During the visit to Hyderabad, a delegation from the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (iNT), Mahidol University, visited the International Institute of Information Technology – Hyderabad (IIIT-Hyderabad) and IIT Hyderabad to explore the role of higher education institutions in translating research into product development for startups. This represents an important component of Telangana’s innovation ecosystem and startup incubation system.