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Saturday, June 13, 2020

A2i Innovation Lab (iLab) was established in 2017 to provide innovative solutions for the country. iLab always works to provide quick innovative solutions to any

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

“Plasma therapy” is an effective method for the rapid recovery of patients with the current corona epidemic. In order to expedite the delivery of this

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The number of patients infected with the coronavirus has begun to increase in China and several other countries around the world. Thermal scanners are being

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iLab DESK

A2i Innovation Lab or iLab seeks, incubates and accelerates innovations to tackle large problems of society by leveraging technology, particularly electro-mechanical devices, Internet of Things and renewable energy. iLab reaches out to individual innovators, students and startups through innovation and challenge competitions. Promising innovators receive seed funding from an Innovation Fund, access to a Maker Lab set up by iLab, and mentorship by experts from the industry and academia. The incubation process comes with guidance to the young innovators to turn a prototype into a practical and viable solution. Innovators are further supported through copyright and patent filing to protect intellectual property of the innovators.

iLab has established partnerships with all 137 public and private universities in Bangladesh and is gradually engaging the brightest minds in faculty and Students in solving difficult problems faced by society today. It is expanding its pool of industry researchers who are acting as mentors in several projects.

iLab is a joint initiative of the Aspire to innovate (a2i) programme, ICT Division, Cabinet division, UNDP and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Bangladesh.

KEY ACTIVITIES

a2i Innovation lab works to solve society’s big problems by involving youth through emerging technologies.

Research and development (R&D)

Research and Development (R&D) is involved with all activities of the a2i Innovation Lab. R&D activities are conducted under the overall supervision of a2i Innovation

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Innovation Hub (i-Hub)

Innovation Hub is a platform comprised of teachers, students, researchers from universities, colleges and equivalent educational institutions and research institutes and which has been established

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Contract Research (CR)

a2i Innovation Lab has a huge solvers network comprised of innovators, researchers, technologists, entrepreneurs, teachers, students and creative youths as well as own technical team

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Challenge Fund (CF)

The Challenge Fund is a competition organized by a2i Innovation Lab and related organizations to solve one or more national problems. a2i Innovation Lab and

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Innov-A-thon

Innov-A-Thon is a competition organized annually by the Innovation Lab, where everyone participates in creating prototypes for various projects. In order to participate in this

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a2i Innovation Fund (AIF)

An effective innovative idea can transform a society. Maybe the fate of millions of people will change through the implementation of your innovative idea. Sufferings

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LATEST UPDATES

PROJECTS

Smart White cane

90% of the information we receive from our surroundings through our eyes. But at present, around 36 million number of people suffering from blindness. About

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Reusing plastic for producing Fuel

Polythene is a major problem around the world. Since polythene is not perishable, it has a serious adverse effect on the environment. If polythene can

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Low cost Multimedia classroom

This is a challenge of 21st century to provide education service in rural Bangladesh. Although the government has taken initiative to set up multimedia classrooms

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Email: support@ilab.gov.bd
272 Shahid Shahabuddin Shorok, Dhaka
9:00 AM – 5.00 PM Sunday – Thursday