(a) whether National Research Development Corporation has developed new technologies;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the said corporation has got the said technologies patented; and
(d) if so, the total revenue earned through marketing of the said technologies?
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a)&(b) National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) is not involved in development
of new technologies but is engaged in obtaining assignment of technologies from various
research institutions and universities in the country for commercialization. During the
last three years, a total of 141 technologies and technical know-hows were assigned to
the corporation by various R&D institutions across the country for commercialization.
(c) The said technologies are not patented by NRDC but the corporation assists the technology
developers i.e. research institutions/universities in patenting their inventions, technologies
and technical know-hows, if they so desire. Out of the 141 technologies and technical know-hows
assigned to NRDC during the last three years, 22 have been filed for patent protection by the
research institutions/ universities themselves, NRDC provided assistance for filing patent
applications for 37 technologies and the remaining were without patent protection.
(d) The total revenue generated by NRDC in terms of lump-sum premia and royalty by way
of licensing, marketing and commercialization of the said technologies during the last
three years is Rs. 1968 lakhs.