Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Doon University, NRDC Partner for Research, Patents
Doon University and the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) have teamed up to help turn research into real-world products and businesses.
They signed an agreement to work together, with the Governor of Uttarakhand present.
The goal is for the university to get better at creating new ideas and protecting them (patents), and then helping those ideas become useful products that can be sold.
This will also help students, teachers, and the state by boosting the economy through new inventions and businesses.
Doon University and NRDC signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to boost research and patent marketing.
The agreement aims to strengthen academia-industry collaboration in Uttarakhand.
The Uttarakhand Governor lauded the partnership as a precedent for future collaborations.
NRDC will support the university in patent filings, technology transfer, and commercialization.
The collaboration seeks to enhance R&D outcomes, startups, and economic growth in Uttarakhand.
- Who
- Doon University and the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)
- What
- Doon University and NRDC signed an agreement to boost research and patent marketing.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Raj Bhawan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Why
- To strengthen academia-industry collaboration, enhance R&D outcomes, and contribute to Uttarakhand’s economic and technological advancement.
- Agreement Type
- Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)
- Participants
- Doon University, NRDC
- Location
- Raj Bhawan, Dehradun
- Key Goal
- Boost research and patent marketing
- Supporting Activities
- Patent filings, technology transfer, and commercialization
- Key Individuals
- Uttarakhand Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh, Vice Chancellor Surekha Dangwal, and Commodore Amit Rastogi (Retd.)