IIT-K signs MoU for advance innovation in clean energy, AI
MoU
with NMexus™, a New Mexico-based non-profit Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), to enhance bilateral collaboration in the areas of clean and sustainable energy, aerospace, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, quantum computing, robotic and advanced manufacturing.
This expanded partnership aims to strengthen cooperation between academic institutions, research laboratories, and industry stakeholders across India and the United States. Through this MoU, IIT-K and NMexus™ will jointly pursue research, innovation, and technology commercialization efforts.
Manindra Agrawal, director of IIT-Kanpur , said: "By working closely with academic institutions, research labs, and industry in New Mexico, we aim to co-develop technologies that address key global challenges across clean energy, AI, aerospace, cybersecurity, medtech and advanced manufacturing.
We see this as a practical step toward building scalable and sustainable solutions."
Highlighting the significance of the partnership, Amar Vakil, executive director of the NMexus* Centre, said, "Linking New Mexico's growing innovation ecosystem with world-class talent and research from India, we are catalyzing opportunities that will benefit communities on both sides of the globe."
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