TIPS@TIMed — technology transfer and IP services
A programme by SCTIMST-TIMed
A regional technology transfer office at TIMed, set up under BIRAC's National Biopharma Mission, offering patent and commercialisation services across India.
At a glance
| Best for | Researchers, institutions and startups anywhere in India who need patents, licensing or a technology transfer office |
|---|---|
| Format | Hybrid |
| Cost | Paid, no equity |
| Run with | BIRAC National Biopharma Mission |
About TIPS@TIMed — technology transfer and IP services
TIPS@TIMed is one of seven regional technology transfer offices set up by BIRAC's National Biopharma Mission. It sits at TIMed but works with institutions, researchers and startups all over India, and it is sector agnostic — not restricted to medical devices.
What you get
- Idea evaluation and an assessment of commercialisation potential
- Prior-art, patentability and technology-landscape searches, and preliminary market analysis with competitor and patent-trend detail
- Advice on patent filing strategy, help drafting provisional and complete specifications, facilitation of Indian patent filing, and drafting of responses to examination reports
- Technology licensing, industry scouting and negotiation of transfer terms
- Support in creating spin-offs from research, and in setting up collaborations and sponsored research
- Training and workshops in intellectual property and technology transfer at awareness, intermediate and advanced levels, including customised programmes for institutions
- Help setting up IP cells and technology transfer offices inside your own institution, and training your team to run them
Who can apply
- Students, faculty, researchers, scientists, institutions and startup founders anywhere in India
- Research and academic institutions can sign an agreement with TIPS to get a lower rate tier
How to apply: Contact TIPS@TIMed through its contact page or by phone. Services are charged, on a published table with separate rates for startups, innovators and fellows at TIMed, for institutions with an agreement in place, and for everyone else, with delivery times stated per service.
Where to apply
Other SCTIMST-TIMed programmes
- Incubation at TIMedRolling, physical incubation for medical device and biomaterials ventures, for up to 36 months, on SCTIMST's Biomedical Technology Wing campus.
- NIDHI PRAYAS at SCTIMST-TIMedA prototyping grant from the Department of Science & Technology for idea-stage innovators with a physical medical or technology product.
- NIDHI Seed Support System at SCTIMST-TIMedSeed funding for startups already incubating at TIMed, under the Department of Science & Technology scheme TIMed was selected to run.
- KTU Minor in EntrepreneurshipTIMed is one of five incubators empanelled by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University to deliver its credit-bearing entrepreneurship minor.