Shoolini University, established near Solan town in Himachal Pradesh has emerged as one of the top patent filers in the country which includes the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the university said on Monday. The private university, which was founded nine years ago and managed by a trust has already filed 105 patents this year and is planning to file at least 10 more before the end of the year.
According to the data available on central institutions with the Ministry of Human Resources, only three other institutions have filed over 100 patents so far this year.
These are IIT Madras (132), IIT Bombay (104) and Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru (101). IIT Delhi has filed 96 patents this year.
Shoolini University Vice Chancellor P.K. Khosla said in a statement: “We have crossed the milestone of filing over 200 patents and aims at filing 100 patents every year. Our thrust is also on converting research into technology with its refinement for commercialisation.”
“For pharmaceutical-based patents, the focus shall be on clinical trials. The facilities for this are created in-house and also in partnership with industry,” he added.
Most of the patents relate to drug discovery, enzymes and peptides, disaster management and designing of agro-based tools particularly for application in hill farming.
“We have already generated revenue of Rs. 12 lakh from patents,” he said.
The total number of patents filed by the University now stands at 207. The largest number of patents have been filed by the University’s Biotech, Bioengineering and Food technology departments which have together filed 81 patents, core Engineering has filed 63 patents while Pharmaceuticals Sciences, Basic Sciences and Management Department have filed the rest.
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences is a research-driven private university with full-recognition from the UGC. Set up in 2009, it is recognised for its focus on innovation, quality placements, and world-class faculty. The university has received accreditation from NAAC and it is ranked by the NIRF.