Omprakash Subbarao as its new CEO, signaling a pivotal transition to an industry-driven governance structure. With aspirations to evolve into a self-sustaining entity, FSID aims to spur innovation and incubation by undertaking a thousand industry initiatives and fostering three hundred deep-tech startups, while enhancing collaboration with corporations and MSMEs for tangible outcomes.