The incubation and innovation hub of the Malla Reddy Group — bridging research, industry and entrepreneurship to turn academic ideas into real-world solutions.
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Apply for startup support →By aligning deep research with a strong sense of purpose, we develop ideas and solutions that make a real difference.
MRFRI supports innovators at every stage, from a first idea to a market-ready product, through four incubation programs, plus co-working space and prototyping services.
FocusGrowth stage
For growth-stage startups ready to scale, with focused support to reach the market and investors.
What you get
OutcomeMarket reach, scale and investment readiness.
Programme OverviewDuration6 to 12 months
For startups with validated ideas or prototypes that require structured support.
What you get
OutcomePrototype completion, IP filing, market readiness.
Programme OverviewDuration6 to 12 months
For remote startups desiring access to MRFRI's mentor pool, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages through a hybrid model.
What you get
OutcomeMentor, expert and ecosystem access.
Programme OverviewDuration3 to 6 months
For early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects seeking feasibility validation.
What you get
OutcomeConcepts ready for full incubation.
Programme OverviewFocusOn campus
Private cabins, cubicle seats and open shared areas for incubated teams on the Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) campus.
What you get
OutcomeA professional base on the MRV campus.
Programme OverviewFocusMedTech Lab
Design, build and test your prototype with the MedTech Lab's equipment and expertise.
What you get
OutcomeTested prototypes and validated data.
Programme OverviewStartups incubated at MRFRI across HealthTech, DeepTech and Digital. Click a logo to learn more.
Through incubation, MRFRI helps startups contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Incubating MedTech and HealthTech startups, with clinical validation in our partner hospitals.
20+ startups incubated, turning research into ventures that create jobs.
Labs, prototyping and testing facilities that take startups from idea to product.
Connecting startups with hospitals, industry, investors and partners like Wellcome, RICH and IKP.
The Malla Reddy Foundation for Research and Innovations (MRFRI) is the incubation and innovation hub of the Malla Reddy Group, bridging research, industry and entrepreneurship. We turn academic ideas into real-world solutions across healthcare, AI, sustainability, agriculture and more.
Academic expertise in, market-ready ventures out, with MRFRI as the hub in between. Tap a step to explore.
Academic expertise from across the group feeds every idea.
A hub-and-spoke model that connects campuses with the wider ecosystem.
Everything a health and deep-tech startup needs, under one umbrella.
Academic ideas turned into real-world solutions.
Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) is a deemed university in Hyderabad, sponsored by the Chandramma Educational Society and founded in 2002 by Shri Malla Reddy. MRFRI sits inside it.
To become a centre of excellence in medical, dental, allied healthcare, pharmaceutical and nursing sciences, and in engineering and technology, through world-class infrastructure, interdisciplinary programs, industry partnerships, international collaborations and nurturing research and innovation.
By aligning deep research with a strong sense of purpose, we develop ideas and solutions that make a real difference.
To create a multidisciplinary innovation ecosystem that nurtures technology-driven startups in healthcare, life sciences, sustainability, agriculture, and AI-based solutions — empowering entrepreneurs to translate research into impactful ventures.
To establish a high-quality incubation facility supporting early-stage startups through mentoring, funding, technical assistance, and national-level collaborations — positioning MRFRI as a recognized innovation hub of the region by 2026.
The foundation of our innovation culture.
Driving new ideas and technologies that create meaningful solutions.
Partnering across disciplines, institutions and industry to build together.
Transparency, ethics and accountability in everything we do.
Responsible innovation that supports people, the planet and prosperity.
Turning research into ventures that improve lives at scale.
MRFRI functions as the Base Innovation Hub, linking multiple satellite campuses and partner institutions through a hub-and-spoke model.
MRFRIBase Innovation HubThis interconnected cluster enables MRFRI to act as a regional innovation network, connecting talent, infrastructure, and industry collaborations under one umbrella.
Our leadership guides strategy with integrity and vision, ensuring transparency and effective governance across the organization.
Join one of MRFRI's acceleration, incubation, hybrid incubation or pre-incubation programs.
MRFRI provides a comprehensive set of resources to accelerate innovation:
The campus includes NABL-accredited laboratories integrated within its two NABH-accredited hospitals.
