The Andhra Pradesh authorities has established AP-FIRST, a Section 8 firm, to promote research, innovation and technology commercialisation. Backed by ₹5 crore seed funding, it’s going to assist collaboration throughout academia, business and authorities in strategic technology sectors
Published Date – 29 June 2026, 08:32 PM
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh authorities on Monday established an organization, AP-FIRST, to promote research, innovation and technology commercialisation within the state.
Kantilal Dande, principal secretary, Environment & Forests Department, mentioned the corporate will give attention to aerospace & defence, house applied sciences, AI & cyber safety, semiconductors, quantum applied sciences and healthcare & biotechnology.
Likewise, he mentioned the corporate established underneath Section 8 of the Companies Act may also give attention to renewable vitality, rural & agricultural applied sciences and superior supplies.
“Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby issue orders for establishment of AP-FIRST (Andhra Pradesh- Future Innovation, Research, Science & Technology) as a company under Section-8 of Companies Act,” Dande mentioned in a authorities order (GO).
He mentioned the corporate is established with the infrastructure of the prevailing services accessible in establishments equivalent to IIT – Tirupati, IISER Tirupati, and state universities, wherever attainable.
With a seed capital of Rs 5 crore, Dande mentioned AP-FIRST will discover convergence with Central authorities initiatives, together with the proposed Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation Fund and obtain self-sufficiency in mobilising funds.
Further, the principal secretary famous that AP-FIRST will combine research establishments, business companions, startups and authorities departments to create a collaborative innovation ecosystem.
He mentioned this ecosystem will probably be primarily based on collating and bringing all of the innovation and research in all of the fields with the give attention to implementation research to make the southern state a worldwide hub, throughout sectors.
Dande mentioned AP-FIRST will collaborate with each personal and public institutional research areas and carry out interventions and schemes.
Similarly, he mentioned it’s going to create a long-term motion plan coordinating with Government of India (GoI) establishments and departments, amongst different initiatives.