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NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres (NRDC-IFC)

Innovation is a key driver for a sustainable industrial and economic growth and important for an organisation for its overall development and to remain competitive worldwide. India has a well-developed science and technology infrastructure, but there is insignificant R&D output in terms of innovations, Intellectual Property (IP) oriented technology development and its subsequent transfer to the industry. Although there is immense potential in India for commercialisable research and innovation, it has not been exploited adequately.

There is a need for an industry oriented innovative scientific research and an effective system in our Country to safe guard the knowledge generated by Universities & Academic Institutions across the country and to make it available to the industry.

NRDC with its vast experience in technology transfer and IP management took up the task of setting up of Innovation Facilitation Centres in the Universities, NIT’s, IIT's, Autonomous Institutions & Academic Institutions in India, involved in Research and Development in various scientific disciplines. These IFCs will promote innovation activities and encourage the faculty, students and researchers and would facilitate the effective management of Intellectual Property, development of an association with manufacturing enterprises and subsequently the transfer of the IP to the industry and entrepreneurs.

The Corporation with the support of DSIR under the Programme for Inspiring Inventors and Innovators (PIII), a DSIR Grants-in-aid scheme, has set-up fifteen NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres in different regions of the country till last financial year 2020-21.

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During the financial year 2013-14 the Corporation has set up two NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres (NRDC-IFC) in the premises of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi and another at Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

During 2014-15, another two centres were set up, one in the premises of the National Institute of Technology Silchar (NITS), Cachar, Assam and other in Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur (IIEST), Howrah, West Bengal.

Two more Institutions have been selected for establishing NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres, One at Gujarat Technological University, Ahmadabad, and another at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh in the financial year 2016-17.

During the financial year 2018-19 Corporation has set up three NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres (NRDC-IFC) in the premises of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad and Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi.

Corporation has set up three more NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres (NRDC-IFC) in the premises of Anna University, Chennai, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra and Tezpur University, Sonitpur, Assam in the financial year 2019-20.

Recently, Corporation has selected three more NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres (NRDC-IFC) in the premises of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli and Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat n the financial year 2020-21.

In all, fifteen NRDC-IFCs have been setup in various R&D Institutions and implementing the programme successfully.

NRDC INNOVATION FACILITATION CENTRES 2012-2021

S.No.	NRDC-IFC	DISTRICT	STATE/ U.T.	UNIVERSITY/ INSTITUTION	SETUP IN F. Y.
1	NRDC-AIIMS-IFC	New Delhi	NCR	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029	2013-14
2	NRDC-AMITY-IFC	Noida	Uttar Pradesh	Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Sector-125, Noida -201303, Uttar Pradesh	2013-14
3	NRDC-NITS-IFC	Cachar	Assam	National Institute of Technology Silchar (NITS), Cachar-788010, Assam	2014-15
4	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Howrah	West Bengal	Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur (IIEST), Howrah -711103, West Bengal	2014-15
5	NRDC-IITK-IFC	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK),Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh	2016-17
6	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Gujarat Technological University (GTU), Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380015 , Gujarat	2016-17
7	NRDC-NIPER-IFC	Mohali	Punjab	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar Sector 67, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Mohali - 160062, Punjab	2018-19
8	NRDC-UOH-IFC	Hyderabad	Telangana	University of Hyderabad (UOH), Central University P.O., Professor CR Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046, Telangana	2018-19
9	NRDC_IITBHU_IFC	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	Indian Institute of Technology (IITBHU) Varanasi, Banaras Hindu University Campus, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh	2018-19
10	NRDC-AU-IFC	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600025, Tamil Nadu	2019-20
11	NRDC-NMU-IFC	Jalgaon	Maharashtra	Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Umavi Nagar, Jalgaon - 425001, Maharashtra	2019-20
12	NRDC-TU-IFC	Sonitpur	Assam	Tezpur University, Napaam, Sonitpur - 784028, Assam	2019-20
13	NRDC-PAU-IFC	Ludhiana	Punjab	Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141027, Punjab	2020-21
14	NRDC-NITT-IFC	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli - 620015, Tamil Nadu	2020-21
15	NRDC-AAU-IFC	Jorhat	Assam	Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat - 785013, Assam	2020-21

The Main Objectives of establishing these centres are:

To promote area specific technologies for the industries by utilizing R&D capabilities of the host institutions in the region.
To provide value addition services in terms of IP management & technology commercialisation for making commercial products from the R&D of institutions of the region.
To act as a potent resource of IP protected technologies to help manufacturing sector of the country in developing new products and services based on the innovative technologies available through the Innovation Facilitation Centres.
To facilitate and create appropriate environment in the Universities, National Institutes of Technology (NIT’s), IIT’s, Autonomous Institutions & Academic Institutions in India for the promotion of innovation processes and provide training and support.
To play the role of a facilitator to stimulate entrepreneurial activities within the Universities, National Institutes of Technology (NIT’s), IIT’s, Autonomous Institutions & Academic Institutions in India through the NRDC-IFC.
To provide Intellectual Property protection and management services and facilitate the technology transfer and commercialisation.
To develop and strengthen the Industry-Academia partnership for development and effective transfer of know-how from the Universities, National Institutes of Technology (NIT’s), IIT’s, Autonomous Institutions & Academic Institutions in India to the entrepreneurs and industry.

These centres are organizing Seminars and Workshops on Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer and sensitizing students, research scientists and faculty about the effective management of Intellectual Property and technology transfer related issues to achieve the objectives of the NRDC-IFC Programme and helping them to file patents.

The NRDC – Innovation Facilitation Centres are also arranging interactive sessions and in-house lectures for students, researchers and faculty-members on Intellectual Property protection and management, technology transfer and commercialisation to encourage them, to create an appropriate environment in the Universities & Academic Institutions for the promotion of innovation processes and to stimulate the entrepreneurial activities within these Institutions.

Main Contribution of NRDC –Innovation Facilitation Centres

NRDC on behalf of DSIR under its Programme for Inspiring Inventors and Innovators (PIII) has set-up fifteen Innovation Facilitation Centres in the premises of the Universities/ Institutions in different regions of the country till financial year 2020-21.

Promoting Innovation related activities in and around the Universities, NITs, IITs, Academic & Autonomous Institutions where these IFC's are established.
Licensed One Technology and few more are in pipeline.
Sensitized more than 2000 students, research scientists and faculty members about the importance of IP generation and technology transfer of their R&D Work to achieve the objectives of the NRDC-IFC Programme.
Motivated & Guided researchers, faculty and students in these Institutions to file more than 50 Patent applications, 7 Designs, 1 Trademark and 3 Copyrights in India.
Motivated students, research scientists and faculty members to Commercialize their R&D Work to the Entrepreneurs and Industries.
Organized more than 25 Seminars, Workshops, Talks, Training Programs on Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer in these Institutions for creating awareness about the importance of IP generation and technology transfer.

