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IP CREATION
CSIR-NCL honoured as top patent driven research

organisation

CSIR-National Chemical Labora-
tory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, has been de-
clared as a winner in the ASSOCHAM
3rd IP Excellence Awards, 2024 as the
‘Top Patent Driven Research Organisa-
tion.’ The award is based inter alia on
number of patents granted, diversity in
patent portfolio, rate & impact of tech-
nology commercialisation, contribution
to sustainable development goals and
efforts taken to improve the Intellectual
Property (IP) ecosystem in the country. at the hands of Justice Anish Dayal, Del- Shirshendu Mukherjee, Mission Direc-
hi High Court; Prof. Unnat P. Pandit, tor, Grand Challenges India, BIRAC;
The award was given in the 3rd IP Controller General of Patents, Designs Dr. Hemang Shah, Co-chairperson,
excellence award ceremony as part of the and Trademarks (CGPDTM), Govern- ASSOCHAM IPR Council, India Engineer-
‘Global IP Conclave’ held on February 6, ment of India; Mr. John Cabeca, U.S. ing Lead, Qualcomm; and Mr. Pravin
2024 in New Delhi. The award was IP Counsel for South Asia; Mr. Hiroki Anand, Chairperson, ASSOCHAM
received by Dr. Nitin Shukla, Head, Watanabe, Director IPR and Director National Council on IPR and Managing
Intellectual Property Group, CSIR-NCL, IP Attache for South Asia, JETRO; Dr. Partner, Anand and Anand.

INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COLLABORATION
Inox India inks MoU with IUAC for development

of superconducting magnet-based systems

Inox India Ltd. (INOXCVA), a “This event sig-
leading manufacturer of cryogenic nifies India’s com-
storage tanks, and Inter-University mitment to usher in
Accelerator Centre (IUAC), an auto- an era where India
nomous institute under the University becomes a major
Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry manufacturing hub
of Education, Government of India, towards its journey
have signed a Memorandum of Under- to the third larg-
standing (MoU) towards collaboration est economy in the
for the development of technology world. On 5th Feb-
for the design and manufacture of ruary, Government
super-conducting magnet-based system of India’s gazette
for clinical, industrial, defence and paved the way for
research applications. The MoU was the creation of the
signed by Mr. Deepak Acharya, CEO, ing MRI, are imported. Going for- Anusandhan National Research Fund
INOXCVA and Prof. A.C. Pandey, ward, due to this collaboration with to strengthen the industry-academia
Director, IUAC. IUAC, the technology can now be collaboration and this event will be
indigenously developed, and such considered a landmark in the journey
“In the current times, all super- complex systems can be manufac- of self-reliant globally competitive
conducting magnet systems, includ- tured in India,” said Mr. Acharya. India,” Prof. Pandey said.

140 Chemical Weekly February 20, 2024

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