Incubation Centre – RRCAT

Incubation Centre - RRCAT






For more detail, please contact:

Dr. C. P. Paul
Convener, Incubation Centre, RRCAT
Phone: +91 731 248 8396
Mobile: +91 94256 66596


Shri Praveen K. Agrawal
Co-convener, Incubation Centre, RRCAT
Phone: +91 731 248 2419
Mobile: +91 94258 31055

Email: incubation@rrcat.gov.in
Online Workshop on Creating Lab-to-Land Ecosystem: Challenges & Opportunities

Incubation Centre-RRCAT and IIT Indore jointly conducted an online Workshop on Creating Lab-to-Land Ecosystem: Challenges & Opportunities, on August 14, 2021. The workshop was inaugurated by Shri S V Nakhe, Director, RRCAT and Prof. N K Jain, Director (Officiating), IIT Indore. The workshop aimed to bring together researchers, engineers, industry experts, students, and scientist to create awareness about Lab-to-Land Ecosystem: Challenges & Opportunities in Indian context. As present world is being driven by rapidly evolving technologies and intellectual property, there is an increased demand of transformation of R&D from Lab-to-Land, which is basically the research adopted by Industry, start-ups, new products etc. This Lab-to Land transformation is only possible through a sustainable ecosystem, where the challenges are converted to opportunities through R&D. Dr. I A Palani, Dr. Ruchi Sharma from IIT Indore and Dr. C P Paul from RRCAT organized the workshop. During the inaugural address, Shri S V Nakhe, Director RRCAT emphasized on the importance of such workshop to bring holistic change in the technology transfer ecosystem. He encouraged the technology developers and entrepreneurs to join this mission and said, "India needs a smooth adoption of the technologies developed in the laboratories by the industries/ startups to address many burning national problems including unemployment. These efforts are in-line with Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiatives of Govt. of India and is a way for India to become developed nation."


Screenshot of online workshop "Creating Lab-to-Land Ecosystem: Challenges & Opportunities"

Addressing to the participants, IIT Indore officiating director Prof NK Jain said that the world is being driven by rapidly evolving technologies and intellectual property hence, there is an increased demand of transformation of R&D from Lab-to- Land. “Lab experiments and Innovation must be converted into socially relevant products and service, IIT Indore & RRCAT will jointly provide the Ecosystem for the benefit of the common man,” he added.

The resource persons included experts and veterans of their field. Prof. N Ramesh Babu from IIT Madras imparted the importance of Industry-Institute Interaction for Technology Development, while Prof. Prabuddha Ganguli, CEO, IPR Vision & Adjunct Faculty, IIT Jodhpur shared his wide experience on Transform, Translate and Transfer, "Thoughts to Tangibles". Prof. Prashant Salwan, IIM Indore explained the Business Strategies for Market Driven Product Ecosystem and Prof. B.V. Phani, IIT Kanpur guided the participants on the Challenges in Lab-to-Land Ecosystem.

The panel discussion on the topic “on Creating Lab-to-Land Ecosystem” brought out widespread awareness about the challenges of the journey from Lab to Land. More than 400 participants from across the country registered for this online workshop.

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