The ecosystem features 1 CDSCO-recognized clinical trial facility.
Flexible open workspaces, private cabins, meeting and training rooms, and demo areas available for startups and innovators.
Assistance in design, fabrication, 3D modeling, prototyping, and testing for healthcare, pharma, and engineering technologies.
Access to analytical instruments and lab facilities across the Malla Reddy network for HPLC, FTIR, microscopy, bioreactor studies, and material analysis.
Linkages with Malla Reddy Group Hospitals for clinical validation, ethical approvals, and biomedical compliance guidance.
Support in business model planning, company registration, legal documentation, IP filing, technology licensing, and funding proposals.
Access to domain experts, industry mentors, venture partners, CSR donors, and government grant programs such as DST, BIRAC, and MSME.
Engineering, medical, and pharmacy students collaborate with startups for prototype development, data analysis, and real-world innovation experience.
Apply for startup support or write to us to book a space or lab.
MRFRI supports innovators at every stage, from a first idea to a market-ready product. Choose the program that fits your stage.
Not sure where you fit? See every MRFRI program side by side.
| Program | Best for | Support | Duration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AccelerationMRFRI program | Growth-stage startups | Scale-up mentoring, Market access, Investor connects, Larger pilots, Regulatory support | Growth stage | View |
| IncubationMRFRI program | Validated idea / prototype | Mentorship, Lab access, Clinical trials, Regulatory guidance, Funding assistance | 6 – 12 months | View |
| Hybrid IncubationMRFRI program | Remote / hybrid startups | Online mentorship, Expert panels, Grant writing, Scheduled facility access | 6 – 12 months | View |
| Pre-IncubationMRFRI program | Idea / academic project | Idea validation, Prototype concepts, Design thinking, IP awareness, Market need assessment | 3 – 6 months | View |
| Co-working SpaceMRFRI program | Incubated teams | Private cabins, Cubicle seats, Open shared areas, Meeting rooms, Demo areas | Flexible | View |
| Prototype Design & TestingMRFRI program | Startups building a prototype | Design & 3D modelling, Fabrication, Testing, NABL labs, HPLC, FTIR & microscopy | As needed | View |
Beyond our incubation programs, MRFRI works with global and national partners to run open innovation challenges for startups, researchers and innovators.
A £6.25 million challenge prize to improve outcomes for people affected by snakebite. MRFRI led outreach across India through SnakeHacks, city startup meets and webinars.
Read moreA national challenge for solutions to rising heat risks to health, work and infrastructure, with a ₹1,75,000 prize pool. Free and equity-free to enter.
Read moreMeet the startups incubated at MRFRI. From dental and cardiac care to biotech, AI and digital health, these teams are building solutions with the support of our labs, hospitals, mentors and funding network.
A product of infiniqo, Inc., built in Hyderabad. Immersive Dental gives dental students, faculty and new practitioners scenario-based clinical simulations, with gamified cases, faculty videos and clinical animations, so they can practise decision-making before treating real patients.
Raypure, from LED maker LEDchip Indus, makes a Continuous Disinfection System: indoor lights with specially selected LED spectra that light a room and disinfect it at the same time, safely around people. Tested by CSIR-CCMB and certified safe for human cells by MS University, it is built for hospitals, offices, homes and food-processing spaces.
A Hyderabad biotechnology venture, also incubated at Avishkaran, NIPER Hyderabad's BIRAC BioNEST. Ctruecure is developing research-driven biological solutions for health, using MRFRI's labs and clinical network to take its work from the bench towards validated products.
The company behind Varahi Medicare, whose mission is “inspiring a healthier world”. Omvarahi is expanding community healthcare, bringing affordable, accessible medical care into neighbourhoods so people get treated early, closer to home.
An enterprise-AI company “architecting the digital nervous systems of the future”. SynQora combines human insight with machine intelligence to build scalable, high-trust software and automation that help organisations run smarter.
Neurodiverge Labs builds technology for neurodivergent people, such as those with autism, ADHD or dyslexia, and their families, with a focus on earlier identification and everyday therapy and learning support.
A healthcare venture developing accessible health products and services, using MRFRI's hospitals, laboratories and mentors to validate its solutions with clinicians before taking them to market.
