Sathguru-ABSP II Template

Introduction

Intellectual property (IP) rights are an issue of great concern in many developing nations who see IP as a barrier to their access to valuable technology. A major constraint to technology transfer is the lack of trained professionals who have the experience to understand the proprietary issues in biotech transfer. At ABSP II, the focus is on capacity building through the use of experiential-learning activities and the development of best practices amongst the participants in the several ABSPII projects.

 

ABSPII incorporates IP management training for project partners at each stage of the actual product development process. This encourages active participation by all parties involved and helps in the development of the expertise that will continue beyond the life of the project.

 

In South Asia, countries such as India have initiated some strong efforts to ensure commercialization of inventions generated in public research institutions. India has intervened at various levels with an aim to develop the agricultural sector. The focus is specifically on utilizing technology transfer to improve profitability in the agricultural sector, and also to generate revenue from the inventions being produced. While in the developed countries, technology transfer has been predominantly from public to private; in South Asia, many countries will require engagement of the public sector in product delivery as well.

 

ABSPII South Asia conducts several workshops with anticipated outcome

 

• Enhancing the capacity of technology transfer professionals in the South Asia region.
• Intra country institutional partnerships in technology transfer.
• Opportunities for Sub-Licensing of technologies from academic institutions to private ventures.
• Collaborative research partnerships to synergize expertise available in public and private sector.
• Enhanced capacity among South Asian institutions to create their own institutional policy and to negotiate and contract in-licensing and out-licensing for technologies.
• Enhanced understanding of opportunities for US institutions to partner with South Asian institutions