[ad_1]
1 of 1
khaskhabar.com : Tuesday, 06 June 2023 10:26 AM
Lucknow. The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) has topped the NIRF Rankings 2023 in the ‘Innovation’ category. A record breaking 109 IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) were filed in 2022 and a total of 950 IPRs have been filed so far, with 130 technologies licensed to industry partners. The institute has a translation rate of 13.68 percent.
According to an official release, IIT-Kanpur’s breakthrough in innovation includes licensing of a pioneering technology to Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, which has the potential to advance the field of gene therapy, especially for multiple genetic eye diseases. .
‘Gene therapy’ is a method of treating such disorders by replacing the faulty gene with a functional version of the gene. This marks that a technology related to gene therapy has been developed and transferred from an academic institution to a company in India.
IIT-Kanpur’s gene therapy technology will be developed as an indigenous product by Reliance Life Sciences.
The premium institute has also developed a nano-hydroxyapatite based polymer composite, which aims to address problems related to bone and joint disorders, and is capable of biocompatible bone regeneration.
This innovation has been licensed to a healthcare-based company called Ortho Regenerics Pvt Ltd.(IANS)
Read this also – Click to read the news of your state / city before the newspaper
[ad_2]
<