ITMU
Managing Innovation for a Better World
Institute Technology Management Unit [ITMU], at ICAR-CTCRI is designated for all IP Protection, Management and Commercialization of technologies in the Institute. ITMU facilitate direct access to the prospective entrepreneurs to the Institute Technologies/resources by rendering services in the areas of
- IPR Management
- Consultancy/Contract Research
- Technology Licensing
- Developing Public-Private Partnership (MOU/MOA)
- Organizing Industry-Institute Meet
- Training/Seminars/Capacity Building Programmes
During 2023, six MoUs were signed with Digital University of Kerala; MG University, Kerala; Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram; Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam; IIT, Palakkad and MoA with a-IDEA, Techno Business Incubator, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad have strengthened the collaboration for research and education on tuber crops. MoUs were also signed recently for commercializing wax coating technology for fresh cassava tubers, Chinese potato foliar micronutrient formulations, commercializing cassava based bioformulations and value added products of tuber crops etc., which will help in building agribusiness and entrepreneurship development.
Interested parties may please write to:
The Director
ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute
Sreekariyam
Thiruvananthapuram-695017