Innovation and entrepreneurship amidst coronavirus: a hybrid innovation network response

This article aims to discuss adaptation of innovation network during crisis, using the context of an Indian state’s response during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The article is based on a combination of data from public sources and interviews with entrepreneurs and innovators from an Indian state obtained during the period January–May 2020.

A hybrid innovation network approach with low barriers between the triple helix agents and a non-linear approach to innovation shaped the response of an Indian state toward the pandemic.

This article serves as a case study for innovation network response during initial periods of a crisis such as COVID-19.