i. Providing information on technology transfer, joint-venture, business/research

partnerships and opportunities.

ii. Organizing business-to-business meets.

iii. Technology exhibitions and technology transfer related conferences and

technology dissemination workshops in partnership with APCTT focal points in

the member countries.

iv. Providing support services to help techno-entrepreneurs interact with technology

transfer intermediaries, source technology globally, and also explore venture

capital financing.

6.4.2 NRDC

National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) was established in 1953 by the

Government of India. Its primary objective is to promote, develop and commercialise

the technologies /know-how/inventions /patents /processes emanate from various

national R&D institutions/universities. It is presently working under the administrative

control of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science

and Technology.

Vision: To be a leading technology transfer organization in India.

Mission:

i. To promote, develop, nurture and commercialize innovative, reliable and

competitive technologies from R&D institutes through value addition and

partnership

ii. To sensitize R&D institutions and industry about technologies that need to be

developed and commercialized.

Organisational flowchart (Source: NRDC): Details shown in Flowchart 6.1

i. Minister: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ ble Union Minister, Science and Technology

and Earth Sciences

ii. Secretary: Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR

(Note: The name of persons in the flowchart subjected to change from time to time)

94 Industrial Pharmacy II Flowchart 6.1: Organisational flowchart of NRDC

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Achievements of NRDC

i. NRDC has developed strong links with the scientific and industrial community

in India and abroad.

ii. It developed a wide network of research institutions, academia and industry.

iii. It made formal arrangements with institutions, academia and industry for the

commercialisation of know-how developed in their laboratories

iv. It is now recognised as a large repository of a wide range of technologies spread

over almost all areas of industries, viz. agriculture and agro-processing, drugs

and pharmaceuticals, bio-technology, metallurgy, etc.

v. It has licensed the indigenous technology to more than 4800 entrepreneurs.

vi. NRDC has also successfully exported technologies and services to both developed

as well as the developing countries.

vii. NRDC is recognised, mainly in developing countries, as the source of reliable

appropriate technology, machines and services.

6.4.3 TIFAC (Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council)

As per the recommendation of Technology Policy Implementation Committee (TPIC)

in 1985, cabinet approved the formation of TIFAC in mid-1986 and TIFAC was formed

as a registered society in February 1988 under the Department of Science and

Technology as an autonomous body. The office of TIFAC is at Technology Information

Forecasting and Assessment Council, Department of Science and Technology (DST),

‘A’ Wing, Vishwakarma Bhavan, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi 110016, India.

TIFAC activities encompass a wide array of technology areas and fill a critical gap

in the overall S&T system of India. The organization has carried out technology

foresight exercise, facilitated and supported technology development, prepared

technology linked business opportunity reports and implemented mission-mode

programmes.