TIFAC-TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION AND FACILITATION AGENCY(TCFA)
About
TIFAC (DST, Govt. of India), has launched programme called TREMAP (Technology Refinement and Marketing Planning) to help product innovators to commercialize their innovations through a number of TCFAs (Technology Commercialization Facilitation Agency). MSRSAS is one of the few institutions who has established a TCFA in June – 2009.
Objectives
- > To drive the innovative products/prototypes towards the market
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- > To provide refinement of the innovative product which has high potential for commercialization
- > To provide marketing support for technology transfer in the market
Activities
- > Sourcing of technologies from innovators of technologies (Free Lancers, Rural folk, Students)
- > Screening of invented technologies in various sectors like mechanical, chemical, agricultural, health etc.
- > Selection of technologies in any of the above sectors which have potential for commercialization
- > Identifying a suitable entrepreneurs for commercialization of selected technologies
- > Review of selected technology innovations by MSRSAS- TCFA and entrepreneur and arrive at refinements required in prototypes
- > Submission of innovations to TIFAC with the suggestions of possible refinements required in the prototype
- > Evaluation & Approval of the proposal by TREMAP-TIFAC
- > Financial support for refinement of technology projects by TIFAC
- > Refinement of Technology projects by MSRSAS-TCFA
- > Review of refined technology projects-TCFA , Entrepreneur and TIFAC
- > IPR-Patent registration with innovator and other stake holders
- > Transfer of Technology to the buyer of Technology
- > Signing of agreement with terms and conditions
- > Sharing of revenue received through transfer of technology among stake holders
- > Plan of activities is depicted in the following flow chart
MSRSAS-TCFA
Sourcing of Technologies
- TePP
- Engineering and Poly-technique Colleges
- Rural and urban innovators
Collection of technologies
- Prototypes
- Project reports
- Preparation of Agreement and signing of agreement between TCFA and Innovator
- Evaluation of Technology Projects and selection for techno-market scan
Techno-Market Scan-Identify
- Scope for the product
- IPR status
- Commercialisation potential
- Changes required in the existing product for commercialisation
- Entrepreneur/industry which is interested in purchase of technology for manufacturing and marketing
Preparation of Detailed TREMAP plan
Authors: TCFA +Innovator+ User Industry
Contents:
- Technology Profile
a. Introduction to Technology Project
b. Features of Innovators Technology Project
c. Present Competing Technologies and Their Features
d. Future Competing Technologies and Features
e. Refinements and Prototyping requirements of innovators technology project
f. Refinement Budget and Time Frame
- Market Assessment
a. Target Customer Groups
b. Market Potential- Present and future
c. Investments and Revenue
d. Risk
- Technology Transfer Plan
a. Entrepreneur
b. Technology Transfer Plan
c. Payment for Technology Transfer
d. Sharing of Revenue
- Agreement-Terms and Conditions
- Submission of TREMAP Plan to TIFAC
- Approval of TREMAP Plan by TIFAC
- Sanctioning of Funds
Signing of Agreement (TCFA+ Innovator+ Entrepreneur)
Refinement of Technology
Transfer of Technology with all the relevant details to the entrepreneur
Contact
V. Shreeharsha A. Arasu
e-mail: shreeharsha@msrsas.org
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