Thomson Reuters India Innovation Awards 2012 recognise innovation in research and development
In the recently held Thomson Reuters India Innovation Awards 2012 ceremony four Indian organisations were recognised for their expert contribution to their respective areas.
The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology received the award in the category of pharma academia and government, while Cipla bagged the award in the pharma corporate category. Tata Consultancy Services have been recognised as India’s most innovative hi-tech corporate while the Indian Institute of Science received it in the academic institutions category.
The awards were presented by Guest of Honour, Harkesh Kumar Mittal, Adviser, Member Secretary of the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) and Secretary of the Technology Development Board (TDB), across four different industrial sectors. The ceremony was attended by more than 150 guests comprised of researchers, scientists and heads of pharmaceutical and technology companies, academics, intellectual property (IP) analysts and searchers, and patent examiners.
First established in 2007, the awards recognise the most innovative academic institutions and commercial enterprises headquartered in India for their spirit of innovation in research and development.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai