The ITMU at ICAR-NRCB started in the Year - 2008, through XI plan scheme “Intellectual property management and transfer/commercialization of agricultural technology Scheme" funded by ICAR. Further, during XII plan scheme, funding support was enhanced through 'National Agricultural Innovation Fund' (Component-I), with a focus on to strengthen the institutional mechanism to protect/manage innovations/intellectual properties (IPs) generated within respective institute.
| S.No | Composition | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director | Dr. R. Selvarajan Director, ICAR-NRCB,Trichy |
Chairperson |
| 2 | Head of the Divisions | Dr. M. Mayilvaganan Principal Scientist/In-Charge (Crop Production) Dr. S. Backiyarani Principal Scientist/In-Charge (Crop Improvement) |
Member |
| 3 | ABI | Dr. K. N. Shiva Principal Scientist/ PI, ABI |
Member |
| 4 | Technical Experts Scientists of the institution |
Dr. M. Loganathan Principal Scientist Dr. K. Nagendran Scientist |
Member |
| 5 | IPR Expert (Scientist from ICAR institutions in the zone) |
1. Dr. P. Sethuraman Sivakumar, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram-695010, Kerala 2. Dr. V. Srinivasan, Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Crop Production & PHT, ICAR-IISR, Calicut-673012, Kerala |
Members |
| 6 | Member Secretary, Institute Research Council (IRC) |
Dr. M. S. Saraswathi, Principal Scientist |
Member |
| 7 | Member Secretary, PME | Dr. J. Poorani, Principal Scientist |
Member |
| 8 | Officer-in-charge, ITMU | Dr. P. Suresh Kumar, Principal Scientist |
Member Secretary |
| Sl.No | Name of the Institutes |
|---|---|
| 1 | ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargod, Kerala |
| 2 | National Institute of Technology, Trichy, Tamilnadu |
| 3 | National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTM) (Formerly IIFPT), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IITDM) Kancheepuram, India |
| Sl.No | Name of the Universities |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu |
| 2 | Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat |
| 3 | Dr. YSR Horticultural University (Dr.YSRHU), West Godavari , Andhra Pradesh |
| 4 | Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| 5 | University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka |
| Sl.No | Name of the Government Agencies |
|---|---|
| 1 | National Biodiversity Authority of India, Chennai, India |
| 2 | Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi, India |
| 3 | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Chennai, India |
| 4 | Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK), Kerala |
| 5 | Tripura Biotechnology Council, Agartala, Tripura |
| 6 | Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society (APFPS), Govt. of Andhra Pradesh |
| 7 | National Innovation Foundation - India, DST, Govt. of India |
| Sl.No | Name of the Institutions |
|---|---|
| 1 | PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy, Tamil Nadu |
| 3 | Sastra University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu |
| 4 | Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | National College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu |
| 6 | Srimad Andavan Arts And Science College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu |
| Sl.No | Name of the Foundation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Saraswathi Foundation for Rural Development, Karur, Tamilnadu |
| Sl.No | Name of the Bank |
|---|---|
| 1 | Madappally Service Co-operative bank Ltd, Kerala |
| Sl.No | Name of the Organizations |
|---|---|
| 1 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), CGIAR, Nigeria |
| 2 | The Alliance of Biodiversity International, CIAT, Italy |
| 3 | Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia |
| Sl.No | Name of the Companies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Crop Science Ltd, Mumbai |
| 2 | Reliance Industries. Ltd, Chennai |
| 3 | Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore |
| 4 | Sea6 Energy Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru |
| 5 | Pure Chemicals, Chennai |
| 6 | Nagarjuna Fertilizers Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru |
| 7 | Digite Infotech, Mumbai |
| 8 | Gencrest Bio Products Pvt, Ltd, Mumbai |
| 9 | Saveer Biotech. Ltd, New Delhi |
| 10 | Shaanthi Agro Tech, Bengaluru |
| 11 | Maersk Line India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai |
| 12 | National Design And Research Forum, Bengaluru |
| 13 | Hi-Fi Biotech India Pvt. Ltd., Salem |
| 14 | Magnificent Engineers, Coimbatore |