Kochi, July 15 -- IBM announced the launch of its Ecosystem Incubation Center (EIC), a strategic space designed to accelerate innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration across startups, enterprises, and academia, here today.

The Center will serve as a hub for early-stage ventures, skill-building, and co-innovation, positioning Kochi as a rising destination for deep tech.

The EIC will offer structured support to Kerala's innovation ecosystem through a range of initiatives that will serve as a launchpad for the next generation of innovators.

These include quarterly meetups with IBM Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), hands-on mentorship and guidance for developing proof-of-concepts (PoCs), technical workshops, hackathons and integration w...