1. “Role of NRDC in IP Protection and Commercialisation”
Dr. H. Purushotham
Chairman & Managing Director
National Research Development Corporation
An Enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology,
Govt. of India, New Delhi 1 1

2. National Research Development Corporation
(An Enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology , Govt. of India)
Incorporated in 1953; as a Section 25 (now Sec.8) Company with a mandate
to Promote
to Develop, and
to Commercialise
indigenously developed technologies from universities, national R&D Institutions & individual inventors etc.
Specialize in Technology Transfer, IP & Innovation Management and Project Consultancy
Catalyze conversion of lab-scale R&D into marketable technologies
Offer support for technology upgradation
Offer effective linkages with
R & D Institutions (Public & Private)
Industry
Innovation & Technology Business Promotion Organization 2

3. NRDC: Operational Model NRDC
Technology Evaluation
Prototype Development
Pilot Plant Studies
Field Testing
IPR Protection & Management
Market research TEFR/DPR/BEDP
Entrepreneurs
R&D Labs
Universities
Startups
NRDC
A House of Technology Transfer
Corporate R&D
MSME’s
Individual
Inventors
Corporates
NGOs
Overseas
Companies
Support to DSIR in implementing various programmes
Regulatory Approvals
Incubation Services
Marketing
National Awards
Seed Funding
Licensing & Royalty Collection
Skill Development
All Areas of S&T
4900 Technologies Licensed
1700 Patents Filed
500 Agreements in force

4. Importance of IPs in Industries
The protection of IPR helps increase the competitiveness of industries in a variety of ways. It helps in:
Preventing competitors from copying or closely imitating a company’s products or services;
Avoiding wasteful investment in research and development (R&D) and marketing;
Creating a corporate identity through a trademark and branding strategy;
Negotiating licensing, franchising or other IP-based contractual agreements;
Increasing the marketing value of the company;
Acquiring venture capital and enhancing access to finance;
Obtaining access to new markets.

5. Network: Research Institutes And Universities*(About 300 MoU’s)
* Partial List Only

6. Network: Customers & Partners*: Many of them are BSE Listed...
* Partial List Only

7. Sources of Technologies/Innovations for licensing by NRDC
ICAR

8. Areas of Technologies/Innovations licensed by NRDC

9. Licensing of technologies/Innovations by NRDC to Start-ups/SME’s in India & Abroad (as on ) Total number of licenses : 4856

11. Notable Success Stories which had Major Impact on the Society
Infant Food
20 HP Tractor
Indelible Ink for Election Purpose
Artificial Heart Valve
Mini Cement Plant
Disposable Blood Bag System
Spirulina Algae
Water Filter Candles
Glucose Bio-Sensor
Invert Sugar
Vijetha (Silkworm bed disinfectant)
Superabsorbent Hydrogel
Extraction of Azadirachtin and its formulation
Potassium Humate
Ayush 82 – Anti diabetic herbal formulation
Monocrotophos

12. Technologies / Innovations Exported- Few Examples
S.No.
Name and brief des­cription of the Project
Brief description of the Role played in implementation of the Project
Country 1
Rice Husk Particle Board
Tech transfer and setting up the plant
Indonesia, Malaysia 2
Natural & Synthetic Dyes & Pigments
  Vietnam 3
Chlorine Tablets
Bangladesh 4
Menthol from Mint Oil
Indonesia 5
Dehydration of Green Pepper & Triacontanol 6
Water Filter Candles 7
Drugs (AZT & Omeprazole)
Tech transfer
Brazil 12

13. Name and brief des­cription of the Project
Technologies /Services Exported
S.No.
Name and brief des­cription of the Project
Brief description of the Role played in implementation of the Project
Country 1.
Centre for Demonstration and Promotion of Technologies (CDT),
Setting up the center, at Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, procurement of machines from India and supply to Abidjan, Running and maintenance of the machines at the center, training local manpower to operate and for maintenance of machine
Ivory Coast, West Africa 2.
Pilot Research Project for Tomato Production
Setting up Pilot Research Farm for demonstration of Tomato cultivation techniques
At three locations in Ghana

14. Tomato Project at Ghana by NRDC

15. National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016
Objective 1 : IPR Awareness: Outreach and Promotion
Objective 2 : Generation of IPR
Objective 3 : Legal and Legislative Framework
Objective 4 : Administration and Management
Objective 5 : Commercialization of IPRs
Objective 6 : Enforcement and Adjudiction
Objective 7 : Human Capital Development

16. Services of NRDC for Start-Up India Mission
NRDC working for Inter-Ministerial Board of DIPP
 NRDC as a facilitator for recommending StartUps
 NRDC as a facilitator for IP Protection of StartUps

17. Services of National Research Development Corporation to Incubators/Start-Ups
IPR Management
Technology Transfer/ManagementMentoring Services
Value addition services
Regulatory Assistance
Skill Development/EDP/Cluster Development
Linkages with African and Latin American Countries  
Linking with Startup India Mission
Angel/Seed Funding Support to Start-ups

18. Total number of Awards conferred till 2013 are 935 Numbers
NRDC Awards to Meritorious Inventions & Innovators
NRDC Innovation Award
IP Driven Innovation
Innovation in high tech area
Cash award of Rs 5 lakh each
Number of Awards: 2
NRDC Societal Innovation Award
Agriculture, Environment
Rural, Energy
Cash award of Rs.3 lakhs each
Number of Awards: 3
NRDC Budding Innovators Award
Students
Cash award of Rs 1 lakh each
Number of Awards: 5
Total number of Awards conferred till 2013 are 935 Numbers

19. NRDC bags SKOCH- BSE 2016 Award for Nurturing Creativity & Innovation
The award was presented by Shri Sameer Kochhar, Chairman SKOCH Group and
Shri Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE Ltd. to Dr. H. Purushotham, CMD, NRDC.

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