Mr. Surya Rao
Vice President, Technology Licensing, IKP

• R & D experience in biotech industry, hands on knowledge of biopharmaceutical development process.
• Consulting experience
• Licensing experience
• Market research and business development skills

Goals and Interests are:

1. Commercialization of university research in biotechnology and clean energy
2. Venture capital and private equity in biotech/green energy
3. Biotechnology & Energy US-India joint ventures

Specialties:

Evaluation, protection and commercialization of Intellectual Property

• IP strategy and business development advice for IKP incubatees
• Research into technology transfer drivers in India, with a focus on Hyderabad and Ahmedabad biotech, pharma, diagnostics and medical device companies.
• Market research and business intelligence for pharma, biotech, diagnostics and medical device industry
• Part of core team for IKP-Grand Challenges Explorations, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; involved in review process and monitoring
• Collaborate with government-funded Indian institutions for IP commercialization
• Collaborate with US Universities, and US/EU SMEs to facilitate tech transfer to India/Asia