Sri Vijaya Puram | April 29, 2026
The ICAR–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CIARI), Sri Vijaya Puram, organized a workshop on Intellectual Property Management and Commercialisation on Wednesday, marking the eve of World Intellectual Property Day 2026. The occasion was held beneath the worldwide theme “IP and Sport: Ready, Set, Innovate!”
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Praveen Malik, Chief Executive Officer of Agrinnovate India Limited, emphasised the significance of licensing and commercialisation of applied sciences to make sure that improvements developed in laboratories successfully attain farmers. He underlined the necessity for sturdy trade partnerships to facilitate the switch of scientific developments to the farming neighborhood. He additionally inspired scientists to collaborate each inside their disciplines and throughout establishments, assuring continued help from Agrinnovate India Limited in constructing industrial linkages.
Mr. Krishna G. Thakur, Business Manager at Agrinnovate India Limited, delivered an in depth presentation on “Essentials of Intellectual Property Management & Commercialisation.” He elaborated on the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), protecting key conventions, treaties, and agreements governing mental property safety. He additionally outlined methods for profitable commercialization, stressing the significance of transitioning improvements from laboratory analysis to market-ready applied sciences.
Earlier, Dr. Jai Sunder, Director (Acting) of ICAR-CIARI, offered an summary of island agriculture, highlighting its distinctive challenges and alternatives. He showcased varied crop varieties and applied sciences developed by the institute for the good thing about farmers within the island ecosystem. He additionally detailed the institute’s achievements in securing patents, design and breed registrations, copyrights, and emblems, noting that these replicate ICAR-CIARI’s dedication to innovation and scientific excellence. He additional highlighted applied sciences which have already been commercialized and pressured the significance of efficient expertise switch for wider adoption.
The workshop witnessed participation from round 30 scientists representing totally different divisions of the institute. Earlier, Dr. T. Sujatha, Principal Scientist and In-charge (PME) and Head (Acting), Animal Science Division, welcomed the contributors and emphasised the rising significance of mental property administration in agricultural analysis.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. D. Karunakaran, who expressed gratitude to the dignitaries, audio system, and contributors for his or her contributions to the profitable conduct of the workshop.
