About
I hold a doctorate degree in biosciences. Currently working as Head, Innovation and Translation Research (ITR) Division, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi looking after intellectual property rights (IPRs) and innovation translation. Before joining at ICMR ,I was associated with TIFAC as part of the IPR team, IIT Delhi as post doctorate fellow and technology transfer office. I am qualified patent agent. Working in the area of IPRs in bioscience since 1998. I was trained at the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata in technology management and was also an intern at the Cornell University and Office of Technology Transfer, NIH, Washington to gain experiences on IPR, licensing and other policy issues with senior technology managers from the NIH system. I am a member and faculty of Society for Technology Management, India- the only Society for Technology managers in India.
I worked with the UK-based MIHR - Centre for Management of IP in Health R&D and organized workshop on technology management for technology managers in health. I also organized International symposia on TRIPS and Public health in collaboration with MIHR. I also participated Oxford Conference on Global Access held at Oxford University September. I presented the couple of papers in Global Forum for Health Research held at Beijing, China on R&D initiatives and new patent regime in India. I participated as Government delegation in WHO Inter-Governmental Working Group on Intellectual Property & Public Health held at Geneva under the leadership of Health Secretary, GOI.
I participated in Annual Meeting organized by Association of Technology managers AUTM as only Indian representative in Health technology management held on 18th March-20th March, 2010 at New Orleans, USA. I participated as Government delegation in 63rd World Health Assembly of WHO led by Honorable Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Gulam Nabi Azad to held at Geneva on 17 May-22 May, 2010.
I got Technology Transfer Training from July11th 2012 –July25th, 2012 at Wisconsin University at Madison, USA under Khorana Programmes jointly organized by DBT, GOI and UW Madison, USA. I got advanced training on IPRs and licensing of biomedical inventions at University of Wisconsin, USA in 2017.
I participated in Global Entrepreneurship Summit Technology Led Women Entrepreneurs Delegation to the United States organized by FICCI, at Washington D.C., Pittsburgh/Boston & Silicon Valley USA in 2018. I participated in 2nd IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference at Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia in 2020.
I worked with the UK-based MIHR - Centre for Management of IP in Health R&D and organized workshop on technology management for technology managers in health. I also organized International symposia on TRIPS and Public health in collaboration with MIHR. I also participated Oxford Conference on Global Access held at Oxford University September. I presented the couple of papers in Global Forum for Health Research held at Beijing, China on R&D initiatives and new patent regime in India. I participated as Government delegation in WHO Inter-Governmental Working Group on Intellectual Property & Public Health held at Geneva under the leadership of Health Secretary, GOI.
I participated in Annual Meeting organized by Association of Technology managers AUTM as only Indian representative in Health technology management held on 18th March-20th March, 2010 at New Orleans, USA. I participated as Government delegation in 63rd World Health Assembly of WHO led by Honorable Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Gulam Nabi Azad to held at Geneva on 17 May-22 May, 2010.
I got Technology Transfer Training from July11th 2012 –July25th, 2012 at Wisconsin University at Madison, USA under Khorana Programmes jointly organized by DBT, GOI and UW Madison, USA. I got advanced training on IPRs and licensing of biomedical inventions at University of Wisconsin, USA in 2017.
I participated in Global Entrepreneurship Summit Technology Led Women Entrepreneurs Delegation to the United States organized by FICCI, at Washington D.C., Pittsburgh/Boston & Silicon Valley USA in 2018. I participated in 2nd IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference at Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia in 2020.