Partial List of Seminars and Workshops Conducted/Organised

S.No.	NRDC-IFC Centre	Seminar / Workshop	Place	Date	Outcome
1	NRDC-Amity IFC	IPR Workshop	Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida	27.09.2017	The IPR Workshop was attended by more than 200 participants including students, researchers, faculty and research scholars. The Workshop encouraged the participants to come up with their innovative ideas.
2	NRDC-Amity IFC	IPR Workshop	Amity University Kolkata, Kolkata (WB)	3/11/2017	This IPR Workshop was instrumental to encourage the student community and the faculty and researchers to come up with innovative projects and file patents.
3	NRDC-Amity IFC	IPR Workshop	Amity University, Mumbai.	17/11/2017	This IPR Workshop was also instrumental to encourage the students’ community and the faculty and researchers to come up with innovative projects and file patents.
4	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	IPR Management & Technology Transfer (Scintillations 2kl7)	Gateway Hall, IIEST, Shibpur	18-19 August, 2017	125 Researchers and students were benefitted from the Workshop
5	NRDC-IITK-IFC	Promotion of Agricultural Innovations	CSAUAT, Kanpur	17^th Aug, 2017	PPVFRA Application Filing, Successful Stories of Agri. Based Innovations
6	NRDC-IITK-IFC	Protection of Agricultural Innovation through IPR prospects	BBAU, Lucknow	31^st Aug, 2017	Protection and Efficient Management of Agricultural Innovations Through IPR Prospects
7	NRDC-IITK-IFC	Awareness of IPR Protection and Commercialization of Technologies	SATI Auditorium, Vidisha, M.P.	8^th Sep, 2017	Awareness of IPR Protection and Commercialization of Technologies
8	NRDC-IITK-IFC	Patent Capacity Building Programme	Outreach Auditorium, IIT Kanpur	3^rd Feb, 2018	Basics of IPR, Foreign Patent Filing, EPO Tools, Filing Procedures, and Technical Deliberations on Drafting for IP Professionals in Academia and Industry in India
9	NRDC-IITK-IFC	Importance of Intellectual Property in Innovation Management	IME Building Seminar Hall, IIT Kanpur	16^th Feb, 2018	Very Helpful in Adopting the Best Practices in Generation, Protection and Efficient Management of their Intellectual Assets, Innovation Strategies and Business Planning
10	NRDC-IITK-IFC	Bootcamp for Bioentrepreneurs	Outreach Auditorium, IIT Kanpur	23.03.2018 & 24.03.2018	Product Development Pathway, Validation of Business Idea, Strategic Business Modeling, Brief Description on Bio Entrepreneurship,
11	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Observance of World IP Day 2017 – Poster Design Competition	IIEST- Shibpur campus	26 April, 2017	Generated awareness among students about the importance of IPR
12	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Follow-up discussion with the best presenters’ of “Institution Academic Meet-2017”	Office of TCGTBI (Incubation Centre) IIEST- Shibpur	12 May 2017	Commercial viability of 9 different projects with Innovative Technologies, were judged
13	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Workshop on Prototype presentation by students of different Engineering colleges of W.B.	Office of TCGTBI (Incubation Centre) IIEST- Shibpur	22 May 2017	guided the students about the Prototype Development
14	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Sensitization Programme on Innovation and IPR for the new batch of UG Students	IIEST- Shibpur campus	26 July, 2017	New batch of students got their preliminary exposure to these concepts and understood the relevance of Innovation and IPR
15	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Two day seminar-cum- workshop on IPR Management & Technology Transfer (Scintillations 2kl7)	Gateway Hall, IIEST- Shibpur	18-19 August, 2017	125 Researchers and students benefitted from the workshop
16	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp 2017-18	IIEST- Shibpur campus	1-3 November 2017	75 Science and technology students got an insight on alternate
		Brainstorming Session on Ideation & Innovation	IIEST- Shibpur campus	13 Dec, 2017	Active participation of students brought some innovative ideas
17	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Interactive Session on Exploitable Innovations and Potential for their Commercialization	IIEST- Shibpur campus	29 January, 2018	student entrepreneurs benefited from this session
18	NRDC-IIEST-IFC	Sensitization seminar on Clean room Technology: Opportunities for Techno-entrepreneurship	Gateway Hall, IIEST- Shibpur	14 March, 2018	students with entrepreneurial mind-set were sensitized with this innovative technology and its huge potential
19	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Patent Clinic	Gujarat Technological University, Ahmadabad Campus	22nd & 23rd May 2017	Created awareness about importance of Patents to 13 participants, the participants learned basic criteria for patentability, patent search using free and paid patent databases, Patent Filing procedure and various patent filing forms.
20	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Patent Clinic	Gujarat Technological University, Ahmadabad Campus	12th & 13th June 2017	56 students learned basic criteria for patentability, patent search, Patent Filing procedures and various patent filing forms.
21	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Patent Clinic	Gujarat Technological University, Ahmadabad Campus	19th & 20th June 2017	91 students and researchers learned basic criteria for patentability, patent search, Patent Filing procedures.
22	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Patent Clinic	GTU Innovation and Startup Centre - Rajkot Hub AVPTI Campus, Rajkot	28th & 29th December 2017	33 students and researchers learned patent search, Patent Filing procedure and various concerning forms for patent filing.
23	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Patent Clinic	Gujarat Technological University Campus Chandkheda, Ahmadabad	04th & 05th January 2018	68 students and researchers learned Patent Filing procedure and various related forms for patent filing.
24	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Patent Clinic	Gujarat Technological University Campus Chandkheda, Ahmadabad	16th & 17th January 2018	96 students and researchers learned Patent Filing procedure and various related forms for patent filing.
25	NRDC-GTU-IFC	Patent Clinic	GTU Innovation and Startup Centre – Surat Hub, Dr S & S S Gandhi College, Surat	23rd & 24th January 2018	122 students and researchers learned Patent Filing procedure and various related forms for patent filing.