Technologies for Commercialization

Abstract

ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has key role in advancing the frontiers of Science and Technology in dairy Sector. In the recent past, NDRI has developed number of technologies and a number of them has been transferred to leading dairy industries of the country. This has been possible through the efforts of the scientists and also through the platform of NDRI-Industry Meet. The organization of the NDRI-Industry Meet has been the regular feature at NDRI since last five years. NDRI has also made significant effort in protecting the IPR through patents. Recently, ITMC at NDRI has been entrusted with the responsibility of the Zone and accordingly Zonal Agro-Technology Management Centre (ZTMC) has been established. The other member institutes of the zone are ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak. In this year, the Institute-Industry Meet is being organized on December 17, 2015 under the umbrella of ZTMC wherein all the above institutes will present their technologies to the prospective buyer. Technologies ready for commercialization will be demonstrated, negotiated for sale in Business to Business (B2B) environment during the meet. The scientists at our zone are in constant touch with stakeholders. In this direction, feedback received from earlier NDRI-Industry Meets has helped the scientists of NDRI in further refining the technologies. At times, a number of technologies are available with R&D organization but these are not communicated to industries for their technology transfer. NDRI is making sincere efforts for converting innovations into technologies for its ultimate use by stakeholder.