Runs India's first advanced cardiac rehabilitation centre, in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Its physician-supervised, exercise-based programmes cover heart-attack survivors and heart-failure patients (Rehab), people preparing for heart surgery (Prehab) and those at high risk (Wellness), helping cut hospital readmissions.
Founded by Sai Kumar Naik, a civil-engineering student at JNTU Anantapur, after a relative died waiting for an ambulance. The Ambigo app books emergency and non-emergency ambulances alongside autos and cabs; its Anantapur pilot started with 10 ambulances, 60 trained drivers and 40 cab operators, and won the Student Innovator Award at the AP Digital Technology Summit 2026.
Multimodal clinical intelligence for cardiopulmonary care. CardioPulmo AI brings together patient data on heart and lung conditions so AI can flag risk earlier and support doctors in making faster, better-informed decisions.
Founded in 2017 by C S Jadhav and Hitesh M Patel. Instashield's negative-ion device disinfects indoor air and surfaces, with one unit covering about 5,000 sq ft. It signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh Government, and its hospital and GLP-lab evaluation was published by Springer.
A Hyderabad company, set up in 2016, that supplies medical equipment and Canon printing and imaging solutions to hospitals, clinics and offices, guided by the idea “Think global, act local”.
A Chennai clean-tech startup, founded in 2024, developing sustainable products and climate technologies, with manufacturing aimed at cutting environmental impact for a greener future.
Founded in 2024, Warkas runs the Neuron Institute of Applied Research, helping doctors and medical researchers with research writing, editing, literature reviews, grant writing, data analysis and publication guidance.
Taejoon is an MRFRI-incubated startup developing energy storage solutions.
NoorNext is an MRFRI-incubated startup building AI-powered diagnostic solutions for healthcare.
Sungen Global is an MRFRI-incubated startup working in healthcare services.
Aasya Health Care is an MRFRI-incubated startup working on biomaterials and patient care products.
Aidia Health is an MRFRI-incubated health-tech startup.
Versanova is an MRFRI-incubated startup working in research and innovation.
Signed an agreement with the Uttar Pradesh Government to support its fight against COVID-19, and its negative-ion air disinfection device has been evaluated in a tertiary-care hospital and a GLP laboratory, in a study published in Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology (Springer).
Read the newsLaunched its one-stop app for emergency and non-emergency ambulance bookings, alongside autos and cabs, now live on Google Play. Covered by Telangana Today and ETV Bharat.
See the appBuilt a non-UV disinfection lighting system that disinfects indoor spaces while lighting them, validated by leading Indian research laboratories and offered for hospitals, offices and homes.
Their storyJoin MRFRI and get access to labs, clinical expertise, mentors and funding support.
Workshops, info sessions, pitch days and hackathons for founders, students and researchers. See what's coming up, add it to your calendar, and look back at what we've done.
MRV Innovation & Hackathon Series 2026–27. All dates are tentative and subject to approval of the competent authorities, academic calendars and campus availability.
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The MRFRI Acceleration Program is for growth-stage startups ready to scale. It gives focused support to scale up a proven pilot and reach the market and investors.
Accelerated startups get focused mentoring on growth, sales and fundraising, with introductions to investors, corporates and government programs.
Healthcare startups can extend their pilots across the Malla Reddy Group hospitals and partner networks, with regulatory guidance to move from pilot to wider adoption.
A program that helps growth-stage startups scale up and reach the market and investors.
Fill in the MRFRI "Apply for Startup Support" form and mention that you are applying for acceleration.
For startups with validated ideas or prototypes that require structured support.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor remote startups desiring access to MRFRI's mentor pool, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages through a hybrid model.
3 TO 6 MONTHSFor early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects seeking feasibility validation.
ON CAMPUSPrivate cabins, cubicle seats and open shared areas for incubated teams on the Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) campus.
MEDTECH LABDesign, build and test your prototype with the MedTech Lab's equipment and expertise.
The MRFRI Incubation Program is for startups with validated ideas or prototypes that require structured support. It provides the mentorship, labs, clinical trials, regulatory guidance and funding linkages needed to take a prototype to market readiness.
Incubated startups receive mentorship, lab access, regulatory guidance, funding assistance and networking, with analytical and testing facilities across the Malla Reddy network.
Healthcare startups benefit from linkages with Malla Reddy Group Hospitals for clinical validation, clinical trials, ethical approvals and biomedical compliance. Business and IP advisory covers company registration, legal documentation, IP filing, technology licensing and funding proposals.
A structured 6–12 month program for startups with validated ideas or prototypes.
Fill in the MRFRI "Apply for Startup Support" form. Shortlisted startups are invited to present to the MRFRI team.
For growth-stage startups ready to scale, with focused support to reach the market and investors.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor remote startups desiring access to MRFRI's mentor pool, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages through a hybrid model.
3 TO 6 MONTHSFor early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects seeking feasibility validation.
ON CAMPUSPrivate cabins, cubicle seats and open shared areas for incubated teams on the Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) campus.
MEDTECH LABDesign, build and test your prototype with the MedTech Lab's equipment and expertise.
The MRFRI Hybrid Incubation Program is for remote startups that want access to MRFRI's mentor pool, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages through a hybrid model, without relocating to the campus.
Startups receive online mentorship, expert panels and grant writing assistance, along with scheduled access to MRFRI facilities when they need hands-on work.
Hybrid incubatees connect to the wider MRFRI ecosystem, including satellite campuses, collaborative partners like RICH and IKP Knowledge Park, and corporate partners, from wherever they are based.
A hybrid program giving remote startups access to MRFRI's mentors, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages.
Yes. Hybrid incubatees get scheduled access to MRFRI facilities.
Fill in the MRFRI "Apply for Startup Support" form and mention that you are applying for hybrid incubation.
For growth-stage startups ready to scale, with focused support to reach the market and investors.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor startups with validated ideas or prototypes that require structured support.
3 TO 6 MONTHSFor early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects seeking feasibility validation.
ON CAMPUSPrivate cabins, cubicle seats and open shared areas for incubated teams on the Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) campus.
MEDTECH LABDesign, build and test your prototype with the MedTech Lab's equipment and expertise.
The MRFRI Pre-Incubation Program is designed for early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects seeking feasibility validation. It helps students, researchers and first-time founders turn an idea into a well-defined concept that is ready for full incubation.
The program focuses on idea validation, prototype concepts, design thinking, IP awareness and market need assessment. Participants work with MRFRI mentors and domain experts from across the engineering, pharmacy, medical and management institutions of the Malla Reddy Group.
Innovators can draw on MRFRI's co-working space, prototype design support and guidance on building a problem–solution fit before moving into the Incubation Program.
A 3–6 month program for early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects, focused on feasibility validation.
Concepts that complete pre-incubation successfully are ready to move into MRFRI's full Incubation Program.
Fill in the MRFRI "Apply for Startup Support" form. The team will reach out after reviewing your application.
For growth-stage startups ready to scale, with focused support to reach the market and investors.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor startups with validated ideas or prototypes that require structured support.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor remote startups desiring access to MRFRI's mentor pool, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages through a hybrid model.
ON CAMPUSPrivate cabins, cubicle seats and open shared areas for incubated teams on the Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) campus.
MEDTECH LABDesign, build and test your prototype with the MedTech Lab's equipment and expertise.
MRFRI offers private cabins, cubicle seats and open shared areas for incubated teams on the Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) campus, with meeting rooms, training rooms and demo areas.
Teams can choose private cabins, cubicle seats or open shared areas, and book meeting and training rooms for client meetings, workshops and investor pitches.
Working from the MRV campus puts startups next to mentors, labs, hospitals and students across medicine, pharmacy, engineering and management.
Incubated teams on the MRV campus.
Contact the MRFRI team or mention it in your "Apply for Startup Support" form.
For growth-stage startups ready to scale, with focused support to reach the market and investors.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor startups with validated ideas or prototypes that require structured support.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor remote startups desiring access to MRFRI's mentor pool, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages through a hybrid model.
3 TO 6 MONTHSFor early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects seeking feasibility validation.
MEDTECH LABDesign, build and test your prototype with the MedTech Lab's equipment and expertise.
Startups can design, build and test their prototypes with the MedTech Lab's equipment and expertise, alongside NABL-accredited laboratories and analytical facilities across the Malla Reddy network.
MedTech and engineering teams get help with design, fabrication, 3D modelling and testing, so a prototype can be built and tested on one campus.
Startups can also use analytical instruments for HPLC, FTIR, microscopy, bioreactor studies and material analysis, with support from experienced lab staff.
Design, fabrication, 3D modelling and testing of prototypes, plus analytical testing in NABL-accredited labs.
Contact the MRFRI team with your design or testing needs.
For growth-stage startups ready to scale, with focused support to reach the market and investors.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor startups with validated ideas or prototypes that require structured support.
6 TO 12 MONTHSFor remote startups desiring access to MRFRI's mentor pool, advisory sessions and ecosystem linkages through a hybrid model.
3 TO 6 MONTHSFor early-stage innovators with initial ideas or academic projects seeking feasibility validation.
ON CAMPUSPrivate cabins, cubicle seats and open shared areas for incubated teams on the Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV) campus.
Funded by Wellcome · Delivered by Challenge Works
A £6.25 million challenge prize to improve outcomes for people affected by snakebite in high-burden settings. It calls for innovations that strengthen community responses, speed up access to appropriate care, or improve how treatment is delivered.
As the prize's South Asia outreach partner, MRFRI ran SnakeHacks in Telangana, Coimbatore, Delhi and Guwahati, more than twenty city startup meets and a webinar immersion series to bring Indian innovators into the challenge.
MRFRI, hosted within Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth, led outreach, ecosystem engagement and innovator mobilisation for the prize across India and South Asia, working alongside Challenge Works and Wellcome from April to September 2026.
In-person roadshows across regional hubs, plus virtual sessions for universities, research institutes and regional networks in India and Bangladesh.
Connected the prize to a pan-India network of incubators and accelerators reaching more than 4 lakh startups and innovators in healthtech, AI, deeptech, mobility and biotech.
Linked innovators with MRV's hospitals, labs and clinicians, and with national agencies such as ICMR, CSIR, BIRAC, DST and MeitY, for research access and clinical feedback.
Every SnakeHack opened with a live scenario: a 35-year-old is bitten at 8:15 pm, 25 km from the nearest primary health centre, and the snake species is unknown. Innovators then mapped where time is lost along the journey, and where new solutions could help.
Most bites happen in rural fields and homes, often at night. Awareness of safe practices and quick recognition of a bite are the first line of defence.
First-responder competence matters more than any medicine. Delays from faith healers, harmful first-aid myths or going to the wrong facility often decide the outcome.
Patients may be 25 km or more from the nearest primary health centre. Fast transport and a clear referral to a facility that can treat are critical.
Clinicians must tell a dry bite from real envenomation, and neurotoxic from haemotoxic cases, to guide treatment. Low-cost diagnostics are still immature.
Antivenom, ventilators and trained staff are often missing at primary centres, so patients get sent onward and lose critical time.
Survivors can face lasting disability and costs. Follow-up care and rehabilitation complete the journey.
Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth · Tarutium Global Consulting · Centre of Excellence on Climate & Health
A national stage for startups and innovators to deploy breakthrough solutions against rising climate heat risks. Extreme heat affects public health, livelihoods, water security and infrastructure across India, and the challenge looks for scalable, locally relevant answers.
MRFRI collaborates with Tarutium Global Consulting on the challenge, supporting shortlisted teams with mentorship, prototype validation and access to the MRV ecosystem.
Early and growth-stage startups, MSMEs, independent innovators, entrepreneurs, social enterprises and NGOs across India. No application fee and equity-free.
Extreme heat is becoming more frequent across India, putting pressure on public health, livelihoods, water security and infrastructure. The challenge looks for practical, scalable and locally relevant solutions in three themes.
Cooler buildings, roofs, materials and city design that keep homes, schools and workplaces safe in extreme heat.
Early-warning systems, heat-risk forecasting, sensors and low-energy cooling that help people and cities act before heat strikes.
Protecting outdoor workers, patients and vulnerable communities with better monitoring, hydration, care pathways and workplace practices.
The challenge is jointly driven by Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth, Tarutium Global Consulting and the Centre of Excellence on Climate & Health. MRFRI works with Tarutium to bring the challenge to innovators and to support shortlisted teams with mentorship, prototype validation and access to MRV's labs, hospitals and experts.
Startups, MSMEs, innovators, social enterprises and NGOs across India can apply.
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