Muralidhar Reddy
Professor & Head Corporate Relations
Cambridge Institute of Technology
Dr. Y. Muralidhar
Reddy, brings a unique experience of establishing and managing early-stage innovation
& incubation ecosystem in the academic institutes that can cater to the ventures
and start-ups that addresses problems in various sectors. He has 18+ years of
experience in Industry, Academia, Research and Startup Ecosystem. Murali is
actively involved in Startup ecosystem and corporate relations from 2020,
developing innovative business models to commercialize grassroots technologies,
foster entrepreneurship.
He has worked in the
tier-1 tier-2 cities of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu guiding and
handholding the academic institutes in the Research & Innovation domain.
His core competencies are in the space of entrepreneurship, startup investment,
and creating an entrepreneurial and research ecosystem in the academic
institutes. He has 10+ Publications in various National and International
Conferences & Journals and 2 Patents Published.
Murali has also co-founded Zata Solutions, which is into Medical pedagogical tools. He has mentored 6+ institutions on Innovation, entrepreneurship, and incubation. Instrumental in making 4+ students ideas converted to startups
Past Accomplishments
- Instrumental in building the innovation and incubation
ecosystem at Cambridge Institute of Technology. 15+ student startups and 5+
faculty startups were established between 2021-23. I have facilitated 10+
Startups that were incubated from outside in the food and beverages, drones,
additive manufacturing, sports management, agriculture, energy management
domains.
Received a grant from IIC (AICTE) multiple
times as a mentor institute to mentor 5 institutions, KLE College, Belagavi,
BVSS Polytechnic College, Bagalkot, ATME College of Engineering, Mysore, KS
School of Architecture, Bangalore and ISBR Business School, Bangalore on the
best practices of innovation and startup ecosystem.
- Facilitated to write and submit the proposals to the tune
of 10 crores (2022-23) to various agencies like
DST/DSIR/DBT/VGST/KSTePS/DRDO/ISRO etc.,
- Have guided and applied for Nidhi Prayas grants (10+)
through TBI network, written the proposals for the Elevate and Unnati.
- Have wide knowledge about Strat up India, Karnataka Startup
Mission, Seed fund grants, MSME, Udhyam, ASPIRE, MUDRA, DEiTY CGTMSE Design
Clinic etc.,
Organizations he was
associated with in the past
October 2012 – Till
date
Cambridge Institute
of Technology – Head, CCCIR (Cambridge Innovation Centre), President IIC,
Associate Professor, Department of MBA
June 2017- September
2021 (On Sabbatacle)
CLAP ISB, Bangalore
– Co-founder & Head operations
Asset lite model MBA
program in association with East Point College, Bangalore.
April 2009- February
2012
T John College,
Bangalore - Assistant Professor, Department of MBA
November 2007 –
March 2009
ASAP Infosystems
Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore – HR Journalist.
March 2006 – March 2009
Ranbaxy Labs
Limited, Hyderabad – Area Business Manager
November 2001 –
February 2006
SPAN Diagnostics
Limited, Hyderabad – Area Business Executive
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Business
Administration and Management in the year 2018 from Rayalaseema University, Kurnool
MBA - Management (HR
& Systems) from SK University, Anantapur in the year 2007
Master of Science
(M.Sc.), Biochemistry from Periyar University, Salem in the year 2001
