Building India's space-sector startups, from IIST.
The Space Technology Innovation and Incubation Cell (STIIC) is supported by the Department of Space, Government of India, and located inside the IIST campus – facilitating incubation of new enterprises through product innovation, simulation, prototyping and pilot experimentation.
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Facilities available for startups
AutoCAD, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, ADAMS, Hypermesh, MSC Nastran/Patran — for payload and satellite structure design/analysis.
USRP software-defined radios, spectrum/vector signal analysers and hybrid-beamforming setups for RF and satellite communications work.
MATLAB/Simulink, inverted pendulum & magnetic levitation rigs, hexapod and UAV systems for real-world control-theory validation.
PIV/PLIF laser diagnostics for propulsion research — rocket injector spray characterisation, coaxial combustion and supersonic free-jet facilities.
Verticals
Startups incubated at STIIC
Hathor Rockets
Throttleable, reusable, high-performance semi-cryogenic liquid propellant rocket engine.
Level 2 review complete · ready to pre-incubate
SPECRULE Scientific Pvt Ltd
In-house laser-based optical sensor systems for aerospace and combustion research.
Incubated
InterCosmos Space Exploration Technologies
HyperX — a 10N bi-propellant thruster using a hypergolic, storable, highly throttleable fuel.
Incubated · Propulsion verticalCorrespondence with IIST
STIIC is a Department of Space-supported incubation cell located inside the IIST campus. It facilitates product innovation, simulation, prototyping, pilot experimentation and product/software testing for incubated teams, alongside investor meet-ups and pitch-deck demo days with ISRO-expert participation. Queries: stiic@iist.ac.in.