ICMR Patent Mitra Event: 41 Health Technologies Go to Industry
Why in the news
The Indian Council of Medical Research brought innovators and industry together in New Delhi so that home-grown health technologies can reach the market sooner.
Key facts
- Organiser: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
- Event: Medical Innovations Patent Mitra: Innovators-to-Industry Connect, New Delhi.
- Transfers: 41 public health technologies went to industry partners.
- Types: vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices.
- Purpose: strengthen innovator-industry collaboration and scale up healthcare solutions.
Exam angle
- Number to remember: 41 technologies.
- Organisation in news: ICMR; city: New Delhi.
- Theme: commercialisation of indigenous healthcare technology.