Chetana Institute (CIMR) Mumbai launches Research & Investor Lab; partners with VANS

Chetana Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai popularly known as CIMR Mumbai has announced the launch of Research and Investor Lab in partnership with VANS Investors and Advisors, a boutique organisation focussed on Skilling, Scaling and Investing. Chetana Institute is one of the leading B schools located in the financial capital of India Mumbai.

Speaking on the launch of the Lab, Dr. Madhumita Patil, CEO of Chetana Institute of Management & Research said, We are delighted to associate with VANS Investments & Advisors for this innovative institute-industry partnership. Our association with founder of VANS has been for over a decade as an esteemed member of our academic advisory board. We are confident that VANScontribution as our strategic industry partner will help set new benchmarks in driving deeper industry-academic interface.

Industry-Academia Partnership
The launch of Research and Investor lab at CIMR Mumbai is a symbiotic partnership between industry and academia. These labs are designed with strong research orientation, having over 10 associates, a combination of people from industry and academia,that work with extensive data to churn knowledge driven white papers, market research, financial analysis and develop unique score cards for the entire value chain.
Srinivas Chunduru, Founder and CEO of VANS Investment & Advisors said, The research and investor lab is our flagship initiative and would act as backbone for VANS for all three verticals of Investing, Skilling and Scaling. We are elated to partner with Chetana, one of Indias leading B school with long standing heritage, having been thought leaders in driving innovative management concepts. By this financial year end, we will be establishing two more research and investor labs in Pune and Tamil Nadu. We look forward to a long and fruitful association with Chetana.

Intitiative to help Start-Ups
Shantanu Sensharma, co-founder of Ozone Education consulting, a start-up focused on improving employability said on the lauch, This is a unique initiative and will immensely help start-ups and emerging corporates.
VANS with which CIMR has partnered in establishing the Research & Investor Lab at its campus, is a young, boutique organization that partners with the start-up, SME and emerging corporates fraternity. It is operating in 3 major verticals -SKILLINGand advising talent on acceleration of their career growth curve;SCALINGorganizations by helping them reduce time to market and maximizing profitability andINVESTINGin profitable ideas to aid in achieving success metrics. The leadership team at VANS comprises industry stalwarts like ex-CEOs, C-Suite Executive with impeccable track records of having transformed and turned around organizations; scaled operations, and deployment of sophisticated tools and methods to steer growth in their previous respective companies, ranging from Indian conglomerates to MNCs.

Situated in the heart of the financial capital of India, CIMR Mumbai offers great opportunity for learning and development. Chetana has carved a niche in the field of Management Education and Research and has emerged as one of the premier B Schools in the country.

ChetanaTrust, that runs the institute, has been at the forefront of higher education in Mumbai since 1969. The Founder President of the Trust, Late Shri Madhukarrao Chaudhari, former Education Minister, Finance Minister and Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, believed in imparting quality education and contributing to the overall development of the society.

Chetana is a learning organization, where care is taken to constantly upgrad the knowledge through innovative concepts and pedagogy. The Institute inspires its students to develop as skilled business leaders. A good number of CIMR Alumni achieving corporate excellence is a testimony to this fact.