Held under the theme, “From technology to commercialisation,” it focused on technology validation, intellectual property, incubation, funding, scale-up and commercialisation. At the inaugural session, Dr Sarvesh Singh, CEO, Telangana Life Sciences, was the chief guest, while Prof. P. Reddanna was guest of honour. Telangana council of higher education chairman Prof. V. Balakista Reddy addressed teaching reforms, ethical use of AI and policy reforms. Biological E supported the conference and sponsored a scientific lecture, with its president and chief scientific officer Dr Philip Dormitzer also participating in the scientific programme. Narasimha Reddy, principal, university college of engineering science and technology Hyderabad, conference conveners Prof. A. Uma and Prof. E. Hemalatha and representatives of OWSD and the Virat Foundation.