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• Open Science responses during the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  The COVID-19 pandemic, while affecting the lives and work of scientists all over the globe, has also enabled an outpouring of generosity and innovation when it comes to rapid and open sharing of research outputs. During the International Open Access Week 2020, we examine some of the initiatives taken by various national and international organisations to improve global access to COVID-19 research.

  Posted on Oct 20, 2020 in COVID-19, Intellectual Property & Database/Resource

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• Sattva Medtech: measuring fetal heart rate more easily and reliably

  

  
  

  Sumedh Kaulgud, co-founder of Sattva MedTech talks about making an ECG-based device for monitoring fetal heart rate.
  

  Posted on Oct 27, 2017 in Health & Medicine, Intellectual Property & Research

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• The making of Sohum: a device for screening hearing impairment in newborns

  

  
  

  Nitin Sisodia, founder of Sohum Innovation Labs talks about building a company that hopes to make hearing screening available to every newborn in India.

  Posted on Oct 13, 2017 in Health & Medicine, Intellectual Property & Research

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• Make your path and walk on it

  

  Lipika Sahoo, founder of Lifeintelect, a Bangalore based technology and intellectual property consulting firm, talks to IndiaBioscience about career transitions, from academia to industry to entrepreneurship.

  Posted on Jul 22, 2017 in Other, Women in Science, Intellectual Property & Advice

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• The Biodiversity Act and why you should be aware of it

  

  Researchers and researcher-entrepreneurs will benefit from getting acquainted with the Biodiversity Act.

  Posted on Feb 17, 2017 in Other, Policy, Intellectual Property & Advice

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• Innovation-driven research essential to battle against drug resistant bacteria

  

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  Bacteria are staging a comeback. The ability of some bacteria to counter the effects of antibiotics, has led to the emergence of drug resistant strains. These bacteria continue to survive and multiply in the presence of antibiotics, and can no longer be controlled or killed by the drugs that were effective against their ancestors.

  Research in the field attempts to understand the mechanism of how bacteria achieve such a feat, … More

  Posted on Sep 08, 2014 in Health & Medicine & Intellectual Property

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• Simple curiosity to novel technology: the unassuming coconut can replace expensive media

  

  A scientist who took up his career in service based industry after his return from USA relentlessly chased the idea of using tender coconut as a potential nature's gift for pharmaceutical companies. The story didn't stop as just another research paper because of his efforts to go that extra mile towards patenting and licensing.

  Posted on Apr 08, 2014 in Microbiology & Intellectual Property

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