Tech Transfer Challenges and Opportunities in India, by Arun Narasani

8/10/2019 Tech Transfer Challenges and Opportunities in India, by Arun Narasani

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TECH TRANSFER

CHALLENGS ANDOPPORTUNITIESBy,

Arun Narasani

Founder, ipMetrix Consulting Group

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Agenda Tech transfer process overview

Challenges Policy framework Research output IP framework

Opportunities Targets in the form of entrepreneurs

Immediate things we can do to tap the opportunity

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CHALLENGES

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Policy framework Researchers

R&D spending

U-I collaboration

Intellectual Property

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ResearchersPer million (2010):

India: 160

US: 3838

Japan: 5151 South Korea: 5451 China: 890

Singapore: 6307 Thailand: 332 Philippines: Data not available

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ResearchR&D spending in 2011/2012:

India: 0.9% (29)

US: 2.7% (1276)

Japan: 3.67% (1260) South Korea: 3.74% (1111) China: 1.97% (218)

Singapore: 2.2% (1167) Thailand: 0.25% (22) Philippines: 0.09% (66)

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U-I collaboration promotion India: S&T Policy 2003 Responsibility across ministries DST DSIR, CSIR, and NRDC

US: Bayh-Dole Act (1980)

Japan: Promoting Technology Transfers from Academia (1996) andIndustrial Revitalizing Law (1999)

South Korea: Tech Transfer Promotion Law (2000) Univs became a legal person and can hold property rights

China: The Law of Corporation of the Peoples Republic of China (1994),and other regulations in 1997, 98, and 99 to promote U-I collaborations

Singapore: Combination of civils laws along with contract framework adhoc like India, but they started very early Universities had the freedom

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Intellectual Property Basic awareness

Psychology of the Indian inventor is a barrier

No clarity on ownership

Guideline related to equity ownership in 2009 Decided by individual organizations

Lack of specific goals and accountability

Inefficiencies in IP system Grants down in 2013 by ~25% Takes 5-6 years for grant Enforcement is an issue

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Result Few technologies of merit and bureaucracy to deal within

universities for industry

Huge gap between scientists and market, because of lackof participation by industry in research

Underdeveloped technology transfer market due to lack ofenough opportunity

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OPPORTUNITIES

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Rise in entrepreneurship Rise in entrepreneurship initiatives

SINE, IISc, IITMRP, NSRCEL, etc.

Steady increase in technology entrepreneurship Rise of income levels, relative low capital investment requirements

coupled with the various govt initiatives

Wealthy organizations in research TATA and Wipro funding research

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Technology startups 2009: 293

2010: 452

2011: 519

2012: 379

Source: Microsoft Accelerator Data, 2012

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Intellectual Property Acceptance of IP as a mechanism for commercializingtechnology

Major institutes focusing more on patenting before publishing IITM and IITB filing close to 120 applications each year 20 40 licenses from which they collect royalty

Organization level IPR policies are being defined based onbest practices 70% - 72% of royalties are provided to the inventor Researchers allowed to take equity in startups

IPR culture is developing slowly but surely Awareness are slowly increasing, but sensitization programs should

continue.

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What can we do now? Continue the effort on encouraging entrepreneurship

Encourage more and more incubators around universities Current setups are largely initiatives from individuals rather than

system driven Share best practices from one university to another

Specific goals for patents and promotion of startupsbased on university research

Drive skill development in technology transfer andcommercialization College curriculum Sensitization programs

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QUESTIONS?

Arun [email protected]

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