Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Atal Innovation Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 is aimed at translating research into entrepreneurship and StartUps by acting as an interphase between academia and commercial applications.