Strengthening industry-academia collaborations and creating mechanisms to translate scientific research into market-ready products are crucial to India’s growth in the global innovation ecosystem, said Prof V. Ramgopal Rao, Group Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani, at a special colloquium at IISER Pune on Saturday, August 22.
The Maharashtra Academy of Sciences and IISER Pune jointly hosted the lecture at the CV Raman Auditorium as part of IISER Pune’s 20th anniversary celebrations and the academy’s golden jubilee year. The talk was titled “Unleashing India’s Scientific Potential: Breaking barriers and igniting Innovation”.
Prof. Rao highlighted India’s strengths in talent, capital and market opportunities. However, he stressed the need for models that can translate scientific research into wealth creation.
Explaining his 7P framework, Prof. Rao said research often moves from Problems to Papers, Patents and Projects, but the ecosystem must take the cycle further towards Prototypes, Products and Profits to create greater impact.
Drawing on his own research journey, he cited collaborations with scientists across disciplines that helped transform fundamental research into applications in healthcare, sensors, explosive detection and soil nutrient monitoring.
Earlier, Prof. Rao visited IISER Pune laboratories and interacted with students. Members of the IISER Pune community and the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences attended the event.
{{/usCountry}}Earlier, Prof. Rao visited IISER Pune laboratories and interacted with students. Members of the IISER Pune community and the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences attended the event.
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