Dr Satya Prakash Dash steps in as new CEO of IKP Knowledge Park

Hyderabad-based bioincubator and life sciences park, IKP Knowledge Park has announced the appointment of Dr Satya Prakash Dash as the new Chief Executive Officer, bringing over 28 years of leadership in science, innovation and ecosystem building.

Also serving as an advisor to BFI-BIOME, Dr Dash was the Founding CEO, BITS BioCyTiH Foundation and was the Ex-Director Impact Lab at PATH India with the mandate to propel innovations in public health emerging from India to the next level.

Former Head Strategy Partnerships & Entrepreneurship Development at Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), and the 'Co-ordinator' of Make in India Cell in BIRAC, his portfolio included overall strategy formulation and implementation for BIRAC of national programmes such as Biotech Ignition Grant-BIG , SPARSH (social innovation program), BioNEST (incubator programme), University Innovation Cluster (UIC), SoCH, SEED Equity & AcE equity funding.

He led the establishment of BIRAC Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC) at IKP Hyderabad & BIRAC Regional Entrepreneurship Centre (BREC) at C-CAMP, Bengaluru.

He holds triple masters from University of Leicester (UK), Cambridge (UK) and Sambalpur (India) and a PhD from University of East Anglia, UK. He holds great experience in science and technology (S&T) policy design, implementation and outcomes, business of science, early-stage funding, entrepreneurship, and catalysing for positive serendipity across innovation communities.

As IKP enters its next phase of growth, Dr Dash’s leadership will further strengthen its mission of enabling science-led innovation and translating research into scalable, real-world impact.