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Herbalife India Launches Phyto Innovation Accelerator with IIT Madras to Advance India's Plant Biotechnology Ecosystem

$HLFPress releaseOct 15, 2026, 6:24 AM ETRead the release

Herbalife India and IIT Madras launched the Phyto Innovation Accelerator Programme, a three-year industry-academia initiative to translate plant biotechnology research into health, wellness, and sustainable biomanufacturing applications. The program runs two verticals: Phython innovation challenges held every six months supporting up to three start-ups annually, and a Global University Innovation Network for international academic collaboration. It builds on the Herbalife-IIT Madras Centre of Excellence on Plant Cell Fermentation Technology established in June 2026.

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Program duration years
3
Startups supported annually
up to three

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