Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the MCC-MRF Innovation Park at the Madras Christian College in Chennai on 15 December, 2024. Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises T M Anbarasan and Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhiaan were among those present at the event.

Spread over 45,000 sq. ft., this park aims to encourage advanced research and start up ideas with numerous facilities and specialised centres for business analytics, nanomaterials, big data analytics, computational informatics, healthcare and digital solutions.

These initiatives aim to foster innovation, entrepreneurship in the state, and the wide range of labs and facilities within this park will provide students with numerous opportunities to enhance their skills and excellence across multiple domains. “Chief Minister M K Stalin expects the State to have over 5,000 start up firms in the coming years and this park will contribute significantly to it,” Deputy Chief Minister said.

The Innovation Park has been established at a cost of Rs 30 crore which came as a contribution from MRF Foundation.